From The Bottom Of My Heart

I have realised, at this moment, hope has been given a bottom class rating by one too many. Hope on events, hope on people.

Ouch.

And all I hear is "life is like this, so the heck with it!". Reality kicks in.

Yet, I don’t know if I feel disappointed or angry. Maybe a bit of both.

Everytime the word ‘reality’ gets near me, it sinks in that the matters of the world are indeed real, I accept that; crimes happen, people leave, disasters occur.

Though it may be so, I will not leave things as they already are. They have happened for a reason, and maybe that reason is to teach us life lessons we have not really learned. So how should it be that I should see them pass by without doing anything?

If it takes a million dollars to save the environment, and no one does anything, will the environment be saved? But if everyone can contribute a dollar and there are approximately 6 billion people in the world, wouldn’t it make a lot of difference and wouldn’t we be able to save the environment many more times?

Hope and love operate the same. Love is what keeps us alive, and hope comes with it. Then, everything else is provided alongside.

"Power resides in truth, truth resides in self; when we acknowledge and speak the truth, we have the power to be who we are and to be rooted to the ground" - Suze Orman -

Watching the piece on Jennifer Aniston as America’s Sweetheart nudged me to push and persevere every time anything does not work out. She went for audition upon audition, filmed show upon show, only to be doomed for bad ratings again and again. That was before she landed a role as Rachel in ‘Friends’, which turned things around for her. And now, she can take on the world with a great personality that boasts a beatiful heart too.

I guess perseverance is a huge word and a long one too. We just may be surprised but waiting in patience may humble us more and just show us how important something or someone is.

The magnificence of God can only be truly seen in His creations. I have been shown this again and again, only to want to witness more of it.

Even though it takes much effort, all is paid for when the perfect picturesque frame of His masterpiece lays in its wholesome form, waiting only to be discovered, if we put enough peace and hope in our hearts to open the eyes of the heart, to see, to feel, to delight in.

Nothing compares, nothing material can take over that tranquility, nothing at all.

Success is only temporary, what matters more is progress and lifelong improvement.

Hope is tough, hope is difficult to sustain, but it is real and it is possible.

I remember this incident when I was 19 when someone questioned my value so much that I could not retaliate due to lack of courage and determination. I was alone in an unfamiliar world. I broke down and swayed so badly, I had to re-evaluate myself to determine what my foundation was.

From then on, I told myself, I would never allow myself to be in that situation again, for I must know where I stand. Otherwise, I would be questioned everywhere I go and whatever I choose to do. I do not blame the person, I was just not firm enough to stand for myself and face it head-on.

It was a correction I had to make in my life, and it was up to me to make things right.

So, I took a position to re-evaluate my values and beliefs every now and then, to be able to reaffirm my view of the world, of people, of events, and most importantly, of what I believe to be true, right and just.

Nothing else is better than knowing the true characters of people and events, the right thing to do and being just in all circumstances.

When I was 19 too, someone told me, "A person without dreams is even more pitiful than a beggar on the street, for even a beggar does what he does to collect enough funds to live by."

I had to feel embarrassed. I had to do something.

I hope I can continue doing everything and anything I can, while I am still able to.