... life as it is ...

...life is a journey ...not a destination. Only we, ourselves,  have the map...

Life has many disappointments for all of us ... death, illnesses, betrayals, tragedies, and feelings of worthlessness and despair.  Sometimes life can seem so very grim, and so many times we tend to wallow in pools of self-pity. 

I believe that our time here on earth gives us the opportunity to grow spiritually.  We can experience much personal growth because of all the suffering, worries, and difficulties we have to go through during our mortal lives.  It is God's way of fine-tuning us so we become more compassionate, more caring, more loving, and more aware of others' pain.  After all, how could we ever dry the tears of others if we had never cried ourselves? 

We all find ourselves in the valley of despair sometimes.  It may sometimes seem that we are forever worrying, learning lessons, suffering pain, and facing challenges.  But we must try to remember that the fertilizer that helps us "grow" is in those valleys, not on the mountain tops. During the times that we feel scared and confused, we will always end up wiser and we will grow more from the experiences.  We will understand more about people and life, become more sensitive, and we'll be able to enjoy life more after we go through the hard times. We have to experience sadness so that we may better measure joy.  Life has a way of balancing the sorrow with the joy, the disappointments with the hope, and the emptiness with the meaning. 

Life - living - Its about making choice/s. We chose to be happy...we chose to be sad. Consequently, life is full of

ups and downs. But without the downs, how will we ever comprehend what up is?

p/s   simply love this song and this is the second time i'm posting this.