Sunday, October 09, 2005

A present from a year ago

It isn't till lately, that I have began reading a present from a year ago. I can't remember why I didn't start on it; maybe I was too preoccupied with more important stuff, or maybe I wasn't attracted to it yet. So there it laid, in my cabinet for more than a year.

I'm only at the 5th chapter, and it has already pointed out several important philosophies in life which I chew on even while I'm in the toilet (*kidding).

"If you don't think you can afford loneliness, you shouldn't remain status quo, do something constructive about it"

"Love and passion are not identical. Love is directed toward another person, if neccessary we will sacriface our own comfort to make that other person happier. Passion, meanwhile, can be simply selfish gratification."

"Don't let hope be the best thing to happen to you. The closest thing to success is NOT a failure of lesser magnitude."

These 3 philosophies are the more apparent ones which I'm living right now; or ones that I try to acheive whenever I can ;)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So true. People tend to forget or overlooked. It's easy to lament and complain then to act on it. "Why isn't my world better?" Don't wait for it to turn better. Why not be the one to start? It's not an easy job, you just need supports. =)