I remember back then I was in Form 5, the time when SPM is around the corner. I would say that period of time is when I feel like I hit the lowest of my life. Studies are hard to cope with, relationship issues came along to give me more problems, some issues among friends weren't doing any good to the whole situation. It's just as if the world had just went upside down.
I was really annoyed, unhappy of all the obstacles I have to go through alone, irritated by the "failure" of myself. I didn't know who to tell about all of my sorrows and difficulties, I remember crying through nights in my bed thinking of what could I do with my life. Why me? What's the use of me living on since I'm doing no good in anything?
If you would say life is a roller coaster, full of ups and downs, twists and turns, maybe that stage of my life is when I was thrown through a loop, clinging on my dear life.
I thought I wouldn't be able to pass through this stage of life, I simply can’t think of any possible ways. However, there’s this one day that exist to change my entire perspective of life.
I remember I was playing piano in my piano class and I was frustrated not being able to hit the right key at the right beat time after numerous trials, it was simply just too difficult for me. I went on repeating that same part and you could clearly see my annoyance increase as that piece was supposed to be pure happiness but it went to a whole lot of unharmonious keys.
My piano teacher saw my dissatisfaction and I think she could tell that I wasn't having a good time lately. She stopped me from continuing because she and I know that nothing would work with this mood I'm having.
She popped out a question:
"What's the meaning of life?"
I must have looked really confuse because she went on asking me again. "Why do you think you existed on earth?"
That question hit me hard. Of all these years living on earth, I simply couldn't answer this question, a simple yet complicated one. Of course different people has different perspective on this answer, maybe some would say "to sleep and eat and wait till the day of death to come", but most of us would just shrug and say we simply don't know.
That was when she answered, "The meaning of life is to be a blessing to others".
Why would I never thought of that? Okay, maybe some of you might not agree to this or has a better answer to this question but by far this is the most satisfied answer I get of this question. I realized how I should stop complaining and take a look and look at those wonderful things around me. I should realize that I still have my family, my backbone of my life supporting me always. I should know that whatever I do, where ever I go, God is always there for me. I'm too blessed to bless.
I would say us humans on earth should really do something to those in needs, to help make this world a better place. Nothing should really stop us from lending others a hand because you might never know how much he needs it and how it could change his life. Maybe some day we would need help from others too, remember "no man is an island", we have to interact with each other and help each other.
She popped out a question:
"What's the meaning of life?"
I must have looked really confuse because she went on asking me again. "Why do you think you existed on earth?"
That question hit me hard. Of all these years living on earth, I simply couldn't answer this question, a simple yet complicated one. Of course different people has different perspective on this answer, maybe some would say "to sleep and eat and wait till the day of death to come", but most of us would just shrug and say we simply don't know.
That was when she answered, "The meaning of life is to be a blessing to others".
Why would I never thought of that? Okay, maybe some of you might not agree to this or has a better answer to this question but by far this is the most satisfied answer I get of this question. I realized how I should stop complaining and take a look and look at those wonderful things around me. I should realize that I still have my family, my backbone of my life supporting me always. I should know that whatever I do, where ever I go, God is always there for me. I'm too blessed to bless.
I would say us humans on earth should really do something to those in needs, to help make this world a better place. Nothing should really stop us from lending others a hand because you might never know how much he needs it and how it could change his life. Maybe some day we would need help from others too, remember "no man is an island", we have to interact with each other and help each other.
Yes, humans are selfish at times but I would take that as us haven't coming to realization. We could see transformations of many soon-to-be-parents turning over a new leaf to be better human beings and to give in so much love and passion to their child. We can also see how some of the rich man out there being so charitable to the society after they had tasted the taste of pain when they were once poor. Some of us just have to experience it by our own only can we understand how it would be in other's shoe, to be able to feel bad for them and reach out for them.
As the saying goes "It is more blessed to give than to receive", why don't we start today to bring an impact to others life and to be a blessing to others.