awakening
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
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everything happens for a reason. sometimes we don' t understand certain circumstances in our lives but nevertheless, we have to face them. you just have to suck it all in and hope... hope against all hope..
but..
i guess you learn also, that, as much as you'd want to believe in the ideal.. in the perceived as "unreal" by others....
as much as you'd want to hold fast to such lofty and optimistic views of certain aspects of life..
sometimes reality hits you right smack in the face..
and makes you think twice.
so one simply wonders
is it true then?
or was everything one ever believed in all a lie? a petty joke?
however one thinks it over and
concludes that ideals, may or may not always be achieved
but
one CAN and MAY chart one's course,
one's life by them
what's the harm in that?
disappointment..?.. failure..?
who cares, right?....
as long as you fight the good fight..
and never surrender to the darkness of the night.
sometimes
one needs to let go of the former self
of the self that had been protected for so long
and awaken in the more cruel and enchanting world
of reality
and finally face it
head on
as the person you are...
as the person you were meant to be.
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"Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone. And do not be troubled about the future, for it has yet to come.
Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering."
"Because its only when your tested that you truly discover who you are. And its only when your tested that you discover who you can be. The person you wanna be exists, Somewhere on the other side of hard work, faith and belief, and beyond
the heartache and fear of what lies ahead."
5 comments:
hmm...for some reason, i have a feeling that you've become very, very pensive in this post...parang may lubhang bumabagabag sa iyong diwa't isipan (naks ;)
hehe.. well, you hit the bull's eye. may bumabagabag nga... but, just make your imagination fly. hahaha... and pray for the people i love na lng. :)
thanks :D
whatever reason you might have had while u wrote this, i say, THANK YOU. you have expressed very eloquently and similarly the things i wish to express but for some reasons, very weird unknown reasons, cannot... i grasped it in one sitting. parang paulo coelho effect. =) =)
goodluck to you dear. have a good week ahead in school! :)
you're very inspiring ivy!!! that you should know. :-)
aww.. hey there, mayce. wow... you actually compared me with paulo coelho. hahaha;p ibang level na pala ang blog ko! chika ;p
no problem, dear. whatever it is that you're going through as well (why is it that i always happen to have other friends with similar life situation?.. hrmmmm....) i just pray that you eventually find peace. i cant say that i have had that luxury but.. well, there was a certain moment of peace that lingered in knowing the cruel but amazingly relaxing TRUTH.
c'est la vie. :)
you take care, maycee :D
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