A few words for those who are discouraged with the long and arduous journey of earning a living, loving and being happy ahead…
My friend, if you have ever read what I have written, from the past until now, I have never deceived you with words like: “This life is very easy, just be positive, try hard and you will succeed”.
No, unfortunately, life is not that rosy. Pursuing a dream, having a good job or having a happy family is not a simple matter. You always need at least ten years to pursue a certain journey that you desire and absorb every lesson of your experience, and of course that requires a lot of patience, effort, and must experience many losses and hardships, before you achieve what you want.
Whether you want to admit it or not, life is always revolving and never changes just because of our weakness.
However, what we can control is the anger, desire, greed, laziness… inside ourselves. How to control? By striving to live well and make more efforts every day, correct mistakes, that’s all, there is no shortcut. Even if there is such a shortcut, you also understand that you need to pay a corresponding price, but the results are not necessarily long-lasting.
As someone who has been through many ups and downs, I understand that the bitterness of this life is “speaking with results”, and that means your spirit must always be “wound up” to be ready to face everything, to be able to reap the things you want.
To have a good spirit, we can start by achieving small successes every day, from eating well, sleeping well, reading a hundred pages of a book, writing a shared article, or earning a certain amount of money a day, for example.
So, just go your own way, don’t give up because of something that hinders you. There are people who face many challenges all their lives, and in the end, they still try until their last breath.
Life is arranged by fate, but we can always make our hearts more peaceful with our sincere and tireless efforts.
|Excerpt from “Life is impermanent, we owe each other love – Gari|