Towards that Mountain
A year from now, I, my husband and some of our dear friends are going to embark on a journey towards fulfilling one of our lifelong dreams. When I think about it, it's like looking up a mountain. Its beautiful and awe-inspiring, but its height is intimidating; for sure, the climb will not be easy. We have to be prepared in all aspects, physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and even financially. For the goal is reachable, but the path towards it will definitely be rocky. Somehow, I can now breathe a sigh of relief. Some burdens were now lifted up from my shoulder. I'm quite happy and thankful that I can now focus more on planning and starting our venture towards that mountain.
In retrospect, my former self tend to view life as a series of failures and disappointments. I cannot say that I am now successful - I am still far from that, but when I look back and then reflect on my life now, I am filled with the realization how far I have come. Sure, the road still winds far ahead, but I am grateful that I have already journeyed quite far from where I started.
I think every person dreams of being successful in their life - I am no exemption. But then, I realized that if I am daring enough to aspire to be successful, then I must also be courageous enough to face the prospect of failing. For there is nothing shameful about failure. As the Buddha says, "Failure is NOT the opposite of success. It IS part of success."
Life may throw us heaps of disappointments, failures, hurt, and all sorts of negativity that one can possibly imagine, but I say that there is a magical word to counter all of that: HOPE. For it is this magical word that enables us to rise after a fall, to mend ourselves after we have been broken, and to believe that life is wonderful and definitely worth living.
In retrospect, my former self tend to view life as a series of failures and disappointments. I cannot say that I am now successful - I am still far from that, but when I look back and then reflect on my life now, I am filled with the realization how far I have come. Sure, the road still winds far ahead, but I am grateful that I have already journeyed quite far from where I started.
I think every person dreams of being successful in their life - I am no exemption. But then, I realized that if I am daring enough to aspire to be successful, then I must also be courageous enough to face the prospect of failing. For there is nothing shameful about failure. As the Buddha says, "Failure is NOT the opposite of success. It IS part of success."
Life may throw us heaps of disappointments, failures, hurt, and all sorts of negativity that one can possibly imagine, but I say that there is a magical word to counter all of that: HOPE. For it is this magical word that enables us to rise after a fall, to mend ourselves after we have been broken, and to believe that life is wonderful and definitely worth living.
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