- Resilience - 13th September 2022 -

Good evening, it's been quite a while since I've dropped by. 

Now let's start with the usual. 

This year has not been particularly kind, 

and this song has been one that I deeply resonate with in recent times. 

The opening part of the lyric calls to me and gives me a sense of familiarity. 

As I've mentioned previously, 

I'm a sucker for meaningful lyrics. 

It goes like this: 

【世界上有很多东西，生不带来死不带去,

你能带走的只有自己和自己的脾气。

你曾拥有最美的爱情，你听过最美的旋律。

触碰过一个人孤独的恐惧，也看过了最美的风景。】

My translation: 

We leave this world in the same state we came into it. 

Bringing nothing in and thus, nothing away.

We could only take ourselves and our legacies with us when our time comes. 

You've encountered the most beautiful love in your lifetime, 

and you've heard the most beautiful melodies life could offer. 

You've touched the brim of loneliness and felt your own fear, 

but was healed by the countless breathtaking views in your journey in life. 

As I slowly grow into adulthood, 

the thought of having a peaceful life slowly starts to dissipate. 

Life has not been kind since I could ever remember.

And so, 

fussing over every single hardship in life would do me no good.

There's a saying in Chinese - 既来之则安之.

It means that one is comfortable with whatever comes their way. 

They could face difficulties in life with calmness, and think about strategies instead of panicking. 

I want to be like this. 

I realise I've grown some sort of immunity and resilience to things not going my way. 

A mentality of 'Just do it. What could possibly be worse than this?'

 I'm slowly maturing into an adult, 

not completely, 

but at least there is noticeable progress in my own life. 

Now, 

I could slowly see and comprehend the part of life that I could've never understood years earlier.

I start to see priorities and what I want in life. 

I start to set goals. 

I start to sympathise and empathise with people. 

I start to see things I need to fix in my own life. 

I do not wish to stay as I am in life, 

be it physically and mentally. 

I guess today's entry will be a short one and that's all for now. 

I pray for the health and safety of those who I love, 

wherever you are. 

I pray that life will be kind to you.