circlous monkeys
Saturday, November 24, 2007
I can hear the raindrops falling outside. Or is it just a figment of my all-too creative imagination? Perhaps. But it doesn't matter, not really. Not when we are free to imagine things that we would like to see in this crazy world. For example, peace, justice, honour, just to name a few. Who wouldn't desire more of these traits and values being lived out, being practiced around the world? Especially when it seems so difficult to discover even a fragment of the above-mentioned values in day to day situations. Another day, another murder, another robbery, another dishonest act. Depressing isn't it? But truly, nothing in this world can or ever will be perfect. Circumstances, the environment and people will never stop changing. Indeed, the only constant in life is CHANGE itself. Instead of complaining and then retreating into our own shells, then expecting the situations to change for the better, to be more convienient for us, why not adjust and adapt to the circumstances itself? Most of the time, it is us who need to change, since the notion of the circumstance changing to suit our preferences is usually out of the question. To thrive in any circumstance, to be independent of our circumstance and not be victimised by them, we need to develop the ability to adjust in all situations, good or bad. But this doesn't mean we compromise on our values, our stands on various key issues on our life, just to adapt. We still need to stand by our convictions, firmly rooted to our beliefs. And in the process of doing so, we never stop doing our best to influence others in a good way. Adjust our mindsets, our attitudes, in a way that is beneficial to society and the world at large. =)