Beyond Paradise

Suppose birds fly and grasses grow, will he tender love till aged?

Happy 7-teenth

Miss you

Something’s not right, my heels hurt every morning when I’m up. I don’t know what happened but I suspect it’s the standing broad jump station when i took my IPPT last two weeks. Maybe its a hairline crack somewhere but there’s no superficial distress sign anywhere on my heels. I need to get it checked.

because every one else will look troubled.

Charice - Halo cover. Brilliant

It’s a quiet one, just me and you and Orchard Road. Nothing fancy, just tailored shorts and shirt for a simple lunch. Back in camp my guys celebrated it with a cake with an after light-off surprise. That’s I spent my twenty first. No big celebrations, no chalets, no cakes (okay, so just one from my HQ guys) and no presents. And oh, thanks for the gazillions birthday wishes on my wall.

I was thinking.. if I never celebrate my twenty first then I’m not really 21 am I? :D

I went home thinking last night what I’m doing in life now. Other than serving, I still have my love, family and friends. I spent the least with my group of friends, and i juggle the rest of my time with my family, love, job and least importantly, myself. 

Then there’s the guilt-ridden bug that makes me feel guilty that I’m spending lesser time with you. I’ll try to work things out. Happy fifteen. I love you. 

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort,
but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.

“Acceptance is when a person agrees to experience a situation, to follow a process or condition (often a negative or uncomfortable situation) without attempting to change it, protest, or exit.” Wikipedia.

As a personal point of view, I feel that acceptance is the catalyst of emotions. Most of the time, when we’re placed in difficult or uncomfortable situations, the inability to adapt and accept the situation would usually result in the outbreak of emotions which would translates to throwing off fits of anger, depression and other extreme emotional states.

The apt ability to accept and adapt certain situations, and reacting accordingly would usually be the baseline standard on how strong that person is, both emotionally and mentally. 

Quoting a paragraph from Wikipedia,”Self acceptance leads to a new life with new possibilities that did not exist before because you were caught up in the struggle against reality. People have trouble accepting themselves because of a lack of motivation. Some have this misconception that if you are happy with yourself you won’t change things about yourself. This isn’t true, you don’t have to be unhappy with yourself to know and actively change things you don’t like. Acceptance could be called the first step in change.”

Acceptance could also be referred to as tolerance to the different and diverse individuals or groups of people, i.e, different views on religions, homosexuality and so on. Acceptance is also about being able to understand the situation that has happened and most importantly, knowing that it (situation) can’t be changed, i.e, the loss of a family member. 

To wrap it up I’d like to share a personal principle of life that I follow. When life throw lemons at you, make lemonade. When life hurls shit at you, grab it with your bare hands, put it on the ground and use it as a fertilizer. Grow your seeds in it and whatever you reap is what you sowed. 

When situations are not ideal in life, sit down and think of not what you can do to change the situation but what you can do to change yourself to adapt to the situation. 

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Back to being a soldier.

I’ll see you next week society!

The last time I penned my thoughts were ancient years ago. I used to love writing but took on a hiatus perhaps, due to the lack of inspiration to write. I’m now on my eleventh month as a soldier, went through a hell load of grueling moments to where I am right now but I it was worth it. I met great friends of all sorts, those who helped me through my training days and those who fought with me through the many exercises we’ve been through. These are the days I’ll treasure for eternity.

I look forward to sharing my experiences, maybe writing a story or two about life, love and the things that revolves around me. And of course, a note to my most beloved; I love you.

Cheers, best wishes and hope it’s a good start to future writings.

Iannydus