A steaming hot and spicy prawn laksa....... Yummm
At the not so tender age of 31 , there are many things I have learnt or atleast pretend to know....There are also certain home truths that hit well......home...
What I didn’t know at 21 , I know at 31 and what I don’t know now , I will know at 41 , I will make mistakes along the way , I will say things I will later regret , I will not always make the perfect decisions and there will always be things that could’ve been done differently....having said that , there will also be some wonderful memories , moments shared , breathtaking new bonds, unexpected revivals , long awaited closures , some dreams abandoned , some fulfilled and many others born....
Ofcourse there is also the acknowledgement of the age old adage “ Life is not a bed of roses “ ( hang on , I knew that at 19 ) but there is then the serene acceptance that life doesn’t have to be perfect , to be wonderful....
Then there are those cold hard truths that strike you deep.....
Circumstances alter faces.....you can count your closest friends on your finger tips....all others are mostly invaluable debris you could do without...
The truth , no matter how obscure, usually has a way of catching up with a lie.....
You learn that the family you always took for granted can be staunchly pitted against you in your darkest hour...
But its not all bad , home truths can be sweet....
When most stop believing in you, your mother shows you in her subtle ways that she never stopped believing....
She also never stopped loving you....and you mentally smack yourself for being a right nightmare to her in your teens....when all she wanted you to do was clean your room.....Ouch !
Its not so much about what you say but its all about how you say it....
There isn’t much a bit of chocolate and retail therapy won’t fix...
Life offers you a second chance ....you just have to recognise the signs....
Love is not over-rated , it is just rare...
And finally ......
Tabula Rasa
“It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. It is the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give. And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.”
What I didn’t know at 21 , I know at 31 and what I don’t know now , I will know at 41 , I will make mistakes along the way , I will say things I will later regret , I will not always make the perfect decisions and there will always be things that could’ve been done differently....having said that , there will also be some wonderful memories , moments shared , breathtaking new bonds, unexpected revivals , long awaited closures , some dreams abandoned , some fulfilled and many others born....
Ofcourse there is also the acknowledgement of the age old adage “ Life is not a bed of roses “ ( hang on , I knew that at 19 ) but there is then the serene acceptance that life doesn’t have to be perfect , to be wonderful....
Then there are those cold hard truths that strike you deep.....
Circumstances alter faces.....you can count your closest friends on your finger tips....all others are mostly invaluable debris you could do without...
The truth , no matter how obscure, usually has a way of catching up with a lie.....
You learn that the family you always took for granted can be staunchly pitted against you in your darkest hour...
But its not all bad , home truths can be sweet....
When most stop believing in you, your mother shows you in her subtle ways that she never stopped believing....
She also never stopped loving you....and you mentally smack yourself for being a right nightmare to her in your teens....when all she wanted you to do was clean your room.....Ouch !
Its not so much about what you say but its all about how you say it....
There isn’t much a bit of chocolate and retail therapy won’t fix...
Life offers you a second chance ....you just have to recognise the signs....
Love is not over-rated , it is just rare...
And finally ......
Tabula Rasa
“It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. It is the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give. And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.”
You hear a set of words and they stick with you like superglue....
My favourite two are :
You can , If you think you can
Growing up , my dad said this often enough for it to become ingrained in my memory...
Impossible is nothing
Inspired from an adidas ad , the actual quote by David Beckham I must emphasize reads :
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing"
My favourite two are :
You can , If you think you can
Growing up , my dad said this often enough for it to become ingrained in my memory...
Impossible is nothing
Inspired from an adidas ad , the actual quote by David Beckham I must emphasize reads :
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing"
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