I want to be a doctor. I want to be a lawyer. I want to be a Pilot. When I grow up, I will finish my university at the age of 22, then start working immediately without wasting any time. Then, at the age of 25, I will get married and give birth to my first son at 26.
These are the words of a child that knows little to nothing of what living in this world means. A child that has everything they want, all thanks their parent and extended family.
We live in a world where the good and kind gets used and belittled. When you turn into what they mould, they will still talk one bad thing or the other.
With the many waves of life I have surfed, I have come to the end of myself to understand that life is both a bed of roses and a bed of thorns.
I don't actually think I have reached the end of my self. I will probably see more. I know that I will see more for sure.
Most times, life hits badly when you never expected it. One time you think your life is in order and you are doing good, but the next minute you are crying while standing on your surfing board.
We all have diverse perspective of life. Our experience differ which which speaks volumes to how we approach and manage a wide range of situations around us.
I used to be an innocent kid that has the safety nets of his parents to run up to when trouble arises. I didn't even know what real trouble means. The only trouble I had was trying not to get a whooping from mom and dad, so, I tried everything possible to remain a good kid and do what is right.
I thought the good ol' days will last forever, but then, like Naruto and Sasuke against Madara's infinite tsukuyomei, life broke the genjutsu I enjoyed.
Looking back at those days, my perspective has changed largely from one of an innocent dependent boy to what it is today.
I used to see life as an easy place where dreams come true, living happily ever after with the person you love is real, hard and smart work pays off, and plans and goals can be acquired swiftly, Little did I know that life is actually the opposite of all these things.
Like I said, life is both a bed of roses and a bed of thorns. Sometimes, even when you try everything possible to prepare your bed to be as sweet smelling and soft as a rose, life will still look for one way or the other to remove those rose and put thorns as your bed.
They say hard and smart work always win, but i say having connection in high places is the key. No matter what you do in life, a man without connection is like a blind man stranded in the ocean.
My perspective of life changed when I was still a growing child. Something happened which I will not like to share, but then, that thing made me see people differently. Trust was lost, hatred engulfed my heart as I used it as motivation grind and to prove to be world that I'll be better.
Nobody cares. They all want to milk you and leave you for dead. They don't care how you're doing, they don't care what you are or where you're going. They only care of how far your pocket is. What do you drive? Where do you live? How much do you make? Where do you school? And as you answer all these questions, they will be analyzing and evaluating and strategically thinking of how to come in and milk you.
Sighs... welp, I guess it is what it is. Haha
Thank you for reading.
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