RAMBLINGS

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I understand. I know how you feel. Stop running away because you are not alone.

I know how it feels. That thought? That you’re the only one who cares? That they don’t bother to remember? That it’s okay that you are not around? I was once there. Every person by chance or freewill had been there too. So don’t turn your back. Stop pushing people away. It will hurt you more.

 You see, in an attempt to ease your pain, sadness or frustration, because you thought that the planets of the universe were conspiring against you, and the world didn’t seem to care, you went far and have kept your distance. The worst thing you could do, and I hope will not happen, is to cut your communication with them.

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If you intend to do that, for how long do you want to detach yourself? Two, three, five, seven, ten years? Are you sure? Don’t be silly. You may have been hurt by people who at one point was close to you or someone you have met and been with, but distancing yourself from the world you are used to, from the people that matters to you, those you cared and loved aside from that one person who may have caused trouble to you, will not help solve your misery.

Because at the end of the long journey, as soon as you thought you are over and done with whatever they have caused you, THAT one day will come. We don’t know why, but fate has its way of putting us back. It has its way of teaching and helping us realize things, especially those things that we intentionally missed. And sometimes, if not most of the time, in a place we least expect them to happen. At a time we thought will not come or happen again. Worse, when we are most vulnerable.

And when that day comes, you will be transported back either in an instant or with a delay, but that same moment that brought you sadness, frustration, or disappointment will be relived. It will be good if you have grown, learned to forget and has moved on, but what if you’re not? It will be twice the agony the first time you went through it.

So rather than depriving yourself of a chance to redeem that lost self-esteem, go out, be with your friends, be with those people who can make you smile and be happy, just make sure not to forget to pick the lesson from that life experience.

Because whoever you are, whatever you are, remember that life is a cycle. It will always go back to where you began. If you are into cooking, apply life’s principles to your favorite dish. That in order for one to be happy, emotionally and not superficially, one needs to know to balance taste. Add a spice according to your taste, if you need to.

There is no such thing as a perfect life. There will always be something missing. So, check, assess and ask yourself: What do you need the most? Then start working out for you to get there. Other people may not understand it but it’s your happiness that matters.

Sometimes not all spices are available in the supermarket, there are those that can also be found in your own backyard, but we fail to notice them because we don’t appreciate what we have. Our eyes are always in search for something that is new, appealing or sophisticated because we don’t want to be labeled old or obsolete.

Life is a journey. It is full of spices. Pick as many as spices as you can, but never fail to appreciate what is free and available. And what has always been there. Like self-esteem, it’s always there, just waiting to be acknowledged. J