Musings

..to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, ..to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I'm not perfect nor am I an angel, I have flaws, too. Which is why I try my best -- to find the best in others, I mean. I try my best to treat others the way I would like to be treated but I cannot control how other people would react towards me. I might feel disappointment but it's not something I can control. What I can control is how I handle it -- I'm really working hard on this one nowadays though, aging does entail a decrease in patience. But before I end my day, I like having the thought that "even one life has breathed easier because I have lived". By then, I would somehow feel at ease that I have served my purpose. After all the things I've gone through, like surviving from fatal diseases more than twice, I believe I'm living not for myself but for others. I also get tired and feel defeated at times, life is indeed hard. I wasn't born with a silver spoon, after all. Each time I pray, I ask the Lord to extend my borrowed life -- not for my sake but for my family. I wouldn't want to leave knowing that they're life would not be easier. I believe my actions are motivated by the thought of making my family have a good life -- even if I'm no longer alive.