Happy are those who can embrace the life that they have with all their might.
It’s easy to claim happiness when you’re not crying. But when one is weeping, you forget what you have and just think about what is missing. That “how you wish” things are better engulfs your heart more rather than gratefulness for the life that you have.
No life is perfect. That’s what we always hear. That’s what we all came to accept. Being unhappy doesn’t mean there’s no happiness. It just probably went past you and haven’t seen you. Or maybe it’s there but you just don’t see it, feel it, nor embrace it.
I don’t envy people for their material wealth. But I do envy those who could take things easy. Laugh at problems and quick to forget. Their shoulders are not as stiff as mine, they could just shrug-off unhappy situations. These are the people commonly described as with good disposition. Masayahin, ika nga. You can throw any bad word to them and they wouldn’t even blink, as if they didn’t hear it. But there are those who are extremely sensitive like me. I take those things seriously. They go down to the bottom of my emotions. They are remembered and posted in my soul.
When one is bombarded with sadness, your sense of humor loses its powers. What is there to laugh about? What is there to smile for?
A few years ago, I was suffering from depression. I was just feeling low and depressed with no particular or specific reason. Maybe hormonal, menopause, I didn’t know. What I knew was I just felt sad everyday. I called up my eldest brother, Kuya Junior who’s a doctor, hoping to find some answers. I told him I couldn’t find any reason for me to continue living. Of course he was stunned with what I had just said. He told me my children were enough reason for me to keep on living.
I want to be happy, today and forever.
I have to agree with your brother Ms. Annie. I would be disheartened, more than crushed, if I hear my mom or my dad saying that they couldn’t find any reason to live.
From my experience, every child wants their parents to be proud of them. It’s among the things we wake up for and fight for everyday. As much as possible we want our parents to see what we’ve become.
I hope you fight your inner demons. Maybe you’re just being hormonal or menopause. My mom had been there too and all she did was to pray. Just keep praying. Those negative emotions are just part of life’s natural balance and soon, you will find what they are for. Cheer up, Miss Annie!
Hi, Ms. Annie! I guess it is inevitable that we have our dark moments, I just look at my kids and I am happy and thankful to God again:)