Walk with Me

When I was a kid my mom always say, before we came into this world we've signed a contract with God. A contract of agreement to be sent into this world to live. Well.. Not literally, but I pretty much understood what she was trying to convey. As I grow up, I realize that in the "contract" that we've signed never included any clause that states "Life is Fair". As cliche as it sounds, life is not fair. At least not the life we're living here on Earth.

Some might want to argue with my statement, but it's the truth. How can you say life is fair, when there's a baby who was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) or better known as the brittle bone disease. How can life be fair, when there's a teenager who was recently diagnosed with some type of malignant neoplasm, or in a layman language, cancer. How can you say life is fair, when a man who has been avoiding alcohol for all his life, died in the hands of a drunk driver. How can it be fair, when there's a kid born into this world with a silver spoon in his mouth, and there's another whose parents can't even afford to feed him, not even a piece of white bread. I could give you many more examples, and the list could goes on forever. Life is not fair. End of.

No matter how hard you moan about it not being fair, there's really nothing you can do to change that fact for anybody. Some were born lucky, some not. To be alive is a gift. It truly is. How you live your life, is entirely up to you. If you keep looking at all the wrongs in your life, you're never going anywhere. I'm not a pessimist, but this, I know is true. Take this scenario, you planned a road trip with your best buddies. During which, the aircond of the car stops working and you starts swearing and cursing for the whole journey. Not only did you ruin the trip for everyone in the car, you also missed out the potential of having a good time. You missed the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery, you missed the opportunity to sing a very annoying song together at the top of your lungs, and you missed taking good pictures and creating a good memorable memories together.

If you keep cursing at the bumps you encounter over the journey, you'll miss out the fun. Stop staring at the bumps, stop frowning. Look up, look ahead. The whole stretch of road is all yours to take. If you're recently diagnosed with a terminal disease that has no cure, it is not the end of the road. If you recently just lost everything you've worked so hard for, it is not the end of the road. If you recently found out that you have no other way to live up to your dream life, it is not the end of the road. If you've lost everything in life, family and friends and property, it is not the end of the road. Sure, it feels like it at the moment. Sure it's easier said than done, and sure it is easier said when I'm not the one wearing your shoes, but I have my struggles too. I once have hopes and dreams and lost them, too.

It's what I've learned over my experiences, that they are not the end of my journey. Some of them, I can even say they are the beginnings of wonderful things ahead. I don't know where I'll be in 10 years from now, or will I still be alive to know. I don't know what tragedy awaits me tomorrow. I don't know if the people I love today, will still be the same people I love next year. What I know is, life is not fair, but it is no reason for anyone to end it, nor it is a reason for anyone to hate life.

Life is not fair. Life is just. End of.