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Sunday, August 24, 2014

The Truly Great

These people surely are the greatest people of all, for me. Though some of them I don't know personally, I still believe in what they did and doing. I'm sure they inspires a lot of people, not only me but others as well. And also, their legacy had been marked beneath their feet that still lives on...




The Truly Great

BY STEPHEN SPENDER
I think continually of those who were truly great.
Who, from the womb, remembered the soul’s history
Through corridors of light, where the hours are suns,
Endless and singing. Whose lovely ambition
Was that their lips, still touched with fire,
Should tell of the Spirit, clothed from head to foot in song.
And who hoarded from the Spring branches
The desires falling across their bodies like blossoms.
What is precious, is never to forget
The essential delight of the blood drawn from ageless springs
Breaking through rocks in worlds before our earth.
Never to deny its pleasure in the morning simple light
Nor its grave evening demand for love.
Never to allow gradually the traffic to smother
With noise and fog, the flowering of the spirit.
Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields,
See how these names are fĂȘted by the waving grass
And by the streamers of white cloud
And whispers of wind in the listening sky.
The names of those who in their lives fought for life,
Who wore at their hearts the fire’s centre.
Born of the sun, they travelled a short while toward the sun
And left the vivid air signed with their honour.


Sunday, August 10, 2014

Don't Let Them Destroy You

     If you are being bullied, you think why? Why are you being bullied? Why are you weak? Why can't you stand before them? Think again. You think why are you being bullied? That's because you let them. You let them take advantage of your weakness. You're a coward who don't have the courage to fight for yourself. And you. yourself, is the only one who could change that.




     We all know and we all understand that everyone is facing his or her challenges in life. Yes, sometimes we're down and reaching our limit to the point of giving up. To the point that we can't do it anymore. That's why we reveal our weaknesses and vulnerability that, most of the time, lead to our disadvantage. And, there's nothing we can do about it since, again, we're weak and helpless. The scene goes on until it becomes a habit. Very unfortunate, really. A person won't just face a problem in his lifetime. They, the problems, come in bundles. And these bunch of problems will bury you down even deeper. In this cases, what do you do?


     Problems, they come and go. What is left are the experiences and values. These shapes us into a strong and resilient person we are and these problems, challenges and hardships, don't run away from them because they'll just chase you until you can't run anymore. Learn to face your fear and make yourself productive. If you fall, stand. That's the only way for you to win. Don't let other people ruin your life. Lift your head and be proud.


     “Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here.” 



― Donald Trump




ALWAYS REMEMBER. NOBODY CAN HELP YOURSELF BUT YOU. ONLY YOU.