June has always been a month she liked...
As she turned older, she realized how much she have changed physically, emotionally, as a daughter, sister, friend and human...
Once rebellious and a stubborn daughter, she's now a daughter who wishes to see her parents happy. How thankful she is to have parents who gave her everything they could and is still willing to do that for her till this very day. A mom whose happiness is made up of her happiness, a dad who tries to make her happy in anyway he can…Parents who believes so much in their daughter that they told her to dream big and achieve big…
Once a ferocious sister, now she gives in to almost everything…She values the time she spends with her twin. Distance definitely makes a difference. They have grown to be closer and to realize how much similarities they share. Someone both can turn to at any time without a second thought.
Once surrounded with lots of people, she is now a friend who appreciates the true friendships she have experienced so far, be it near or far. She is thankful for the friends she have in life. Sisters whom she never had and yet sisters for life. People whom she can look for when she needs a shoulder to cry, a partner to laugh, or a philosopher for advice. All in all, regardless of age, race and religion, their friendship comes past all that…As people grow, they begin to realize how important relationships are in this world. Without a bunch of equally crazy and wonderful friends, life would be a tad too somber.
As an individual, she made a resolution to appreciate all the small wonderful things people do everyday. We tend to always look at the bigger deeds while ignoring the thousands of smaller deeds that make a lot of impact. As she started looking closer, she begin to see the beautiful nature of people around her and how blessed is she to have known them. Instead of judging people for their differences, she now chooses to appreciate them for the little wonderful things they do on a daily basis. From people who helps the animals around them, someone who feeds the homeless by the roadside, someone who drops a note every time he or she passes by a fellow human being in need, someone who never bargains more than needed for he/ she knows that small traders are also common people trying to make a honest living, someone who gives more than asking, someone who buys others food and drinks without expecting a compliment or a thank you in return, someone who helps pick up the rubbish from the road without being told to do so for the environment is something important, someone who opens the door for others to pass through, someone who helps lost strangers find their way, someone who enjoys making children happy, someone who feeds stray animals off the street, someone who enjoys giving others a lift, someone who gives up their seat for anyone in need, someone who never litters around, someone who helps others without expecting anything in return…There are so many things people do on a daily basis that we fail to notice or appreciate. Yes, these are the impactful moment that makes the world a much happier place to live in. More than often, people tend to look at what someone is not rather than what they are. The day we start looking at all the positive sides of another person, we would naturally start accepting people for who they are and the difference they create as individuals.
Over the years, she have come across so many people who have either made her happy, sad, disappointed or angry. There have been those that have hurt her, pushed her down, pulled her up, carried her along the way or walked with her…Regardless of what they did, she have known something good about everyone that she would like to think of instead of anything negative they might have done.
As she looks back, years ago she imagined a different life the day she reaches this age. It is nowhere close to what she envisioned it to be but then she choose to look at all the right things she have done by far rather than the mistakes she have made or the things she has not done. For everything happens for a reason. She wants to be grateful to herself for all that she have done for others and for herself. There’s no one else who can make you feel better than yourself. The day you start believing you are also special in so many ways, that’s the day you’ll see the beauty in yourself.
As she looks forward to beautiful days, months and years to come, she is also learning to be a better human. She wishes to follow and emulate the little good deeds she sees others doing, let go off the negative traits she might be carrying with her, to listen more, to appreciate people around her, to be grateful for things in life, to be contented with what she has, to have the determination to succeed even in the smallest aspect and to have faith and trust in what is to come. She is confident she would reach the part of the journey where someone would love her and see the small things she does. Till then, she vows to be the lover of her own soul.
Life is short and our time here is temporary. She have seen people leave without having the chance of saying or feeling what they wished to express or experience. Often, we think we have time though fail to realize that time does not wait. For this reason, she choose to be happy at the end of every day hereon. For if it happens to be her last day on Earth, she would be happy knowing she appreciated life to the very best she could. It is not money or material wealth that gives us that satisfaction but rather the relationship with those around us as well as other living beings we share our space with. At the end of our journey, we go off as how we came, though we leave behind memories for others to treasure. Let that be happy memories.
As she thought it was going to be a very slow day being in a different place, her day turned out to be one of the best instead this very year...Thanks to the deeds and sweet gestures people do, not realizing how wonderful it is for them to do so...Thank you! :)
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