by Tony Gomes

Created on: May 04, 2008   Last Updated: March 20, 2009

"Of course, I do not want to die, but . . ." "IT IS suffering to live." That is what Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a popular writer in early 20th-century Japan, wrote shortly before committing suicide.

It seems in life we can't ever win as we go picking up peaces left from our dissolute reality.

Trying constantly to rebuild ourselves and perhaps molding ourselves into a new self-persona,

With new perspective in life, new concepts, new ideas, but who are we kidding? The search is endless, since we cant never stop, always looking for more ventures.

Life's beyond achievement, contemplating and rejoicing at times, struggling and hustling often,

Handful of hurdles, does it give us strength? Or does it weaken us? At least that's how it looks every now and then, but not to be alarmed, or discouraged.

There are just things bigger than us, always up for a disappointment. Cruel reality.

Battling our ways up, (the monkey never learns) against nature, we're defeated, or are they just bad nature!?

The key is to pick up, as much as you can and keep up, and not to give up,

Avoiding spreading ourselves to thin, hopefully we're able to rebuild ourselves again

For the old ways got you broken, unfortunately so will this one

Only take it easy this time, maybe you wont hit you so hard, a word of advise. You won't even feel the fall.

Don't feed in into it, nothing is definite, everything comes and go

How strong are you? Are you willing to let go when necessary, without crushing yourself?

There's an expression, "learn when to fold and when to hold" just the right amount.

Because just like a temporarily shadow, everything will disappear, take nothing as if is forever

Because you will lose it, you set yourself for another disappointment.

Remember! You need to start over, and to never give up, knowing that, that's the way of life.

Why all the commotion? Didn't you know, it was meant to happen?

Don't fool yourself. Be reasonable, for you have no superpowers, but you're acting like the creator.

The only thing left its what always been, our everlasting faith and somehow prolonged,

Life still not a losing battle, for it take patient and lots of courage, to not give up, and keep our dreams as real as possible, my friend it doesn't matter how many times you had fallen, pick up the pieces regroup and keep on going, one day you'll get there, and all the hurdles shall be forgotten for what it was worth, you did it.

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