i tripped

Too much pain can numb a person, so anesthetized that one failure would not hurt anymore.

Everyone has had a fair share of disappointments, but echoing Boy Abunda’s commercial spiel—“Sabi ng nanay, manghihina ka muna bago ka lumakas.”

Yes, accepting our setbacks and moving on may be easier said than done; however, the cliché holds water.

Here are some inspirational quotes that inspired me to go on:

“Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.” Lisa Anderson“The rivers know this: there is no hurry, we shall get there someday.” Winnie the Pooh“Triumph is try and a little oomph.”

I have had my fair share of downers but good thing I learn early that a little fall is just but okay, what matters most is that we stand up again, and again, and again and again. I am currently in a complex-perplex-confused-situation right now, but I know I will survive. 

Stand-up

Apparently, Lourd de Veyra, a renowned writer/ TV5 host and a co-Thomasian gave a Commencement Speech in guess what, no, not UST his alma mater, but in UP, on one’s capacity to succeed (especially in this time of age where information is just a click away). For the complete speech, here. 

However there are times when no matter how hard we try, and retry, things or plans don't come our way. But don't fret. No matter how cliche 'leave it to God' may seem, leave things to Him.

Lourd puts it this way:

“Tumigil na akong maniwala sa pagpaplano ng buhay.

Corny mang pakinggan, mas naniniwala ako sa tadhana. Kung totoo na talino at galing ang sekreto sa tagumpay, dapat wala ako dito ngayon. Hindi ako ang pinakamahusay na manunulat sa aming kolehiyo. At higit na mas marami ang mas magaling mag-isip kesa sa akin.

May paborito akong kasabihan mula sa idolo kong nobelistang si Kurt Vonnegut. “Unannounced changes in life’s itinerary are like dancing lessons from God.” Napakagandang ideya. Napaka-akmang metapora. Dancing lesson.

Sa dancing lesson, wala kang ibang pwedeng gawin kundi sumunod. Pag hinila ka dito, sunod ka na lang. Pag binaba ka, bumaba ka rin. Pag hinagis ka, magpagaan ka ng katawan.

Susugan din ito ng isa pang quote mula kay Voltaire: “I refuse to believe in a God who does not know how to dance.” Ang pagsayaw ay isang ekspresyon ng ligaya, ng laro, ng kalayaan ng katawan at diwa na mayroon pa ring sistema. Pero ako mismo ay literal na hindi marunong sumayaw.” –Lourd de Veyra, 2012. 

Do it all over again

The bottom line, I guess is that, we should not be afraid of anything, even mistakes. But make the most of what our hands can grasp. Our bodies may be fatigued, minds tired and soul bruised. But I guess we must be willing to do it all over again. And this I say to myself. (And yes I sounded too preachy.) HAHA.