Meditations

Meditations 

Of course life is difficult, it says so in the Bible, it is the fundamental premise of Philosophy and science surmises it as entropy, destruction, chaos! Regardless, you can never give up on yourself. You can't let people's voices drown who you are. The truth about reality is that the world will assign you a role and compartmentalize you if you don't do that for yourself. If you don't know who you are, the world will tell you who you are. It will label you and dilute your essence until you are a carbon copy of everybody else. It is your duty to decide your fate. Never worry about things you can't control. And human beings? Mxm, don't try to change them, these are not linear creatures, they will turn on you if it serves their interests. Why are you worried about what another person thinks about you? Why do you let another person make you emotional? If you don't acknowledge it, it doesn't exist, no hard feelings, let them talk, it serves the persona they have created for themselves. All you have in this world is yourself and how you dedicate your time. Channel your energy in the right avenues that will enable you to have a good life. Truth is subjective, commit to what works for you, you can't be pleasing everybody else. Greatness is a product of your habits, you show up every day, you improve, you give your all to the present, you do what you can, you live truthfully, you are grounded in reality. Guard your heart and monitor your state of mind. Have positive thoughts about yourself and surround yourself in an environment that reinforces that. Negativity is for losers, you are better than that. Surround yourself with people who love you and want the best for you. Go after your dreams, in the process you will stumble, fail, lose weight, cry, be ridiculed, abused, humiliated, labeled a loser but in the end you'll thank yourself, you'll be a stronger human being able to conquer the obstacles in your map of experience. You will be strengthened by your truth, you will be stronger, apathy will cease to exist, you'll have faith in yourself, you'll have confidence in your abilities, you'll be a person of value, you'll be a person of character, you will be fulfilled, you'll be unstoppable. Never be afraid of failure, it's an illusion in any case, the important thing is that you tried. Be patient with yourself, success takes time. Be proud of who you are. You only get one chance at life and you are going to die. Die with honor, having redeemed yourself from the clutches of suffering. Die having given it your all, no regrets and an empty gas tank. Don't be afraid to be different, be eccentric and develop your personality. Don't fool yourself, much of anything outside of yourself you can't control; your wife will leave you, your children will grow up to be entitled and ungrateful brats, your boss doesn't like you all that much and your friends won't invite you to their social gatherings anymore. That's okay, manage yourself and your emotions, handle things that you can control and leave everything else to God. Some people will be assholes, don't judge, try to change or reciprocate that energy, accept them as facts of life like stones and furniture and move on, no hard feelings. Taking things personally is a waste of time, it only hinders you from moving forward, it's like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Let them plan, gossip and concoct things about you, it's not your business - besides you are above that. Love, be kind, be emphatic, help your brother, help your sister, offer a hand, be truthful, have principles, be a blessing in somebody's life, not because it serves your interests but because we are all one. Everything perishes in the hands of time. Thank you God for the gift of life.