In life, we need certain goals, philosophies, values etc.
These life necessities have already been inculcated into us once we were in Primary school. In my case, my primary school had this motto of WISE which stands for
W-Well balanced
I-Innovative
S-Socially Responsible
E-Enterprising Learner
When the school starts 'brain-washing' us into such values, I actually felt it was useless and purely for impressing parents in order to persuade them to send their children into my school. However, that was the young and dumb me. Now, I see the importance of values and philosophies.
I am no one to preach about life. I am merely a 13 year old foolish mortal. However, setbacks and successes in life have made me learned a lot. And most of the times, lessons I learnt were learnt the hard way. But, after learning it the hard way, I reflect and I learn. Here a a few philosophies of mine...
1. I need MORE
These life necessities have already been inculcated into us once we were in Primary school. In my case, my primary school had this motto of WISE which stands for
W-Well balanced
I-Innovative
S-Socially Responsible
E-Enterprising Learner
When the school starts 'brain-washing' us into such values, I actually felt it was useless and purely for impressing parents in order to persuade them to send their children into my school. However, that was the young and dumb me. Now, I see the importance of values and philosophies.
I am no one to preach about life. I am merely a 13 year old foolish mortal. However, setbacks and successes in life have made me learned a lot. And most of the times, lessons I learnt were learnt the hard way. But, after learning it the hard way, I reflect and I learn. Here a a few philosophies of mine...
1. I need MORE
That was a shortened version of the fabulous song "I want it all". Well, some of you might say,
"Tsk. Greedy pig"
Well, au contraire. The endless pursuit of fame, academic excellence, money is what we live for. We do not live just to be contented with what we have. We live to strive for more. If you are capable of attaining more? Why not? More is what defines current society standards. Is a "The Fame" CD enough? NO, we need MORE. Is a condominium enough? NO, we need MORE.
Certainly, such behaviour brings about 1 of the sevenly deadly sins, greed. But, that's life isn't it? Life isn't fair. We must always strive to be superior, to be the elite and not lose out to others for fear of being eliminated.
2. Optimism
Evidently, I'm a very "half-full" person. I am never a pessimist, albeit being a little cynical once in a while but still, my optimism comes from certain sources...
1. My friends
Definitely in life, you will learn not to trust anybody but I have 3 I can trust and THANK YOU!!!
2. Songs
Songs are my huge source of encouragement and motivation. I feel tired, "Love Game" comes on. I feel euphoric, "Just Dance" plays. I feel disheartened, "Don't give up" comes on. By the way, DON'T GIVE UP IS A GREAT SONG. It was sung by The Midway State, featuring lady Gaga. Lady Gaga's part was awesome but can't say the same about TMS but still, back to the topic.
So, that's about it :)
What's your philosophy on life?
Of course, having more is definitely a good thing, but sometimes we must consider what we exactly do to get more? Is it ethical, does it compromise your morals (take fashion divas, for example), does it hurt anybody in your ruthless pursuit for more?
ReplyDeleteSo basically, my philosiphy on life is just to live life to the fullest, while we still have it. (:
Ryan.
Ahhh.
ReplyDeleteWise words indeed Ryan. Certainly, while striving for more, we should also consider those we affect
:)
Having more is definitely a good thing. However, too much of a good thing is bad. Everything has to be done in moderation. There is no point in doing to much and hurting yourself in the end. Take medicine for example. Sure it is good when taken in the right quantities, but when you take too much, an overdose to be exact, it in turn will harm. Having more is good, if only it is done in moderation..
ReplyDeleteYee Hark
True.
ReplyDeleteModeration, the 1 rule of DAOism :)