A friend of mine told me one day that Life is a bed full of roses, however, these roses have thorns. Interesting, isn't it? But, the best part is that if we want to enjoy these roses or the bed (well, depending on the case) we have to learn to get rid of these so-called thorns without destroying the roses. So, i guess what she was trying to say is that to enjoy Life ,we need to go through some pain. It gives us a better understanding of ourselves and the lives we live.Moreover, if these pains or experiences do not arise, how do we learn to see our lives in a different angle and thank the creator for it.
However, history has proven that humans have the tendency to go through the same painful process again before the lesson is learnt.
Why do we have to learn the hard way before we learn the lessons and ways of life? Now, you may think, "Oh! there she goes again". But really,it's a thought i can't seem to shake off. We go through painful stuff in life over and over again yet we do not learn from it. Why is that? Is it that we don't take time to look closer at prior experience(s) or we simply underestimated its reoccurance? Why do we have to go over the pains over and over again before we learn? Is it is insane or there is gain? Life as it is, is pretty smart than alot of us give it credit. Some of us just see life as a process and that we just have to go through it without understanding that we are the actors of it. Well as they say, life gets to dictate the tune but we forget that we can also dictate pace.
Taking a critical look at Life, we would see that there is nothing or any situation under the sun that have not happen before. If we look closely, we would see that life is pretty the same. Yet, we go ahead and make the same mistakes anyway. Maybe that's what make us human and defines our history. Is it how we are programmed or we simply just allow it? Maybe that's what differentiates us from other species. Maybe it is because of these reoccurances we are able to remain successful against all odds. We have evolved through it all and the stories have remained the same, just the names of the mistakes and pains change.
We are who we are because we believe we are who we are, contrary to what has been said. No one can define us but us, however, we can allow people, situation, environment define us....if and only if, we allow it. So, it still balls down to the fact that we are in charge. So, why go through the pain, again and again? I think the answer is in us been true and real, and accepting the pain and the fall. Re-access ourselves and understanding that one does not need to go through pain again to learn the lesson.
Maybe, i'm wrong or maybe i'm right, you be the judge....whatever you decide, I am just been ME....True and Real.So be too, by letting me know your take.
Be REAL, Be TRUE
It's Moi, Gentlehawk
Peace
