Did you know ?
Rafiki means Friend in Swahili... And during the film, Rafiki sings a nonsense chant: "Asante sana, squash banana, wewe nugu, mimi hapana." This is a Swahili playground rhyme which translates to "Thank you very much (squash banana), you're a baboon and I'm not!" :p
Dear Time,
You bring me beautiful memories and bitter lessons;
Dear Time,
You bring me smiles and laughter, sorrow and tears;
Dear Time,
You've thought me that nothing is ever certain, neither is it permanent;
Cause in the end, everything belongs to you... And you decide the beginning and ending of the chapter;
Dear Time,
Thank you for being a wonderful gift;
Sometimes, I am not as grateful as I should be,
Sometimes I take you for granted, But you always give me time to realise that you never stop and it is pointless to sit and be unhappy, angry or upset,
Because I should be going out there and making the most out of Life.
Dear Time,
I know I'm running out of time cause one day my journey will come to an end too,
But Dear Time,
When that time comes, I hope I bring beautiful memories to those around me.
What dreams we have and how they fly
Like rosy clouds across the sky;
Of wealth, of fame, of sure success, Of love that comes to cheer and bless;
And how they wither, how they fade,
The waning wealth, the jilting jade — The fame that for a moment gleams, Then flies forever, —dreams, ah —dreams!
O burning doubt and long regret
O tears with which our eyes are wet, Heart-throbs, heart-aches, the glut of pain,The somber cloud, the bitter rain,
You were not of those dreams — ah! well,Your full fruition who can tell? Wealth, fame, and love, ah! love that beams
Upon our souls, all dreams — ah! dreams
These days I frequently see posts on social networks which say,
"Money can't buy you happiness... But I would rather cry in a BMW than on a bicycle."
I don't think that is what it means... The question really should be, would you rather cry alone in a BMW or have someone hold you tight from the back of a bicycle and tell you that everything is going to be alright?
In this era where everyone is striving to be on top of the game... To be the best at work... To hold the highest position at the firm... To take the biggest pay cheque home... To own the most sophisticated gadgets... Biggest house... The list goes on... Sadly, we neglect more important things in life... Things no amount of money in this world can buy...
What is important to me may not be important to you... And the other way round...
But I think we should always take a step back and ask ourselves,
"why am I working so hard?", "what matters to me?", "who matters?"
Think about it :)
Its been awhile.... I know... For years now... I was able to keep it all together... Silly things like my previous posts happened but I couldn't find the words to write it down... Years have passed... I grew up... Life happened... Studied... Graduated... Travelled... Saw the world (a part of it at least... A very small part) ...Started working... I met new people... Some brought beautiful memories, some bitter lessons... I also lost a few people... It was not east but it has thought me to be a better person (I hope)... So here I am... Trying to pick up from the last time I wrote... It may be coming from a different perspective... But I promise you... It is from the same person... Some things will never change :)
Someone once told me, "Blogs are like pictures...Gotta capture life's moments in words."
I've had this blog as a huge canvas for a while now... We shall see what the masterpiece ends up looking like in due time...
