Carpe diem!

‘To love and be loved in return’ seems to be an overrated phrase. My constant pursuit for that euphoric feeling of being in love fails to live on. However, it never stops me from dreaming, that one day God will allow someone to be with me for the rest of my life. I am sure by now God must have been tired of my deliberate pleas. Above anybody else, He’s been a patient ear to sound upon, thus my faith in Him never fails. For every heartache, diffidence and sorrow, a corresponding bliss and contentment await my tomorrow. Neither of us wants to be alone and carry the weight of resentment because we fail to do what we perceived could have been best for us. Most often, we complain why things don’t operate the way we want, taking the opposite side of the puzzle. Sarcastically entertaining the thought that I am doomed to be alone. Such impediment hinders the very essence of my being, the hopeless romantic side of me. That one day, someone will just slip into my life and fill the vacuum in my heart. I was once a child, full of hopes and dreams. At the very young age, delirious and naïve yet I had been entertaining the thoughts of falling in love. It was then when falling out of loving was never an option. As we embrace life in all its complexities we come to myriad realizations. The pursuit of happiness is infinite. Happiness is relative. Contentment is the key. We constantly seek happiness as we have endless wants to fulfill. We deflect from the real path of achieving happiness because of our endless desire for worldly things. Hence, we are never content with what we already have and often neglect the simple delight we could possibly have in living a plain and simple life. Refraining from wanting the moon and the stars does not necessarily mean we stop dreaming and neglect Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. We simply spare ourselves from our voracious desire for great things which only leaves us weary and frustrated. Such a waste especially when we exerted so much effort and time only to fail. Why don’t we try to divert our erratic penchant for grand things to simplicity? Simplicity is beauty; less is more as the famous adage goes.  There’s nothing wrong with being ambitious, setting goals and standards, defying norms just to reach the zenith and being overly competitive. However, the question is how far are you willing to go in order to satisfy your wants and be contented? I have known people who seem to have almost everything- all the luxuries that you can imagine. However, they themselves acknowledge the fact that we can’t have the best of everything. As things around us get more complex we tend to become ignorant. We are too consumed with everything around us that we lack the appreciation of simple things- the presence of our family and friends, the mere fact that we are alive and each day is a blessing that we are able to breathe and realize that after all, God is good. At the end of the day, ask yourself, what really matters most to you? For me, the chance to love and be loved in return is the best thing that could possible make me happy and content. I do desire for grand things- lots of clothes, shoes, jewelries and bags, to acquire the latest gadgets and gizmos, to drive a Porsche car and the chance to circle the world; but then these tangible things can never love me back. It is never too late to change our mindset and to re-examine ourselves. Try to live one day at a time guided by our past, focusing on the present and dreaming of the future. But for now, I choose to live my life hoping that there’s nothing I will ever regret in the future. Enjoying everything that life has to offer while I still have the chance.       Carpe diem!