Personalization

Every now and then, different ideas and desires are presented; from what we want to how we want it to be. Creation always first started off with a question or perhaps a request and need, where the following generations will then proceed with the alternation; to improve, to customize and to personalize further. With us the individuals having different perspectives and ideas of beauty, the world is colourful, whereby it also means more arguments, requests and desires, as there is no item or even a lively being can satisfy the requirements and needs of all; not even the personalized properties. An object is customized according to the preference of customers, but how customize it can be? During the working days to produce labels, one of the most frequent questions being asked was, “Can I have only this picture and not the rest?” and the answer is no. Not truly customize after all, is it? There are the restriction in personalizing our properties and lifestyle; however, when we are given the full authority to proceed with the so called personalization, we would somehow feel reluctant to do so, for it is more complicated than we think it is and that our attitude towards troublesome is personalized or perhaps, globalised.

Death

Deaths are everywhere, taking place whenever we are not aware of. When it comes to a point in life, we may be wondering why the number of such depressing incidents is greatly increased around us, questioning the one who we believe is in charged of the matter why us and the people we care; but never did we know, we are not the only ones who are trying to overcome such painful experiences, for there are many more similar events happening around the world, to the people we may or may not know of. When we are way younger, we have no idea what death means and very often we wonder why people cry, those are the time where we are not familiar with the word sorrow; coming to our current age, we start receiving news revolving around the people we care for, where we can do nothing else other than being by their sides, saying words which can hardly calm their hearts and souls, for we know only the time can ease their painful memories. As we move down the journey of life, we face more challenges, newborns and deaths, where each leaves its footsteps in our very souls, telling us about the world we are living in and that we have lived.

Numbering

Our days are numbered in a way, with or without us knowing exactly how many. Personally, an incident takes place as it is destined to be, where nothing can be done to prevent it from happening, where no changes will be made thereafter; be it the unwanted event or desired. Numbering is used to represent numbers, for reference purposes and many more, which we have been applying in daily life. We are told to live our lives to the fullest; like there is no tomorrow and so we shall have no regrets when a sudden death strikes us. Express our feelings to the people we love, apologize before it is too late and fulfill our dreams while we can. In many cases, most choose not to say a word regarding unwanted incidents, where there is this conception that everything will soon be over if we just leave it aside, where numbering is not used on counting down to sorrows but happiness. Funny thing it is, that we decided not to number our lives though we know it is already numbered from the very beginning; that we are supposed to be reminded every now and then regarding our limited days on Earth when we somehow refuse to remember. Such irony, isn’t it?

Self-Esteem

Very often, we hear people saying they have no confidence in themselves due to low self-esteem and always, they feel useless for not able to aid the people they love when help is needed most. Seriously, how often do we come up with solutions regarding the problems of others’? As we all know, the only way to help people is them helping us to help them in return. Indeed, motivation and support are needed for one to stay strong and overcome the obstacles; however, if that particular person not willing to open up, to face the truth and to pull himself out from the mess, all the helping hands mean nothing, nothing at all. When we feel awful for only able to be by their sides during the worst and nothing else we can do in order to help them, think again, that’s the best we can do and certainly the best comfort which can be brought into a person’s life. Why feel bad when we have already tried and gave our best? Why feel useless when we help the people around just by staying with them? An aid comes in any form, be it spiritually, physically and materialistically. So why complain? Never ever use the name of low self-esteem when we are the ones who not satisfied with the help given because it is unfair; to the phrase, to the people we love and to us.

Hurt & Being Hurt

Disappointment, regret and guilty; whenever we hurt someone else, whenever we see the people we love being hurt, especially when we are the one who hurt the others. Also, when we fail ourselves and the people we care for, when we do not achieve their expectation, when we are not as good as we think we are. Always, we tend to hurt the feelings of others, with or without us realizing it and always, we tend to get hurt over the most insignificant word one has said. We go overboard, we overreact and we not willing to let go just like that. Is it our attitude by nature of not forgiving the others easily and the actions taken by us or the rest of the world? That the past is still haunting us and the memories, hence causing us not able to open up, even to the dearest? When we know damage has been done, we not necessary take actions in order to fix things up, for we may not know how and what to do, not forgetting that we like to put things aside, waiting for the day where it automatically goes back to the good old days; even if we do know what can be done, we might not have the courage to fulfill our duty, in the sense of putting the pieces back together. Perhaps this is just the way it is, where we need a gentle reminder on what we are dealing and how we are suppose to handle it, where we sometimes forget our capability and strength, where we tend to keep it in mind that we have failed the others and us; or maybe, we need more than just a reminder about the fact that we have hurt the people we love and sometimes, we ourselves.

闯关

自制力强者万事俱备，弱者则无能为力；并非无药可救，而是靠个人毅力。走过风风雨雨，看过上千万事物，咱们人类仍生存着，凭各自的强与力发掘新天地、新世纪。一不如十，十不如万；单凭自己，所获取的不如十人同心协力打造的天空，而当十人的力量碰上万人互助时，既是得晓不自量力的一刻。凡事靠自己，却需要他人从旁协助，只因我们也有怠惰的时候，只因我们也是凡人一名，只因他人对自己而言有固定的影响力。何时苦、何时难？何时福、何时喜？人间有越帮越忙的典故，也有雪中送炭的事故； 是人是鬼、是敌是友、是难是福皆有故，并非故事，而是缘故。船到桥头自然直，我们一路走来遇见贵人好、土匪也好，自有它的典中故。因果循环，领悟万物； 单独上阵，有友相伴或无人作伴，届时毅力与能耐都得附上重任，以得闯关。

Chameleon

Emotions are contagious and influential; where many may be overwhelmed if they fail to overcome such spontaneous arise in mental state. When one is laughing, the rest tends to follow; when one is sobbing, the others try to stop their tears from overflowing. It is like a circle, a process and a must in life, whereby we shouldn't be laughing when people are sad, that we try to put on a smile when the others are too, that we should feel what the others are feeling, to not be the spoiler of one particular occasion. There are times where we wonder why the people around fail to feel what we felt, why they insist on us understanding them instead of them understanding us and why us who obey the cycle, not the others. Personally, many have been applying the concept of respecting the people around us, the ones we love and care for; be they smiling or crying, we keep them as company, in a way such that they are not alone, that they know there are those who will stick to them to the very end; emotionally or spiritually. Thus, we automatically feel sad when the others are too, changing our emotions according to situations; a chameleon perhaps, changing its colour, to be part of the surroundings and us trying to be part of ours.