anecdotes

On my way to work today, I saw an old man wielding a sign at the back of the jeepney that read:

“The world might end today, repent!“

This was supposedly a verse from the bible, but I was unable to read from which chapter it was extracted from. Poor old man, I thought. But after contemplating, I found the statement ironic.

In a highly Christian-driven society as we have, repenting is such a potent part of our faith. But, for me, the idea of gaining salvation through repenting only encourages sin or, rather, doing sinful acts.

Most of us live life in a reverse fashion. We are too caught up with mending relationships, instead of building strong foundations. We like to find justification for our previous actions instead of learning from them and (hopefully) making informed decisions in the future. Maybe it’s just human nature. I am not trying to profess self-righteousness here, don’t get me wrong. But what if the so-called “end of world” or “apocalypse” happened today? Where in the world do you stand?

stumbling block

Whoever said that life in the ‘real world’ is miserable was either (a) jobless, (b) in a job that s/he despises, (c) working on long hours but not getting enough compensation, or (d) lacks optimism in life.

Glad I am suffering from neither of the above. But if you are, it’s easy to get you out of that slump. It all boils down to perspective. It is never about what comes in life but how we take it.

So, go find a positive attitude! Take time to love your job, or else, do something else that you love! It will be worth it! As for me, I’ve gotten past the hard part. Now that I have earned a regular position in the company I’m working for, it leaves me with a bit of stability and more time for explorations and self-discovery (I hope).

You cannot leave everything to fate, she’s got a lot of work to do, you must give her a hand too. This might be your one shot at transforming your life, and maybe start to celebrate it. Good luck guys!