Friday, June 18, 2010
I don't know why but I suddenly thought about this topic. It's been long since I blogged about any of my thoughts on life, right? Recently, it's always been about Angel, Angel and more Angel! Haha. Well, I can't help it. She takes up 24 hours of my time each day (well, nearly!).
Anyway, I was just thinking about the rainbow after the rain. Yeah. I can't really describe what I actually mean, but it's something like how the rainbow seems exceptionally beautiful after a heavy, dreaded downpour. It's like, the rain is there to make us feel the beauty of the rainbow and thus why do we hate the rain?
Or, you can think about it as the bitter sweet theory. If without the bitter taste buds, how else could we actually learn to appreciate sweetness? Without the tears, why would the laughter seem so happy? Without the pain, how would we know how joyous joy can be?
That's what I feel about life. It can't be all smooth sailing, but the downs are there for you to learn to overcome and then to appreciate the ups. I kinda believe that everything in life happens for a reason, so don't go about moaning about "Why did this have to happen to me?" when it already did. Maybe fate chose you for a reason.
So, the thing is, when I look back on my life, I kind of actually feel glad and thankful and happy that this has been my life. I've had my fair share of ups and downs, but all I know now is that I've had a splendid life. I learnt the meaning of 知足常乐 since I was very young and it's somewhat like my life motto. On my fairytale wedding night, when I gave my impromptu speech, I remembered looking at my parents and saying "我要感谢我的父母, 因为虽然我们不是很富有,可是一路来我都觉得自己像个公主."
Yeah, back to my point, I think that the rain is there for a reason. Haha. It's like child bearing, how the 9 months of pregnancy and the pain of delivery makes you wanna love and protect your little one for the rest of your life. How that pain makes that special moment when she pops out so happy and touching beyond any words can describe. Keke. Yeah. Maybe a bad analogy, but you get my point.
So maybe, we should just embrace all the bad and the good in our lives. Never wish that you were somebody else, because face it, you are you and will always be you, so just make the most out of your life. Maybe somewhere out there, someone else is wishing they could be you!
That said, I love my life! My hubby, my baby, my mummy daddy, my everybody!! Thank you for making me ME!!
~Summer~ 5:58 AM