Sometimes life is just out go get you.
Or so I've heard at least a handful of friends say.
But the thing is, that no matter where you are in life, what experiences you've gone through, life will always be the one thing which you cannot predict.
From one month to another, from a year to another, Monday to Tuesday, what exactly is going to happen, that we can't say in advance.
I know that most likely, come tomorrow morning, I will wake up and go to work.
I will greet my colleagues the same way I do every time, with a smile on my face.
But other than that, I don't know.
Which people am I going to meet during the day, which customers are we going to be in contact with, what am I going to have for lunch... (well, I do know what I am
planning on having for sure, whether or not I will remember to bring my lunch with me to work however..)
A friend of mine is going through a hard time at the moment, struggling with accepting the reality of life at the moment, having trouble figuring out what to do and being unhappy with their work situation.
I can't do anything other than to listen.
Asking what they want to do differently, what they wish to do instead, it won't get us anywhere right now. Because when feeling so down and miserable as my friend is doing right now, finding a coping mechanism is what is necessary.
But it somehow makes me a bit upset, because I can't do anything.
My wonderful friend who always been here for me is struggling and I don't know what to do.
I said "let's bring up two goods things when you complain about one bad thing."
I seriously believe that we need to focus on the positive things in life. No matter how insignificant they seem.
But whom am I to say such things, I am quite content with my situation at the moment.
I am still struggling with myself and thing's have been a nightmare emotionally this year and some things are still uncertain. But I am alive, I have a job and my family is healthy.
What more can I dare to ask for?
So when a friend is struggling, I am afraid to show my own happiness.
But why should I? When we all know that happiness is a fleeting thing, it comes and goes.
So why shouldn't we savour it while we can, and store the memory of it for the days when the clouds are grey and the ground is cold and hard.
Don't be afraid to be happy, even if it's about a small thing. And don't be afraid to show your happiness to the world.
Some people will surely try to damper your happiness, it might be unintentional, it might be on purpose. But never let anyone question the reason for your smile.
