Baffled over and over....

Don't you have that strange feeling that life's just as aimless as we sometimes would get when we have too much time to spend with ourselves?

There are just too many schools of thoughts. Too many idealistic ideals, too many researches, too many beliefs, superstitions etc etc that you can ever name in a flash of a lightning strike.

Life's starting to be judged by the material goods we can afford, it is reflected in the type of places we frequent, it shows in our clique of friends, it is highlighted in our shopping routines, and it is totally written in BOLD and CAPITAL LETTERS when we talk.

Ever wondered if life's supposed to be measured by the number of smiles you could generate on other people's faces?

What if we start looking at the quality of living, rather than just to aimlessly join in the bandwagon in search for the existence of the Path To More Money? Too often we've been sucked into the vortex of 'I can have it all when I have money'. But don't we all realize that it is always ourselves (yes, its us) who brings more sadness, the feeling of depression, inequality, ungratefulness, hatred (whatever that is perceived to be negative) and we're still eagarly welcoming it into our lives?

We all know that we have choices. Making a decision is a choice. Not making a decision and standing on the fence is also a decision. Deciding to stop and deliberate on our next course of action is also a choice.

But time and again, our choices are clouded by 1001 other unimportant and insignificant things in life that we just want to make it significant.

You do not need an iPhone, you WANT it. You do not need a Mac, you just feel like buying it cuz it looks freaking stylish and good. You want to buy something from Marc Jacob although you know its gonna cost you a month of your salary. You want all these so badly that you fail to notice other things you have in life.

Sometimes, our lives are always in the 5th gear and before you know it, it is too late to down shift or even to stop. Once the moment is gone, it is lost forever.

Now, you are given a choice to think of what you really want in life. What you cannot bear losing EVER, that something that will kill you spiritually, mentally, emotionally etc. if you do not have it.

Then, learn to prioritize.

Remember your parents, your family, friends and loved ones who have done so much for you. Sometimes, they deserve that dinner date with you more than your 'new pseudo-friends' ever deserve to have you around.

And always find a way to capture the true essence of life. Material gifts are just plainly tangible and physical. But that one small spiritual touch, that one whiff of humanity, the hues illuminated by love and the euphoria of feeling that you belong to somewhere.... All these are more likely to help open your sensory doors to a whole new level of life and the excitement it brings....