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The Time I Met Black

I have always heard of an ‘unfair’ world. I have heard my Ma speak about it, I have read about it in books, articles, seen it unfold in movies. Always knew it existed but never encountered it myself. I have tried to follow what I always seen my Pa do. Speak the truth. Do what is right, irrespective of how tough it is or how easy the other path may seem. Do not do something with the anticipation that you will be rewarded for it. Always dream. And always try to make it happen. Never measure your life with how much money you have earned, but with how many friends you’ve made, the times you have laughed and been happy and the things you’ve done which made you realise your worth as a human being. I follow everything. To the last word. I do what is right, not what is easy. I practice what my Ma-Pa preached and what i now preach. And I always wondered why everyone wouldn’t do the same. It all seemed pretty easy to me. I mean, how difficult is it to speak the truth or how tough is it to no...

Be Here Now.

This song is from the movie 27 Dresses. It’s my favourite part of the movie. When Jane’s heart breaks…yet again. I love the song, not because it talks about heartbreak, it does not, I love it simply because it talks about the strength you need to overcome any failure and move on. It talks about not anchoring yourself to one person/place/situation but to yourself. Because at the end when everything is washed away by the waves of sadness that Life brings in..whether or not you are washed away depends on how well you can hold onto your anchor, your hope, your voice… it all depends on how strong you are. What is happening now is for the good.What has happened was for the good and what will happen is also for the good. God has a plan for all of us and it is up to to us to be strong and wait with patience to watch every little piece of this puzzle called Life come together to make a more meaningful and beautiful picture. As my best friend puts it - treat these bad times and heartbreaks as ‘d...