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Do not define me and how should I be.
Please refrain from telling me what I ought to do, and what I should say.
No offense, but the box you have for me? I'll never fit.
You can only put up with me if you learn to accept the fact that I will never be someone made by others for me to wear.
I only have myself to flaunt in this lifetime. I might as well 'wear myself' consciously all the time.
Your definition of success and stability are far way different from mine.
I am very sorry to disappoint you over and over again.
You define stability along with tenure and in my case it’s being mobile, going around places, no fixed plan, no fixed time.
I come when needed, and leave when I am not.
Your compass is what other people’s standards are, like ‘what someone your age should be doing and should have accomplished' at this time.
I care less if I am not getting any younger, as we all are moving towards getting older.
I only have my heart as my compass on what I will heed.
I will remain loyal to what it says for it has never failed me so far.
No one is too young to know what her passion is.
It happened that I knew mine at a relatively younger age than many.
You may actually have known your craft long before, but have consciously put a blind eye to it, you brushed it off.
But I would rather bear the criticisms of others than to deal with the most difficult critic to handle – myself.
So, even how difficult things might get in the pursuit of my passion, I will never let go of it.
I wll unceasingly chase all means to better heed my passion, it’s the air I breathe.
You might have compared yourself to me, ending up pitiful of my lot for you have so many things that I don’t.
You have bought all the world’s fanciest. You are enjoying, I suppose. And know that I am sincerely happy for you.
But I do not want you to worry about me as I am truly happy with the life I lead.
I have met countless people in my travels; each close encounter with them brought me to be a better me.
I have seen a much bigger world than what I have thought to myself long before.
Some places I have been are enchanting, some are challenging and some can be heart-breaking.
I must admit that my account in the bank is as good as nothing, no savings at all.
I only live through God’s providence.
To date, my cup has never run out for there had always been people who extend hand along the way.
You must be enjoying the security of a fixed salary, of a long list of benefits and even that of bonuses.
You can be sure that I, too, am enjoying the unexpected help from friends and even from strangers.
I take joy in what they seemingly regard as 'little', it means much to me as most of which - I did not expect to receive.
Fall into a good rest while on your comfortable bed in your concrete house, newly built.
Again, be assured that though I am living like a nomad, I can always find myself hosted by generous and kind people. In places I have been to, there’s always a house that warmly opens for me.
While going through a heavy traffic jam, you might have seen me walking, let me be.
These feet have brought me to places no vehicles can enter, remote areas difficult to imagine or explain.
Let me honor these feet and allow myself to be brought to more places.
If I get tired, I have always the luxury to choose from pedicab, habal-habal, jeepney, bus and if I get really lucky, I’d take a taxi or yet another free ride from you or someone kind.
It seems that we are enjoying the best of both worlds.
And now that I have shared with you that I am totally fine, it is but fitting that you, too, will enjoy to the fullest, to its fullness, the life you have been bestowed of, that one you have defined to live.
I reckon that success and the state of being rich are defined by us, by the kind of priorities we set.
No one can tell us whether we are successful or rich using their own standards for we ought to have our own.
I may be a failure to you or others who have high hopes of me, but should I take that tag, be fully at peace because –
I AM A HAPPY FAILURE.
However, deep within, I know I succeed.
I succeeded far way better than what I have expected myself to deliver.
And most of which, the most influential factor, is not that I am clever and excellent but it is because my backer, up there, has been very consistent in providing me the grace that I need to pull things through.
In my poverty, I see the richness of hearts of people.
In my desire to reach out, I was greatly helped to reach within.
The risks I took made me more confident about myself and in what I can do.
The disappointments, hurts and pains have made me more human and more humane in the long run.
The love, compassion and respect I give are reflected very well by those I meet or work with.
I feel so blessed, and I believe you are, too.
We have found our niche’ and I can only hope that we take every opportunity to be of help to others.
We share our talents, skills and capacities to those who might take benefit from it.
We are where we are now for some best reasons, and though we may have many differences brought by the nature of our engagements and the life we choose to live up, I know we are one in our pursuit of happiness.
If I cry now, forgive me, it is out of pure elation.
Again, we continue defining our own.
Do not define me based on what you have achieved, and I also do not have any right to define you based on who I am today.
People need not heed one calling. Isn’t it silly if we are all the same? Such monotony, surely we cannot bear.
We are different because we are custom-made for something.
We are tailor-made for our missions.
We complement, complete each other.
I have to thank you for the concern, but I am now living a great life with so many twists and believe me when I say, I am enjoying the ride. ^__________^
Tough times? Laugh it off :)a
Please refrain from telling me what I ought to do, and what I should say.
