Christine Tjia

Sometimes, I'm perplexed on how someone can be under the 'black cloud' 24/7. Is life really that depressing and complex? I hv always thought life is simple and can be simple, if you choose it to be. Or am I just plain naive?

Isn't it more exhausting to be angry with someone than to forgive? Being down actually takes up more effort and energy than just be happy - that I had learnt the hard way! . Every time after I cried, I just felt like slamming myself to the bed and not move an inch, hehe!

I thank God for life itself every day, even at bad days. This is something I had started out this year and I find it therapeutic. As you prayed, you would find that regardless of how crazy yr problems can be, you realize you still hv a roof abv yr head as well as meals on the table and as a matter of fact, things could hv turned out far worse, eh? (It's a good way to end your day and slumber into a new one, hehe!) Perhaps the problem is there for you to learn how to grow, how to mature, how to be patient, how to be tolerant ... lessons can be endless, if you look deep enough. You were given life, it is your duty to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight. Each stone on our path are meant to be good for us - in one way or another. Start believing in it and you will see life in a better perspective!