I suspect if you ask this to 10 different people, you're going to get 10 different answers. Self-help books only tell you so much. Everybody knows the drill, but when it comes down to it, there's no avoiding the obvious. Insecurity creeps in, you feel let-down and there's a whole lot of pain and sadness inside. Our hearts are no impenetrable fortress' -- it bleeds; and unfortunately, there is no perfect recipe for redemption.
But adversa virtute repello, it is through adversity that we find strength. Strength to face the truth -- that life is sometimes cruel, and the strength to shoulder on and find the answer -- the cure to all that pain. As humans we are sentimental and sensitive, yet we are also adaptable. There is no mountain too high if the will is strong, if the mind is willing, and if the heart is true. In time we will all come to our own conclusions, and we will find our own peace.
And yes, there will be time enough for that; for time heals and protects. It closes the wounds and mends the scars, patiently tending to our sorrows and each day bringing with it a promise of hope. Hope for the present and for the future, to lift our spirits and to bring a smile back to each and every one of us. Gently it guides us along, through the winding paths and rocky roads, to the depths of our souls and back again, so that we are refreshed and replenished, renewed and ready to face the rigours of this world again.
Which is why it is important to not lose ourselves, to not give in to the negative feelings surrounding our soul. Cry if you must, scream if you need to; let your emotions flow so that you may empty out your heart and fill it again with positive things. Be it a mug of hot chocolate, a sticky note of encouragement or the beautiful rainbow over the horizon, be reminded that we are not alone out there, and never will be. There is salvation for those who seek it, come it might like a flash in the dark, or as pristine fairy dust falling from the sky.
And when all is said and done, come back home; for home is where the heart is, and where the heart is, home will be. Amen.~Zhongy~
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Friday 6 November 2009
I wish the world revolved around me, for once.
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