solace

sometimes we dance in the dark because the light casts shadows.


ALI JOE

translation

happiness is a choice.
its is merely your ability to reduce the discrepancy between your actual and desired state.
in theory it sounds deceivingly simple to attain what others spend a lifetime seeking.
but reality proves otherwise.

often we are faced with many barriers and challenges that life propels.
so we seek comfort in the reasoning that life is unfair to us.
but come to think of it, whoever said life was meant to be fair.

in the end, happiness is only an expectation that prevails in theory.
the meaning to such an illusive word can only exist in dictionaries.
not in real life.

note to self

spraying air freshener at a cockroach does not kill it, it only makes it smell like a bouquet of fresh flowers.

a better and more effective way of killing it is by smacking it with a broom as it was clearly demonstrated by mother.


alijoe

challenges

life is filled with many challenges.
but we should never ask for these challenges to disappear or a life with no challenges at all.
challenges will only make us a stronger person.
what we should actually ask for is strength.
strength to overcome these challenges so that we can learn from them.