Perfect world

In a perfect world, everything is laid out perfectly for us from birth to death. We don't have to lift a finger to achieve anything, don't have to struggle against the tide. We don't have to suffer heartbreak and disappointment, anger, or betrayal. There's no such thing as stress, or hunger.

But we don't live in a perfect world, and that's a fact. Things can go wrong and they do go wrong; sometimes we have to do things that we don't want to; and sometimes we need to give up things that we like for practical reasons. More often than not, to achieve even a simple goal, it feels like you have to swim across the Anlantic Ocean, naked, no less. And heartbreak, disappointment, betrayal...who goes through life without tasting them? Undesirable and painful as they are, it is these hurdles in life that defines us, molds us into who we are, and builds our characters.

The worst thing that one can do when faced with difficult times is to run away. It is like a scene from our childhood nightmares...you keep running, but the monster is always at your heels, snipping and snarling. In an adult world, it is time to suck it up and actually stop, turn around, and face that monster. Because the truth is...no matter how tough something seems to you at the moment, time will eventually wash away the hurt, the pain, the anger, and whatever other emotions that seemed so strong at the time. Time heals, that's a fact, it's just that some people take longer than others. But if you don't tackle the problem once and for all, it will forever be like a scab on your skin, bleeding everytime you pick at it, never really healing.

There have been times that I thought I was never going to be happy again after certain incidents, but I always smile again. That's life. Get over it.