be thankful adrian...

was daydreaming at the table while studying for 474 quiz this morning...thought about my single-ness situation(again)...and i was looking here looking there...see my toys...see my radio...then saw my "desiderata" board...

reading through it again made me realise..."clouded your thoughts are...hmm?"

i guess i always tend to get so tunnel-visioned easily when i feel discouraged...i forget the fact that there are MANY other things in my life which i should be thankful for... and instead i brood on about what i don't have and can't do and stuff...

it's like one of those things which i always hear my mum say to my dad when they are chatting about their work..."nobody gives a fuck when you have been doing good for so long...and when you make one single mistake...they screw you like nobody's business...and nobody gives a shit for all the good performances you have given in the past..."

so i guess same thing here...i should bloody stop my whining, sighing and all the what nots about not getting my bgr application approved and INSTEAD be thankful of ALL the nice things adrian has already been blessed with all this while...my family...the great friends i have...my toys...my studies and all the little little things that has brought me to where i am today...

Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.