There comes a point in time when even no matter how hard i try to keep myself in focus, everything seems to suck up. It is accepted that due to human frailty it is but natural, once in a while, to be not only out of focus but to be deviated from the path one is taking.
This semester, I find myself weary and out of bounds. Many reasons are to be accounted for. Many factors are to be considered. However, I failed to cope with each in the best of my ability, evident today on rushing and cramming over a paper I should have passed last week.
Much time is given to us in preparation and in writing our final course paper in POL262 a.ka. asian politics and development under Atty. Bong Lopez. As far as I could remember it was given at the beginning of the semester. Two to three weeks after, I already have my topic at hand and the three books to be reviewed. These are:
1. David Kolko’s Vietnam: Anatomy of a Peace
2. William Duiker’s Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon
3. Spencer Tucker's _______________________
Eager and excited as I am I begun to read it and envision the trajectory of my paper. But as days passed, I find myself corrupted by the whim of idleness. This may be overrated, but then I have crammed in finishing my paper, a thing which I am little by little getting used to as I shifted with my priorities.
Friday, September 17, 2004
Thursday, September 09, 2004
Choices, cycles and life.
It’s been a while since the last time I put into writing the overwhelming facts of time that has shaped me into what I become and becoming right now. Looking back, it is really upon those choices, either good or bad, favorable or not that has been the most influential factors in search for the right path toward my goals. Its impact is great, not necessarily felt right now but maybe in the near future. Who knows?
Life is a cycle. Sometimes we are even in a state of déjà vu. But haven’t we thought that this maybe some kind of an omen? It maybe a sign of whatever there is that shall come to fore. The thing is we will never know unless we get there. And when we're there, we can only look back, ponder upon whatever it is that happened and redirect our lives.
It is in this deep introspection that we realize the significance of things that has happened into our lives. Both good and bad experiences alike are reflections of what life means. In the long run, all of these create a mark that will make us better persons.
However, it does not end on mere reflections and introspections. After thinking, actions must be imperatively done. Action decides whether or not we have been decisive and responsive. The way we act upon a single matter shows our ability to cope and adjust with the dilemmas life brings. If and when we have been unsuccessful, it must really not matter. For, as has been said, life is a cycle. That is why days seemed to end never.
It is in this process of facing everyday that we happen to know our mission in life, the reason why we are here and the purpose of our existence. It is in the way we manage to keep these days aligned with our lives, aligned with our goals, dreams and ambitions. It is really a matter of outlook, a matter of how we see things and of how we envision things as they appear before our very eyes.
Hard as it is, unmanageable as it appears to be, we will never know until we involve ourselves into its very core. Only through it shall we see the meaning that we are looking after. It is really a matter of using our rationality that we find confidence in accomplishing our tasks. For what is it that we exist for, when we fear of things we should not be.
Billions and billions of people moving around the world, all seeking for things they think will make them happy. But what is it really that will make man happy whose very nature is discontent? As the world gets complex and intricate, man’s happiness becomes more and more temporal. The basic values and life’s simplicity is sacrificed.
As days goes by and life goes on we can only hope for better days unless we found out what is it that will really make us happy, not temporally but eternally. When everything seems to be elusive, think again, life is a cycle everything is manageable.
Life is a cycle. Sometimes we are even in a state of déjà vu. But haven’t we thought that this maybe some kind of an omen? It maybe a sign of whatever there is that shall come to fore. The thing is we will never know unless we get there. And when we're there, we can only look back, ponder upon whatever it is that happened and redirect our lives.
It is in this deep introspection that we realize the significance of things that has happened into our lives. Both good and bad experiences alike are reflections of what life means. In the long run, all of these create a mark that will make us better persons.
However, it does not end on mere reflections and introspections. After thinking, actions must be imperatively done. Action decides whether or not we have been decisive and responsive. The way we act upon a single matter shows our ability to cope and adjust with the dilemmas life brings. If and when we have been unsuccessful, it must really not matter. For, as has been said, life is a cycle. That is why days seemed to end never.
It is in this process of facing everyday that we happen to know our mission in life, the reason why we are here and the purpose of our existence. It is in the way we manage to keep these days aligned with our lives, aligned with our goals, dreams and ambitions. It is really a matter of outlook, a matter of how we see things and of how we envision things as they appear before our very eyes.
Hard as it is, unmanageable as it appears to be, we will never know until we involve ourselves into its very core. Only through it shall we see the meaning that we are looking after. It is really a matter of using our rationality that we find confidence in accomplishing our tasks. For what is it that we exist for, when we fear of things we should not be.
Billions and billions of people moving around the world, all seeking for things they think will make them happy. But what is it really that will make man happy whose very nature is discontent? As the world gets complex and intricate, man’s happiness becomes more and more temporal. The basic values and life’s simplicity is sacrificed.
As days goes by and life goes on we can only hope for better days unless we found out what is it that will really make us happy, not temporally but eternally. When everything seems to be elusive, think again, life is a cycle everything is manageable.
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