Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Perspective, Drive and Love


Wisdom is the keyword in the book of Proverbs. The Bible almost urges us to gain wisdom at all costs. My interpretation of this is to have perspective. Perspective gives me space to fill in different points of view regarding a matter, it’s how I look at things and try to understand how other people look at things, and at the end, make up my mind where I stand. In others words, perspective defines who I am.

Fulfillment in life often associates itself with action to complete what we desire. Desire with no action leads to regret. So, with perspective, knowing who we are and what we want, the next important thing is the drive to make it work for us. I realized that it is not what we accomplish that fulfills our lives. In the past, I worked so hard for accomplishments because I thought that would give me fulfillment. Now at the age of 31, I realize that it is actually what I am doing that gives me fulfillment. Fulfillment is not what I do or what I have done. Fulfillment is living out what I know, what I want, it is about me being who I am. Fulfillment is now, at this present moment and not past deeds. This is definitely one of my enlightening days!

Lastly, I want to write about love. There is no point in life without love. Love is the fuel that sustains us. Without it, there’s actually not much point in living. Everybody knows what love is, in a general sense. But in our little minds, if we think hard enough, there’s always more to know more about love. Love has just too many dimensions to it. It’s a never ending journey to learn to love.