No offense, but the box you have for me? I'll never fit.
You can only put up with me if you learn to accept the fact that I will never be someone made by others for me to wear.
I only have myself to flaunt in this lifetime. I might as well 'wear myself' consciously all the time.
Your definition of success and stability are far way different from mine.
I am very sorry to disappoint you over and over again.
You define stability along with tenure and in my case it’s being mobile, going around places, no fixed plan, no fixed time.
I come when needed, and leave when I am not.
Your compass is what other people’s standards are, like ‘what someone your age should be doing and should have accomplished' at this time.
I care less if I am not getting any younger, as we all are moving towards getting older.
I only have my heart as my compass on what I will heed.
I will remain loyal to what it says for it has never failed me so far.
No one is too young to know what her passion is.
It happened that I knew mine at a relatively younger age than many.
You may actually have known your craft long before, but have consciously put a blind eye to it, you brushed it off.
But I would rather bear the criticisms of others than to deal with the most difficult critic to handle – myself.
So, even how difficult things might get in the pursuit of my passion, I will never let go of it.
I wll unceasingly chase all means to better heed my passion, it’s the air I breathe.
You might have compared yourself to me, ending up pitiful of my lot for you have so many things that I don’t.
You have bought all the world’s fanciest. You are enjoying, I suppose. And know that I am sincerely happy for you.
But I do not want you to worry about me as I am truly happy with the life I lead.
I have met countless people in my travels; each close encounter with them brought me to be a better me.
I have seen a much bigger world than what I have thought to myself long before.
Some places I have been are enchanting, some are challenging and some can be heart-breaking.
I must admit that my account in the bank is as good as nothing, no savings at all.
I only live through God’s providence.
To date, my cup has never run out for there had always been people who extend hand along the way.
You must be enjoying the security of a fixed salary, of a long list of benefits and even that of bonuses.
You can be sure that I, too, am enjoying the unexpected help from friends and even from strangers.
I take joy in what they seemingly regard as 'little', it means much to me as most of which - I did not expect to receive.
Fall into a good rest while on your comfortable bed in your concrete house, newly built.
Again, be assured that though I am living like a nomad, I can always find myself hosted by generous and kind people. In places I have been to, there’s always a house that warmly opens for me.
While going through a heavy traffic jam, you might have seen me walking, let me be.
These feet have brought me to places no vehicles can enter, remote areas difficult to imagine or explain.
Let me honor these feet and allow myself to be brought to more places.
If I get tired, I have always the luxury to choose from pedicab, habal-habal, jeepney, bus and if I get really lucky, I’d take a taxi or yet another free ride from you or someone kind.
It seems that we are enjoying the best of both worlds.
And now that I have shared with you that I am totally fine, it is but fitting that you, too, will enjoy to the fullest, to its fullness, the life you have been bestowed of, that one you have defined to live.
I reckon that success and the state of being rich are defined by us, by the kind of priorities we set.
No one can tell us whether we are successful or rich using their own standards for we ought to have our own.
I may be a failure to you or others who have high hopes of me, but should I take that tag, be fully at peace because –
I AM A HAPPY FAILURE.
However, deep within, I know I succeed.
I succeeded far way better than what I have expected myself to deliver.
And most of which, the most influential factor, is not that I am clever and excellent but it is because my backer, up there, has been very consistent in providing me the grace that I need to pull things through.
In my poverty, I see the richness of hearts of people.
In my desire to reach out, I was greatly helped to reach within.
The risks I took made me more confident about myself and in what I can do.
The disappointments, hurts and pains have made me more human and more humane in the long run.
The love, compassion and respect I give are reflected very well by those I meet or work with.
I feel so blessed, and I believe you are, too.
We have found our niche’ and I can only hope that we take every opportunity to be of help to others.
We share our talents, skills and capacities to those who might take benefit from it.
We are where we are now for some best reasons, and though we may have many differences brought by the nature of our engagements and the life we choose to live up, I know we are one in our pursuit of happiness.
If I cry now, forgive me, it is out of pure elation.
Again, we continue defining our own.
Do not define me based on what you have achieved, and I also do not have any right to define you based on who I am today.
People need not heed one calling. Isn’t it silly if we are all the same? Such monotony, surely we cannot bear.
We are different because we are custom-made for something.
We are tailor-made for our missions.
We complement, complete each other.
I have to thank you for the concern, but I am now living a great life with so many twists and believe me when I say, I am enjoying the ride. ^__________^
Tough times? Laugh it off :)a
