I was feeling kind of “BLAH” for the past week after all the hassle and bustle of the toxic exams. So yesterday, I decided to treat myself with some delicious chick-fil-A (Didn’t mean to endorse though, but it’s really good). And it’s been a while since I last had one…
Inside the fast food house, a seemingly exhausted public truck driver entered the door, which caught my attention. He was a big guy, with his forehead and face frowned, playing with his keys and a stick of cigarette, he went immediately in front of the line adjacent to my table.
While waiting for his order, he says in a moderately-sarcastic toned voice: “Eat, drive, eat… then drive again! OH THIS LIFE SUCKS!!!
The food almost burst out from my mouth. I could not help myself to smile and utterly nod on what I’ve just heard. I was thinking at the back of my head; “Poor driver, this man definitely needs a break”.
But on my way home, as the ambiance of lights we’re flashing from the road of 301, and silence taking place. His words suddenly lingered in my head once more…..
I realized that there is truth beyond the humor of his complaining statement.
Many times we feel Fed up with life and we are all trapped.Sometimes we feel we are stuck being who we are. We struggle to change ourselves, but the result has so little effect. We can change what we do, but sometimes we cannot change who we are.
Or think about just how we live every day,
It’s basically the “same old same” isn’t it? You wake up in the morning, eat, school, work, some other things then sleep. And the next day will repeat the same thing all over again. Although this cycle is actually for those “fortunate people”. Others have a routine that’s “purely labor” day and night and a little or no sleep at all. Just like the truck driver I’ve mentioned earlier.
Worse, is when we feel sick and tired of this “rat race”. You struggle with all these problems year after year, and you're getting nowhere, and you wonder if anything will ever change. And the unavoidable reality of it all is that, for you, Life sucks.
The point I want to make is that if you think you’re stuck in this cycle forever, and that your life is not changing, Well you got it all wrong.
The only constant in life is CHANGE. It’s true that our lives are one big cycle with a beginning and endpoint. We are on the journey of endless change. Or what we called the journey of life.
Life is one huge roller coaster with many ups, downs, hoops and loops.
The ups of life, which are those moments of peak happiness, are great and amazing moments. They come inevitably or unexpected and can rarely be forced. I’ve had some days and moments of peak happiness where I can say were the best and unforgettable moments of my life.
On the flipside I’ve also had moments where I felt extremely exhausted bad and just wished the ground would open up underneath me and swallow me up. Those are the downs of life and they also come inevitable and unexpectedly out of the blue.
Take the analogy of life being a journey in an off road vehicle. You don’t know where you are going but you head off in a direction and keep going. Sometimes the road will be perfectly smooth and visible, other times there will be bumps and humps along the road, and you hardly see anything. There will be times when you have a dead-end and need to reverse because otherwise you will drive off a cliff and cause accident. Like wise, according to an inspiring quotation written by Bob Moawd he states that:
Inside the fast food house, a seemingly exhausted public truck driver entered the door, which caught my attention. He was a big guy, with his forehead and face frowned, playing with his keys and a stick of cigarette, he went immediately in front of the line adjacent to my table.
While waiting for his order, he says in a moderately-sarcastic toned voice: “Eat, drive, eat… then drive again! OH THIS LIFE SUCKS!!!
The food almost burst out from my mouth. I could not help myself to smile and utterly nod on what I’ve just heard. I was thinking at the back of my head; “Poor driver, this man definitely needs a break”.
But on my way home, as the ambiance of lights we’re flashing from the road of 301, and silence taking place. His words suddenly lingered in my head once more…..
I realized that there is truth beyond the humor of his complaining statement.
Many times we feel Fed up with life and we are all trapped.Sometimes we feel we are stuck being who we are. We struggle to change ourselves, but the result has so little effect. We can change what we do, but sometimes we cannot change who we are.
Or think about just how we live every day,
It’s basically the “same old same” isn’t it? You wake up in the morning, eat, school, work, some other things then sleep. And the next day will repeat the same thing all over again. Although this cycle is actually for those “fortunate people”. Others have a routine that’s “purely labor” day and night and a little or no sleep at all. Just like the truck driver I’ve mentioned earlier.
Worse, is when we feel sick and tired of this “rat race”. You struggle with all these problems year after year, and you're getting nowhere, and you wonder if anything will ever change. And the unavoidable reality of it all is that, for you, Life sucks.
The point I want to make is that if you think you’re stuck in this cycle forever, and that your life is not changing, Well you got it all wrong.
The only constant in life is CHANGE. It’s true that our lives are one big cycle with a beginning and endpoint. We are on the journey of endless change. Or what we called the journey of life.
Life is one huge roller coaster with many ups, downs, hoops and loops.
The ups of life, which are those moments of peak happiness, are great and amazing moments. They come inevitably or unexpected and can rarely be forced. I’ve had some days and moments of peak happiness where I can say were the best and unforgettable moments of my life.
On the flipside I’ve also had moments where I felt extremely exhausted bad and just wished the ground would open up underneath me and swallow me up. Those are the downs of life and they also come inevitable and unexpectedly out of the blue.
Take the analogy of life being a journey in an off road vehicle. You don’t know where you are going but you head off in a direction and keep going. Sometimes the road will be perfectly smooth and visible, other times there will be bumps and humps along the road, and you hardly see anything. There will be times when you have a dead-end and need to reverse because otherwise you will drive off a cliff and cause accident. Like wise, according to an inspiring quotation written by Bob Moawd he states that:
The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your
own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift
is yours it is an amazing journey and you alone are responsible for
the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.
own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift
is yours it is an amazing journey and you alone are responsible for
the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.
Sometimes you will make huge progress in short period of time and sometimes youwill take ages to achieve what very little simple things that matter. Don’t get frustrated when you don’t make progress or when the ride is bumpy and rough, it’s all part of the journey. Embrace it with acceptance and keep moving on.
We are all human and it is good to feel for something we care about.-OUR OWN LIVES.
But, what we don’t realize is that-LIFE IS ALL ABOUT YOU, and how you treat it.
If you criticize it, you are actually criticizing yourself. You like it, you hate it? Well it’s all up to you.
So be careful how you describe it.
I liked your post. That's a good point, life is really what you make of it. I think that people get caught up in focusing on what they don't have, and they lose sight of what they do have and what is important. I've noticed a lot of people putting emphasis on material things: the newest cell phone, new cars, etc. People get caught up in competing with each other on who has the nicest things. To me, relationships are important and people should put more emphasis on those they have around them, instead of worrying so much about unnecessary material objects.
ReplyDeleteI also liked your post, many people including myself always look at all the bad things that are going on in our lives, and dont take the time out to see all the good things that surround us. The oppurtunity that we have to make tomorrow a better day. You placed a good, point, life is what you make of it.
ReplyDeleteLife is constantly changing I totally agree with that.We're not always where we want to be,theres always an exception,but the tapestries of life events are what makes life meaningful.If we never went through hardship we wouldnt aprreciate anything.I like your vibe.It shows that you enjoy life, understands and accept the fact that things wont always go as planned but it doesnt make our lives meaningless.
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