相比

无论是谈吐、举止、样貌或身型，我们在外头的一举一动难免不夺他人目光，只因人类天生好奇，也专爱比较身边的人事物。诺是稍有无礼之处，定会感受到别人投来异样的眼光。或许，互相比较是登上高峰的捷径，也是人们夸耀自己辉煌的最佳时机；也许，那只是我们生存的阴影，时时刻刻提防着外来的祸害。殊不知，这一切、一切都是人类所创、人类所犯、人类共拥有的特征与心理，误认为那是唯一在地球上自立的方法。适当的相比无害，可过度的比较却会惹来不相干的苦难；当我们因钱财而弃源，所失去的不单单是身外物，而是内心的荣耀与本性；当我们因人言而弃己弃人，所拥有的将成往事，包括身边的人事物；当我们不停的与他人相比，失去的不仅仅是过去所种下的爱及和谐，也遗弃了自己和至亲。如此的结局果真是人生一大高就吗？

Proofs

A message, a card, a phone call; to deliver the notes in our hearts, to ensure the emotions are shared and to secure the belief we’re holding on. Little words from the bottom of the hearts often put the smiles on our faces, reminding us the memories we once had together, which we choose to treasure it forever by keeping it in our very world, reading it over and over again whenever we feel like it, to assure the taste of sweetness never fades. Kind a familiar, isn’t it? We keep the memories in the forms of cards, messages and journals, a proof to every moment we wish to cherish, a reminder to the happiness we have had, a key to our hearts with all sorts of emotions being stored; at the very end of the day, it is nevertheless an insurance to our insecurity, to our forgetful minds and souls. However, we are easily hurt by words and actions taken, where the proofs would then bring us pain instead of laughter, where we choose to erase such memories from our heads though it is less likely to happen, where we then blame the fate of ours and the people who causes the incident. All and all, it is about the proofs to the smiles lifted on the faces, to the tears rolling down the cheeks and last but not least, to our existence on this planet.

Synonyms

While structuring sentences, we are told to use synonyms instead of the same word over and over again or even replacing one whole sentence with only one word which carries about the same meaning in order to beautify our writing. Certainly, we may make mistakes, be it in essays or daily conversations; however, the effect of the latter sometimes brings greater harm compared to the former one, as words can never be taken back once they are fled from our lips. Though we often say, “I take back what I’ve said,” it is still a fact that can never be erased, for it may remains in the memories of others, forgive but never forget. Error in transferring data and messages often occurs during communication with the wrong synonyms being used, which then causes argument, loss of trust or even chaos for the worst. How to minimize the harm of such mistakes may bring us really? Frankly, there are not many solutions other than us being extra careful of what we are to speak, especially when we are the messengers; it is pretty hard if you ask me, as we alone might not be able to make this works, not to mention we may even fail to control ourselves when we are overwhelmed by our emotions, which then use the wrong synonyms and followed by the consequences it causes. 

Planning

How often do we plan in life? Do we plan everything or perhaps most of it? How much can we plan? How far can we go with such planning? We never know. Certainly, it might not be easy to plan a perfect function, a perfect day or even a perfect life, as a great deal of skills are needed for such perfection, as we must first foresee the destiny of ours, as the preparation shall be done in order to face the upcoming obstacles and attacks. When it comes to planning, we are required to prepare a backup just in case, to minimize the possibility of the plan going off track, to face the worst, both mentally and physically. Perhaps some may ask, “How bad can it be?” Not so bad of course, only costs us our future or even the others’ at worst, depending on each individual’s definitions. We don’t usually plan the schedules when it comes to widening the social circles of ours, though some may apply the opposite in the current days in order to gain themselves interest and benefits all the way to the top. Actually, what is the purpose of planning? Perhaps it is to ensure our lives? Or maybe it is for the sake of doing so? Whichever or whatever it is, it varies from one to another, with our very own stories to tell.

The Funniest

Whenever we’re watching real life comedy, we tend to laugh out loud, to the point of having stomachache and sore cheeks, though it is an unfortunate event that has taken place, the typical saying of happiness being built on other people’s sorrows. On the other hand, we prone to remember better the incidents that we actually been through or perhaps the stories we’ve heard, especially the funny ones; where we often define them as the funniest. We laugh when a poop falls right from the sky onto a cone while the man eating it, we laugh when a mother asks the son same question over and other again as she can hardly remember the things she has said and we laugh when a kid falls into the toilet bowl by accident; scenes in the movies which always bring laughter to all who present in the cinema, be it the incident which is less likely to occur or those which often takes place in certain household. Seriously, what is the cause to such attitude? That we laugh when we are not supposed to? Perhaps it is our nature that we find things funny without realizing how painful it can be, that such events are the source of laughter as they are not part of the imagination but for real, that we are just easily influenced by the emotions of others; and I am one of them. 

Puppets

Personally choose to share experiences and stories instead of burdens, which then complained by a friend, that she feels outdated. Times where anger overwhelms the mind, thus having tons of words to be said, which then being held back so that the probability of offending a person is lower, as the chaos we have already caused is more than enough. It is an attitude which may not be so applicable in the eyes of many, at least to some particular groups, where they think a person should let the words out despite the fact that he is pissed; regardless the content and that understanding will be built thereafter. Sometimes wonder, are we the ones who responsible on what we are to do and to speak? Or it is our emotions instead? Either one, the effect is significant enough to bring us to the top or even, breaking the trust between two. Very often, we use the term ‘puppet’ whenever one is controlled by the other; in this case, are we one of those puppets to our emotions? Or perhaps to our actions and words spoken? Or even to ourselves? Anyhow, the responsibility is there, the choice is there and when we decided on one, we are automatically responsible on what we are to take and to face; as we are the puppets to our decisions, the words to be said and the actions to be taken, we are the puppets to ourselves.

Theme of Life

Most functions have their own themes, with different or perhaps the same originalities, ideas and purposes. Certainly, same goes to our lives. Like many others, theme is flexible enough to be changed from time to time, be it on purpose or the other way round. From a ball to cell phone monitor screen, theme is determined by the people in charged; discuss together as one maybe, a person has all say maybe. Anyhow, the theme tells us the main idea of one particular function; generally or specifically. What about us? Do we have the theme of our lives? Do we know the theme of our lives, of our roles? There are times where we are the ones who decide our own theme of life, with the influences from incidents taken place, we ourselves and the people around us, be they the one we love or the passersby. When we are wondering who we were, who we are and who we will be, we are figuring the path to our definition of truth; when we are trying hard to find out the purpose of our lives, the theme to our journey down the road, the role we are playing in all intersection of memories, we are leaving ourselves in the heads of others, of what we have said, what we have done and what we have heard.