The River of Life

I should not cry just because things are not the way I want it to be.

I should not whine for all the things that have been happening although it bothers me.

I know how it feels when someone that you love lied to you. I know how it feels, after all sacrifices that you have made, the person that you loved betrayed you. I know how hard it is to forget the person that you have cared, loved and trusted.

But..

Things happened for a reason. For that reason, you have to know that no matter how bad your situation is, there will always be another love for you. There are people who will care for you, who will give an unconditional love to you. Be grateful for things that you have been blessed with. Never regret the past, because without the past, you are nothing.

It takes time to heal. It takes time to forget. It takes time to move on.

Life is like a river. We have to go with the flow. At times there are massive floods, huge waterfalls, and raging rapids. Then there are the periods of smooth and peaceful flow. The thing to note is that the flow never stops. It continues until the ocean is reached.

Remember, the river never passes the same point twice, so is life. And is only at that point for the precise moment it is there. It flows immediately to the next point in its journey. It does not normally back track. Those few times it does, it becomes stagnant and brackish. The river does not struggle and strain, it simply flows on until it reaches its destination.

We will encounter obstacles and challenges. Though it will hurt us sometimes, but it won’t last forever. Just remember we will eventually reach the destination. The river will reach the ocean.

Thinking too much may harm you. Take things slowly, one step at a time. Don’t force yourself. Don’t try to run or hide from the problems you have been facing. Face it with grace. There will be a light at the end of every tunnel. It is just the matter how long you want the tunnel to be. It can be as long as the Great Wall of China if you allow it to. It depends on you. It’s your choice. You have to decide for yourself. How you want your life to be. But never push yourself too hard. We have limits. Everyone does.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

If you feel that you are disappointed with the world, please know that those people who loves you, will be twice as disappointed as you are, but not because of the world, but because you are not proving you are stronger than the world. Never let yourself down, because if you do, you will let others down, especially the ones that love you.

Be strong and be wise.

THE ROSE

Some say love it is a river
that drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razer
that leaves your soul to blead

Some say love it
is a hunger an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
and you it's only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of wakingthat never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot seem to give
and the soul afraid
of dyingthat never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winterfar beneath the bitter
snows lies the seed
that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the rose