There are many things in life that make us happy and others that make us feel emotions, which we would rather not want to feel. Many people react differently to different experiences whether they are good or bad. I believe that no matter what the experience is or the outcome it will make us grow as an individual. On the other hand at the time these occurrences happen is something different, they may be good farther down the road but felt entirely differently when they happen.
We always hope for the good times and would rather see the bad times less often, life is a roller coaster ride in which you never know where it’s going to take you. Life is a grand thing, which I will never take for granted, I’m very happy to be alive. Life is one of the greatest things that keeps me alive, there’s so much to do and explore. Life is filled with infinite possibilities; it can take us places we’ve never been before. On the other hand, what puts me down the most is how negative a lot of people can be. A lot of people take this life for granted, and I think that’s a shame. Ignorance, something that I can never stop talking about, is up their with how life can bring me down at the same time but I always fight it. And of course, I can’t forget, my faith is the number one factor that keeps me here. I think having some sort of belief is important and gives us purpose.
What is it that keeps me alive? A number of things actually, some have little importance and others are very important that have huge effects on myself. Life keeps me alive, that sounds strange but it really isn’t. Life can be hard or it can be easy, it all depends on the decisions you make and what you think of them. You can face something that’s tuff knowing what your reward will be and face the hardship of the experience. Or you can take the easy route and make things more complicated for you later on in life. That’s what I love about life so much, there’s more than one way to get to where you need to go. You make the decisions and take yourself where you want to go. A lot of people blame God for their own mistakes which I feel is unfortunate. God already knows what is going to happen, so we think anyway, and guides us to where we need to go. We have free will, a gift given to us, which enables us to do what we want. So when other people blame God, when they should blame them selves, are truly sad and ignorant of them.
Speaking of God, God is the reason I’m alive, it works on two levels. God granted us life, which is the greatest gift you could ever receive, this in turn keeps me alive and I want to give whatever I can back to God in the actions that I do. Words cannot explain my love for God. God is limitless and undeniably powerful. The fact that he created an infinite universe is proof of that; the universe has no boundaries, which describes God perfectly.
Faith has always kept me going in life; it gives me something to look forward to each and every day I awake. Even though I hate getting up at three in the morning to go to work I don’t mind it because it’s something that I have to do and it’s required of me to do other things. Money isn’t everything to me but it’s a necessity in today’s world, if you don’t have money you won’t make it in this life. It’s unfortunate that greed is part of human nature but it will always be inside of us, we sin, you can’t escape that truth. Because of my faith I do not fear death, I feel that death is another phase of our life, it’s longer lasting but it’s another stage we will go through. I think death will be exciting, it will enable us to explore God’s kingdom. I’ve always wanted to know the reasons for why some of our greatest mysteries came to be: Stonehenge, Easter Island, Atlantis, and so many more of the like. I want to know how they came to be and why they are here. Until I have the chance to find the answers, I don’t mind pondering the possibilities.
Overall on my faith, I’m glad to know that someone or something cares for me and looks out for me. To be watched from the heavens and know that I’m here for purpose and not my some whacked out chance, I’m thankful and love every bit of it. I’m always wondering what the next day will bring whether it’s good or bad. I just wish that other people could say the same, which brings me to my next topic at hand, why is it that people have to be so negative about life and all things?
Negativity has always brought me down in life. I get bothered by how people can think they can’t do anything or are let down by simple things. Even when people believe that there is no reason for living depresses me. How can you not be happy to live? Life is the greatest thing one could receive, so when I’m told that “life sucks” I have to ask them why. You have to enjoy the finer things in life; if you can’t do that life will be hard. Negativity however is a small percentage of what bums me out. It’s ignorance that fuels me the most.
I know this might be a continuing theme in my writing but it’s a topic that can’t be said enough of. We all have faults, but I feel that ignorance is the biggest of them all. I’m as ignorant as the next man, it’s mostly choosing to be ignorant that bothers me. I could go into this forever it’s just a personal pet peeve of mine. I deal with it every weekend at my job, when I go to the mall and even with fellow classmates. I dealt with it the most in high school however.
A lot of my classmates had tended be like snobs and didn’t know how to accept other people who acted differently from them. This kind of thinking bothers me; I like to classify it as “social ignorance”. I don’t believe that we should only hang out with people who are just like you. Hang out with those who are opposite of you, get to know them and see what they have to say about life. You never know, they might want to be fiends with you; it’s always nice to have friends on both sides of the fence because you will need them when cornered by others.
There’s also the “I’m always right” mentality, which puzzles me the most. This self-righteous way of thinking is not only ignorant but also very sinful. Not ever admitting your wrong makes other people think things about you that aren’t good on your own behalf. I mean would you like to be improperly judged because you didn’t want to admit that you were wrong? I don’t like giving off the wrong impression, if I’m wrong I’ll admit it, I’m not perfect and I never will be in this life. However we learn by these experiences, once you can appreciate life, it’s easier to understand your faults.
It’s a lot easier to live life by not worrying, if you worry you stress out and that’s bad. Never worry about what other people think of you, just be yourself and if someone cant appreciate you for who you are that’s their loss not yours. Our society worries too much on their own social status, I think that’s the downfall for our country because too many people are afraid to be themselves and just let go. If we are too worried about what others think then we can’t think about what we need to do to make ourselves happy rather than making others happy. We shouldn’t base our lives on impressing others, the only being that I need to “impress” is God, nothing else. It’s as if people take life for granted, you’re here for a reason don’t forget that. Just appreciate life and everything will be fine. You’ll find out that the bad times aren’t so bad.
It seems odd that life can be my reason for living and causing me strife but it all makes sense in the end. Dealing with problems makes us stronger as individuals and actually does build character. I know that’s a cheap cliché but it’s true, dealing with ignorant people steams me off but yet it shows me how to conduct myself and be considerate to others. I deal with life differently than most people, then again most feel differently about life from the next person, I feel that we should keep an open mind and take things slowly. That’s what I love about life so much, each day is a new journey it just boggles me how some people think it’s just another day. But then again I can’t tell other people how to think or live, I wouldn’t want anyone to tell me how to be either. To quote Boston “All I want is to have my peace of mind,” that’s how I life. I’m so happy that I can ponder about the mysteries of life, I don’t care that I don’t know the answers, if I knew the answers they wouldn’t be mysteries; I like to think about what could be, why is everything the way it is. I want to be able explore this vast world and gain new knowledge and grow as a person.
Most important of all, I want to meet new people regardless of their weaknesses or strengths. I want to indulge myself in the different flavors of life, knowing that even though there are people who I might despise because of my human nature. By meeting new people and learning from them gives me strength to go on. I’m always shy when it comes to meeting someone new but when I get to know someone they usually end up being my friend. On a rare occasion I won’t get along with someone, but like I said that’s rare. There are many more things that “stress” me out and make my happy, perhaps that will be for another day.
