The past few days I’ve been thinking a lot about what my passion is. To tell you the truth, I still don’t know what it is. What else is out there? Is there something more to life? What’s my life’s purpose? What are my dreams?
1) Have fun
For a long time, I haven’t really asked myself what I really want from life. What did I dream about when I was young? Did I always want to be a programmer? Did I want to be a doctor? How about an airline pilot? Honestly, I can’t really remember what my dreams were when I was a kid. I only cared about playing, having fun with my friends. During the day, we play basketball or do some crazy stuffs together. When we get hungry, we climb the mango tree to enjoy its sweet fruits. Or if we feel a bit more adventurous, we try to climb the coconut tree or go swim by the old school’s wild lagoon. Life is so much fun.
2) Take responsibility
When I got older, I learned that life doesn’t always give us what we want. I thought playing was the only thing that mattered in life. But when I went to school, life became a challenge. Everything was new and hard. I had no friends to play with. I didn’t even know what everyone was talking about. There was no easy way out. I needed to study or I don’t play at all. I learned to go through life’s struggles and take responsibility for my own decisions. I learned to face them head on.
3) Work hard
I learned that in life, when you want something, you have to work hard for it. You have to have something in return. When I got older, I learned they call it “paying” for something. When I was in grade school, I really wanted to have the best garden in our class. So every weekend, I would get on my bike, drive to the school and take care of my little garden. I watched the plants grow day by day. When graduation came, it was one of my proudest moments. I worked hard for it. I earned it. I paid my dues with my sweat and patience. Now, I have it. And it is very sweet.
4) Treasure life’s blessings
I learned that sometimes life gives us so much more than what we ask for. When I was a kid, all I really knew was playing around with my friends. I went to school. I met other people to whom I can get to play and be friends with. Together we experienced everything life has to offer. I travelled to places I’ve never been to before, to places I never knew existed. As I got older, I was able to visit other countries and learn from their rich culture and history. I feel very blessed having been able to experience things I have never imagined possible.
5) Have faith.
Lastly, I learned to have faith. That somewhere, somehow, life will reveal itself to me in its own time. Perhaps someday, I will look back and see what magnificent moment today is. That everything I’ve experience so far is a like a fiber on a beautiful tapestry, each telling it’s own story, building a great picture I call my life. Perhaps then my life’s dreams & passion will come alive.