the journey to a thousand mile begins by taking the first step

from Blog ni Ley
the journey to a thousand mile begins by taking the first step
Tuesday July 03rd 2007, 10:42 pm

i think i’m happy today because (1) i finally found my cats, (2) things
are slowly falling into their proper places, and (3) i think somehow,
i’m growing up.

when i was younger, i never wanna grow up. i don’t wanna be like those adults who can’t see the simple things that makes up life coz they’re so blinded by the complicated matters. wealth, fame, power–what are those for? well, i don’t wanna lose that innocence (in the other sense of the phrase :P). i don’t wanna care about the things around me and rather live in my own world where i am always free to do whatever i want. no problems. no responsibilities. no complications.

ironically, i didn’t notice how complicated i made life for myself. i did grow old but i didn’t really grew up. looking back, i could’ve done things the way it should be (as prescribed by the natural laws) not the way i wanted it to (as if i really had a good set of choices). but no looking back for me now because somehow, i learned the true sense of the word "acceptance". and i think it’s one of the most important lessons i learned in life. people love and lose and win and struggle and sometimes almost die. but staring at our own frustrations can only make things worse or make life seem unappealing to live that we don’t wanna even take the first step to that journey to a thousand mile.

as i am now turning another page of the book called my life’s journey, i wish for more improvement in all the aspects of my life. in other words, i’m now ready to grow up…finally.