Just Being Human

JUST BEING HUMAN

by

Stanley Tan Co

    Humanity…..well this is what we really are and it makes us more special just by being human itself. Some people may think that being human is a privilege while others considers it a curse. But whatever people may think, a “human being” is God’s most precious creation, as it was said that we were created out of the creator’s own image. For me I hate to disagree with that. I’m not an “atheist” so sorry Darwin whoever you are. This is not only about what is humanity but what every human individual wants and how to live his/her “Life” dealing with a lot of obstacles as we go on with our lives.

    “I’m only human, we were born to make mistakes”. As some people always says although its true being human doesn’t mean that we are completely “Perfect” but the good thing about us is that we tend to pick ourselves up or with the help of another person, we can remain strong or weak depending on how we deal with certain situations that affects us in the process. Maybe because of our naturally born imperfections gives us more meaning of our mere existence.

    We have to stop blaming ourselves and saying we’re only human as a scapegoat looking for unending reasons just to accept failure. We can be weak but at the same time strong depending on how you accept the fact that there is still a chance for “Change” if Change is necessary for you to be successful and be contented for what you already have. I think maybe its just human nature to be greedy but we don’t have to stick with that idea forever because it would be pointless if we did. A sense of self appreciation may help lift you up a bit, that’s what I’ve been doing. Sometimes in the midst of working late or just finishing some deadline, it really helps that after you’ve finished and acknowledging that…hey… I did it…I finished it…appreciating for yourself that you’ve just accomplished something tends to exude a feeling of self appreciation which can be positively healthy by the way.

      For some people, just being human is already rewarding enough for we can feel Love, Hatred, Happiness, Sadness, Anger, Compassion for others and a whole lot of things that makes us so different from all of God’s creations. And on top of all that is maybe we have the Heart and the Spirit within us that makes us Special, would you agree??? When a person gets frustrated by you, and tells you to get a Life!!! Does he mean that you go out and seek a job and work for a living or what he’s really trying to say is don’t waste your time and life and because you are special for being human as you are, you have to go out there and make things happen for you and not to wait for things to happen by itself.

      We have to be contended for what we have and make good use of it instead of wasting time doing nothing, but when you really want more from what you already have then its possibly best for a person to work and strive for it. I didn’t say that we should be contented and just sit there and do nothing, that’s not what I meant. Improving oneself or ones way of Life is not being greedy, so don’t get me wrong. I’m just emphasizing my point that as human as we are “Improvement” is one of our best character yet. When a person has accomplished something, gets promoted or for the simple reason that got what he desired…and still strives higher until he’s contented then stops…..well there you have it, the ending point is still “Self Contentment”.

      When someone asks you, what kind of Life do really want??? Some people would answer whatever that makes me happy, that’s the “Life” I want to live. I’d say we can “choose to be happy or choose to be sad”. Its our choice what kind of Life are we’re gonna live but the question is still, how can we accomplish that??? Its easier said than done but we still have to to make a choice first before we step on the pedal. So after making a decision, we must move on to strive for what we want.

      A person must take action that can help him get what he wants but in the end…sometimes he fails, maybe because he’s going the wrong way and was just wasting time and effort. So the best thing to do is carefully think about and plan what you’re gonna do first before jumping on the saddle. Take your time and don’t rush things too much but not too slow either, if you know what I mean.

Life

LIFE

BY

Stanley Tan Co (Danilo Estevez)

       Sometimes when we’re in silence , a lot of things goes through our minds, whether its memories of the past or things an individual plans to do with his/her LIFE…..LIFE,  yes that’s probably it!  We may reminisce the things we’ve done in the Past and to learn from them as we try either to correct ourselves or not from what we’ve learned as we go through this temporary journey may I say we call LIFE.

 

       Different folks different strokes as the saying goes which is absolutely right. Everyone has his own Life to run and the big question is HOW??? Is the saying “learning from one’s mistakes” apply to the process of Life. Well maybe so…and people from all walks of Life has their own share of Life’s mystery. Is Life really that complex? For some people…yes, maybe that’s why I’m writing this.

 

       As we go along through this, we may learn from the experiences we’ve had whether its happy or sad. Important thing is we have to correct ourselves from the mistakes that we’ve done although some people may not agree, I still think that it’s the right thing to do in order for us to have HOPE. HOPE…..hmmmmm well that’s another thing. This four letter word we call Hope, plays quite a big role in this journey. Whether you’re Rich or Poor everyone is hoping for something to materialize in their lives depending on their personal needs or DREAMS. DREAMS aha!!! Now there’s another word for you. Everybody that goes through the process of Life dreamt of becoming someone or having something, reaching out for a certain GOAL. GOALS, uhhhm…could this be it? What’s all the fuss about anyway, sometimes we asked ourselves.  

   Some Goals may be hard or easy to attain but one thing is for sure, everybody has it. Even the street beggars has a Goal to where the hell is the next meal coming in, or the richest of the richest also has a Goal on when is the next company he’s going to take over. Did you get my point? Maybe having a specific Goal because of our individual Dreams makes us hopeful to go through this journey I can now affirmly call Life. But then again…is there a certain PURPOSE for all of this? Here we go again…another word that might just be the real thing. Could it be that having to know the Purpose may help us go through all of Life’s complexity? Now that is the question we have to ask ourselves first before going through all of this, right? As we go along maybe we could learn something from this search for the TRUTH about Life. Yes that’s right…the TRUTH…if I can recall correctly, the word TRUTH was said several times in the Bible. Could there be a connection or just mere coincidence? For some people it doesn’t matter but for some it does. The Truth of the matter is still in question here as we go back to the question How??? I hope that by reading this we could learn and agree on how or what is the real Truth behind the Purpose of our individual existence in this World and learn to find the Answers we are looking for.