i know i mentioned it before, it’s already August, and time is flying past seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks and years are zooming ahead and before i realize it, i’m not getting any younger and am now living my 25th year on planet earth.
I also must say i don’t feel any younger. when i look back and think about it, i look at the mistakes i’ve made and the changes i’ve been through, as well as the progress that eventually came.
however i must admit one thing. i do regret wasting my youthful teenage days away daydreaming. i look at young ones now, and i feel so inspired by their passion and enthusiasm as well as their achievements at their wee young age. when i was 15 and in school, i remember being lost in the crowd, following everyone else, being someone i am not so that i won’t stand out. and of course, i didn’t dream. i only aspired to be what everyone thought was great and one should be to be successful.
it is only later in life that i learnt through some experiences that being successful is not about how people or society sees you, or judge you or rate you. no. it’s how you feel about yourself. it’s how when you look back in life and see your own positive outcomes and how far you’ve made it through the tough patches of life.
living for other people, to meet other people’s standards. honestly, i don’t think that is living at all. that’s like slavery. if breathing becomes tough, seriously, what would be the point of breathing?
sometimes it’s hard to walk the talk. we get lost and wonder aimlessly, unsure what our next step would be. one good way is to plan. make a schedule of what you want to do. a 10 year planning. by the end of this year, what do you want to achieve. by the end of 3, 5, 10 years where do you want to see yourself?
that’s what i did and have been doing. and so far, i do see myself improve, my thinking changed, my life turned around. i feel more alive, living a life i chose and a life i want. nothing beats this freedom.
so don’t hesitate to be different. to be yourself.
you won’t regret it.
