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In a few more days, I am turning 25, quarter-life many would say. Looking back, I can vividly see the past so worth cherishing, and these moments of the year, if I only have the luxury of time, I would have planned ahead to go on a long walk on the beach, alone in the long stretch of fine white sands with the waves gently hammering my bare feet as the sun slowly hides herself to slumber, while I contemplate on the kind of life I have today and for the past 25 years. That wouldn't do for now, I barely have the time to write this because I still have pending stuff to do just so I can fulfill the requirements for my subjects this semester. Nevertheless, I am celebrating my birthday the traditional way, planning to go to church to attend mass, thank the Lord for all the blessings He showered not only to me but to all the people I love so dearly, for all the answered prayers, for the trials and struggles, for everything that led me to where I am right now.
For my 25th birthday, I am recalling the most important lessons I have learned in my entire existence, with which I am very much thankful, for without them, my mistakes, errors and lapses would be really insignificant. Warning, these are all based on my experiences, thus my viewpoints does not necessarily reflect your own and I have no intention to mislead you in whatever perception of life you may have.
- Life is a race. But it really does not matter who you are racing with or against, because the more you race with your own self, the more you are bound to get to your goal. Just like marathon, you run like no one is watching, that the other runners do not exist because you are focused on the song in your iPod, the ticktocks of your timer and the humdrum of your heartbeat. You don't have to base your success in whatever success your colleagues have nor your circle of friends are bragging because once you compare your success to them, you are bound to creating someone who is not you.
- Your friends change and you are not supposed to go along with his or her changes just so you would remain friends. Allow changes to happen, accept your friends as they are and if you find their stuff just not right for you, do not, in anyway, comment against it, rather, keep yourself keen and aware that you should not do such things nor apply such concept in your own paradigm.
- Believe in the power of prayers, so as the power of Catholic and religion-oriented schools. At a very young age, being a toddler then, I learned how to pray piously because not only I was taught by my parents but we always do it in school. I was enrolled in a fundamental baptist school, though most of its pupils were like me, a Roman Catholic, I was exposed to prayers and opening my heart to the Holy Spirit, to Jesus and surrendering to Him everything though I barely knew then what it actually meant but, mind you, it was my stepping stone to building a stronger bond with God. Ever since then, I would always pray before I go to sleep so God will save me from nightmares and as years go by, I eventually learned to say a prayer every morning when I wake up, basically thanking Him for my new life, pray for my families, relatives, friends and even strangers. I read the scriptures from time to time and always, I would learn a lot from it. So to follow the legacy bestowed upon me, I am hoping that someday, I, too would be sending my off-springs to Catholic schools, it matters a lot.
- You can't hurry love, you just have to wait. LSS from an old song, You can't Hurry Love. If you are looking for the right man, be the right woman. Simple as that, no need to elaborate.
- Do not regret. You were once happy making that decision. As always heard, you learn with your mistakes, with your choices no matter how silly and stupid it was.
- Experience teaches us more than what we learn in school. Theories will always be just theories. You need to work in order to expand your knowledge, in order to apply what you have learned and in order to be more efficient in the real world.
- Lastly, for now, always remember the basic moral values, those things we learned at home, we learned from our GMRC (Good Manners and Right Conduct) and from our other religious education subjects. Do not be misled by the modern world. Keep in mind that not all things accepted by the society is good. Not all that shines like gold are gold either. The virtues we learned when we were still kiddos should always be the virtues we have to live by, and live with. Be silly at times but never neglect the essence of being modest and moral at the same time.
I still have a very long way to go, God's will of course, and I am not even sure if I will be remembering all these stuff I am mentioning right now but with God's guidance, I am certain everything will be just fine.
As I have continued to write this one, my birthday passed already. Got caught up with other matters and I sort of left this blog for a while. I have been changing decisions like a switch turning it on and off almost everyday and I feel like the line bordering my dreams and my comfort is getting thicker. Ouch.
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