The Big Things In Life

Here's the thing. I think I've definitely underestimated things in a lot of ways.

Things I didn't think I could do before, but I can now. I've underestimated my own capabilities & strength. I thought I'm an ordinary person, doing ordinary things, in an ordinary life. But now I know that I must've been extraordinary at some point of my life. (I hear 'ya say "Self praise is no praise"?) Haha. But well, a little ego boost is good every now and then. Here's my benchmarking - I'd sometimes do an odd check thinking to myself, "If I were to die someday, what kind of marks/footprints/memories would I have left to the people around me?" and if I'd feel comfortable with the answer, then I'd guess it's a good sign.

I've also underestimated the power of time. How when people say "Time will tell", "Time will heal" or that "Time is the best medicine". Now I know. Embarking on a time machine, and see myself sail through challenges & develop in between different stages of life - now that's cool.

Now, destiny. What can I say about fate, about destiny? I wouldn't think I've actually challenged and underestimated fate or destiny at any point throughout my entire 25 years of life (yes I know, 25 is not too big a number to be talking about things like that). Some people choose to think they control their own fate, that destiny is non-existent. I choose to think it's a half-half kind of thing. Your destiny's probably already written in a way, but you can choose how you handle things when they do happen, so it's not fated that you should despair (the controllable) when you lose something (the uncontrollable).

Wealth. When I was younger, I'd always strongly believe, emotional wealth is of far greater importance than financial wealth. Now that I've grown, I would have to say my thoughts have changed a little. I still strongly believe in the phrase that "Money can't buy you happiness", but I do know now that in the realistic world that everyone is faced with now, I have to now change the latter to "Money can't buy you happiness, but it definitely can buy you a lot of things okay, don't play-play". But there's still a vague line of striking balance between the two, though. That's why there are people who do get carried away and choose to go the materialistic way.

Alright then, that's enough reflection and thoughts for the day.
I'm having an off-day tomorrow, yippie! It's about time I have a break.
Have a great weekeend!

By the way, here's a song that I haven't heard for a long, long, long time. It was one of the songs in the soundtrack of Ally McBeal, the series. I've almost forgotten how I used to love this song. This is by Vonda Shepard - "Neighbourhood". Trust me, she's got a lot of very nice songs, should check it out! Couldn't find the offial MV, but enjoy this song!