Thankful, grateful and blessed

I had always been declaring to everyone who ask of my age that I am 21. Well, not that I'm no good in Math but I just stopped counting since then. I prob'ly should say that I'm still stuck in that era. Forever 21.

I had always felt grateful, thankful and blessed for all the things that come my way even bad ones. Who knew that the bad ones kept us strong and going.

Anyhow, I think it's high time that I share some of the things I had learned along the way. So, here goes:

1. Everything is not about you. - whatever you hear, don't be paranoid. Even if it's about you, act as if it doesn't matter. Learn the art of "kiber". To be honest, I think I had already mastered this. So, even if someone says that I'm dumb, i just let them think of me that way so I can make the next move by evaluating everything that needs to be evaluated and act on it like a thief in the night.

2. Friends are the worst enemy. - I, honestly, am not implying that I have one but I had an encounter with a friend over something petty and I must say that it wasn't worth it at all. Yet, it's not a mistake to make boundaries. If and when friends made one mistake, be cautious about it. If you see a lot of red lights, end it, it's not worth your self respect.

3. Respect and love yourself. - This should always be the case. Before you can spread goodness from within, you should be content that no one, not anyone, can take away the respect and love you have for yourself. 

4. Never compare yourself to others. - True that we have our own hurdles. Some may be similar but it is and won't ever be the same to anyone's. We were brought into this world unique. Even a ruler, if you look at it through a lens that can zoom a million times better than what we have now, a straight line traced through a use of a ruler compared to the same straight line traced through the same ruler is not and will not be the same. Even fingerprints are unique, no matter how many millions, billions and trillions of people there are on earth, it won't be ever be duplicated.

5. You have a loyal friend. - no matter how hard the problems are, trust that there will be someone who will be willing to listen to your sorrows and may be with you through it. If you're lucky, you'll find them in no time. 

6. Have faith. - Have faith that all of these will have an end to it. After all, everything is temporary. God sees every struggle we go through, every decision we make, every good and bad thing we do. Religion alone can't save us but having faith, hope and love, can. Oh, and also remorse.

Be good and kind to whoever and whatever. Remember always that there is karma... and, it is a b*tch..

Peace out.