"The evil from which we wish to protect ourselves is much less than the evil we inflict on ourselves by engaging in violent acts for our protection...We need to remember that we do not have the power or the right to tell others what to do, but should concern ourselves with our own lives." - Leo Tolstoy, "Wise Thoughts for Every Day - November 15"
Should thank my aunt to give me such a good book before I got into college 3.5 years ago. A good reminder on what defines righteousness and how to lead such life
Everything starts with a promise to self. Have been lived my life under the philosophy of not disappointing people that I love. Have been lived my life not under others' expectation but from my own fear of losing someone/something important. What am I afraid of? When do I become so defensive? so unsure and diffident, and so hard to satisfy? I could not see what lies ahead but to go on with the past lessons that I learned and the values that I hold. However, I kept asking myself what the ultimate goal of being is - to serve or to be served? To achieve or to earn? Or maybe something more...
Amid all laughter and tears in life, perhaps what left is what made me today - A 21-year-old who still tries to understand the world she is living in, the values to behold of, and the future that she is going to be in.