Okay, I’m officially 23. Well, this is the first day of my 23rd year in Singapore. How’s that for accuracy?!
Doesn’t feel any different, though! To me the day was so mundane. Sure, there were alittle more people fussing over me and giving me more attention that I would normally get or would like to get, but on the whole, everything was the same. School still went on, Projects still had to be done, Programs still had to be coded. I don’t suddenly gain any freedon in doing anything, neither do I suddenly got any wiser by that extra number in my age.
So, what’s the big deal of getting older? All it does is seem to make women feel bad about themselves, make guys feel like they are going to get bald and a fat tummy soon. Also, don’t understand the meaning or rationale behind the phrase “Happy Birthday!” More often than not, people say the phrase for as a formality. They are most usually neither happy nor sad. In fact to them it could just be indifference. ( I qualify my statement … most often only!) Well, call me a cynic, but really I am just a realist!
Don’t get me wrong, I am not a cynical person, nor a morbid person, that think everyday is a bad day and everyone is out to get someone else! On the contary, I believe that we should never life as though the day is meant to be celebrated or that someone owes us our happiness. I believe in living life and celebrating life.
The philosophy in life is to live without regrets! Many peolpe fail to achieve something like that. They go through life, thinking that if they had only done better in the past, they would not be in whatever “shit hole” they are in right now. They are so damn wrong! Everyone makes the best choice at that moment in time. Sure, on hindsight there were better choices and alternatives, but at that moment in time, when everything hung on a balance, there was no other choice or alternative that appealed to you. In fact, that was the only route you took, simply because you could accept the consequence of that choice you made. So, don’t regret your choice, don’ regret your life!
Life is also not about constantly living in the future, worrying about time to come or things that may never ever take place. One should always strike a balance between worrying for the future and living for the moment. Yesterday, 2 people told me very similar things. Cath said “Live for the day! Don’t worry about the future!” and my dad later on told me “Live for the present! Seize each moment and make the full use of it!” Such coincidence that I happen to hear 2 similar thoughts from 2 different people. Well, they are true! Live for the moment. Sometimes, it is just not worth it to worry too much into the future. Besides the white hair and extra wrinkles that they give you, nothing truly fantastic or beneficial is going to come out from there.
Of course I am not asking you to not bother about the future at all. In fact live for the moment, but create for the future! So, it all boils down to one thing “Make full use of the present!”
Yup, that’s as simple as that!
oh, its raining … its going ot be a nice cool night … sleep tight world!
