Purpose

We always complain about time, about what we have and we don’t have, and we complain about our lives. We always question, why is this happening to me? Or why am I not like them? Why is my life like this? We ask these questions most of our entire lifetime and at some point, we will never get to know the answer. 

Of course we all want to be happy. Easier said than done, with all the negativities and trials we have, with all the experiences we’ve gone through and those to come, being happy could be such an undertaking. I could not say that that is the sole purpose in our lives, but the least it is what I know. Even serving God is also part of being happy right?

How do we know we’ve reached the pinnacle in our lives? We will know it by the moment it happens to us, but it doesn’t stop there. Learn to anticipate that there are always something greater to come; Greater trials and greater rewards, in different forms. Because life doesn’t just stop at that point in your life, life will end the moment you stop living.

I believe I’ve reached a lot of pinnacles in my life so far, and I’m not stopping especially now that I’ve seen my progress and the things that I’ve learned for the past 21 years of my life. I’ve learned that for every great pain you have, there is always happiness of same intensity to equal that pain. I’ve learned that mistakes aren’t always mistakes. I’ve learned that mishaps aren’t always misfortunes; it could be a blessing in disguise. Failures aren’t always failures; some in some way or another you are a winner if you learn to accept that you have failed. Life is an oxymoron on general terms. It doesn’t need to be explained to be understood. It is something that you will know by heart.

Have I found my happiness? I’d say yes I have and it has been with me in various forms that I didn’t even know yet. My happiness came in different times, different moments and in forms I wasn’t able to understand during that time. It happened when I learned to say No—and I learned how to free myself. I found it when I let myself fall and fail, because with that I learned my capacities and understood myself better of what I can do, and how to limit myself. I found it when I first shed my tear, how wonderful it is to be comforted by someone who truly cared. I found it not when I first fell in love but when I first broke my heart, because after that I met someone who loved me enough that it mended my broken heart and taught me not to be afraid to fall in love again.  I found my happiness when I accepted the fact that I cannot be together with the person I loved the most, at least I felt how it is to be loved at a great extent. That there is someone who gave everything he could and did not ask for anything in return. That there is someone out there, who went beyond the limits and for me to be able to reciprocate those deeds, was satisfying enough. The fact that I know I am loved, I couldn’t ask for anything more.

Why is this happening to me? Why am I so unfortunate? Why is my life like this? --I do not ask these questions anymore. My life is not perfect, in fact it is not too well right now but I have stopped asking questions. I don’t know how to put it into words but I have found the answers to questions I have been asking myself all my life. I could say that at this point of my life, I am finally content and I want to go on living. I’ve found my happiness and it doesn’t make me say I am ready to die now. It makes me say—that I don’t want to die now; I want to live. Because after I’ve found this happiness I’ve realized that life is so beautiful and to continue living is so wonderful.

To all, do not be saddened by unfortunate events. Always remember that everything is temporary and equilibrium exists. For every great sadness and pain, there should be great happiness to equal that pain. Never find something that you will be ready to die for—it is pointless. Find something that you will live for; life will be more meaningful when you’ve found that purpose.

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