Sunday, January 09, 2005
Yup, school's starting again. The time of the year where most people are dreading and don't want to leave their lifestyles of relaxation and enjoyment that they've had for the past month or so. (Then again, the irony is that if we didn't have school, there's really no basis to say that we're relaxing, right? hahaha...)
I guess this is a point of time where most people will be worrying about what's coming up for the next sem - workloads, relationships, results, friendships, activities, etc...and i'm no exception.
No i'm not kidding! Those of you who know me might think that i don't worry about such stuff. You're wrong - i'm like one of the top ten world's worriers. =) i've got my fair share of troubles, insecurities, demands to be met and commitments to keep. (not that everything that i face is bad, though...there are the enjoyables too!) At any rate, i'm also human - i have to worry about my life too, though admittedly not to the extent of the next meal.
But i guess this again is a good time to remember (and it's right at the start of the year too) who's really in control, and who really should be taking charge. You can't control what happens to you - all you can control is how you respond. In other words, that's all you should be worrying about in your life after doing your best. What circumstances bring can't be helped - what you do in the presence of those circumstances can.
You can choose to mope, or to carry on.
You can choose to cry, or to laugh.
You can choose to forget, or to learn from the experience.
You can choose to leave it in the hands of One who knows what will happen and is able to control it, or to take things into your own hands and screw it all up simply because you only exist in 3-D.
And you can choose to disagree with what i'm saying here as well - i'm not going to shove my view into your face.
Your life; your choice. God doesn't barge into your life demanding his rightful place - He lets you choose. (this brings about the debate on the free will vs. sovereignty thingy, but i'm not discussing it here - that's for another time)
Let go. If it's yours, it'll come back.
simply jon.pondered @ 6:02 pm
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