Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Lionhearted (In memory of Vishal Sinha)

He felt the pain
But he was silent
He beared it all
Though the pain was violent

He put on a brave smile
and tried to fool everyone
He could not move or hide
When all he wanted to do was run

Time flew by
It turned for the worst
But he said not a word
Though he felt cursed

The seconds and minutes dragged
Each more suffocating than the last
He waited patiently
For the time when he'd pass

He accepted the truth
Embraced his fear
He was so brave
When his end was so near

But he had not one regret
All his opportunities were met
He knew the time God had set
His parents' cheeks were wet
But he smiled at them
Closed his eyes in peace
He breathed his last
His life had ceased 
His soul did truly rise
He's now with God in paradise.


Saturday, September 3, 2011

Dream big and live large


I’ve been dancing for three years now. It hasn’t always been easy. Dancing is a lot of hard work but it’s worth it. I’m now on a Basic Intermediate Level. Dancing is my life and everything I think about but my parents don’t approve. Journalism is my back up option if dancing doesn’t work out. My parents insist I focus on journalism instead. But how will I know if I don’t try first? They don’t understand the passion I have for dancing. It dominates my heart and I just NEED to dance. I’ve fought with my parents a lot about it but I am going to try before I give up and follow what my head says instead of what my heart does. For all I know, I may become a great dancer and choreographer. I just have to try.
Our time on earth is limited. We aren’t going to live forever. We can’t waste our time living somebody else’s life. Don’t live by the thoughts and opinions of others. Follow your heart, your dreams, your intuition. When you give up your dreams, a piece of you dies. Only you know what you want to make of your life, everything else is secondary.
I believe when you love something, you should go for it. If you follow your heart and do what you love, success will follow.
Parents sometimes tell us “You can follow your dreams someday. This is more important”
When is ‘someday’? We never know when we are going to die. There is no guarantee that we will have a tomorrow where we can follow our dreams.
They tell us we’ll be in a fix if it doesn’t work out.
How do we know if it’s going to work out or not if we don’t risk it? We just have to have faith and leap in, sometimes.
Some say it’s impossible.
If we love it that much, I think we can MAKE it possible. Nobody can stop you from following your dreams except yourself.
Everybody says that only a lucky few make it.
Those “lucky” ones made it because they followed their hearts and DID something about it. They didn’t let others’ opinions dominate their heart.
There’s always that nagging feeling that we’re going to fail somehow.
So what if you fail a couple of times? Not everybody is perfect. Failure truly is the stepping stone to success and we can’t let that fear rule our lives.
Following our dreams may be scary sometimes, because we never know what’s going to happen. But in the end, nothing is more gratifying than following your dreams and knowing that you MADE it. It may be a lot of hard work but all we can do is be true to ourselves and success will come through our passion.

What life is to me

What is life?
We're just little people on earth...kind of like God's personal play ground and we're the dolls in it.
True life begins when we're with God. When we achieve immortality. Because with God, it's paradise forever.
This "life" on earth is just a stop for a us. A test.
A test which costs us our immortal lives.
Fail and you go to hell.
Pass and you're with God forever in paradise.

Anyway, enough philosophy!

Life seriously passes by in the blink of an eye (that kinda rhymes). We should make the most of it. And I'm not just saying it for the sake of it. It really is shorter than you expect  it to be whether you're sixteen or ninety nine!
And making the most of it doesnt mean jumping off cliffs and buildings and diving with the sharks, that is unless how you want to live life to your fullest.
But it's the little things that matter. Telling your family and friends you love them and letting them know you appreciate them, helping someone who's struggling with something whether it's someone you know or some random wierdo on the street.
And it sounds all "goody two shoes" but it highlights the most amazing aspects of your personality.

Don't live your life trying to impress others. It's YOUR life. It's the ONLY one you got. So live for yourself. Have no regrets. Can many people say that on thier deathbeds?
"I lived my life and I have NO regrets"
I don't think so.
So try and prove me wrong.
Or yourself.
Or the millions around you going through life in a daze.
Prove that your life is worth it because you truly lived it the best you could.