Vitae Philosophia (My Philosophy in Life)

(taken from my Friendster Blog post dated May 23, 2006)

I.

Life is full of surprises and challeges. We dont know when the next challenge will come but if we persist and persevere, with the right help, we will surely get through the bushes.

When we get through one challenge, another one comes along. But that’s what life is all about. Life becomes a mere activity if there are no challenges and obstacles. Be surprised if you run out of problems. As some of my wise mentors would say, only those buried six feet under have no problems.

People around us will also come up with solutions, suggestions and recommendations as to how we can solve our problems and day-to-day challeges, but in the end, its always up to us how we will pull the string.

Nevertheless, whatever the prob may be there are always solutions. Don’t lose HOPE!

II.

Never doubt that you can hold the solution or be the the solution to somebody else’s problem. We people have low self esteem that we sometimes choose to be silent rather than help create the impact that can change the life of one significant person or even the course of society.

Everything happes for a reason. Everybody has a purpose and a calling in this world. One can be an influential social reformist, one can become the world’s greatest scientist, engineer, or mucisian, and at the same time can also simply exist to complement the life of another human being…

III.

Life is a great "balancing act" where people are greatly tested and their feet placed in hot water.

School, work, domestic responsibilities, and love life are just a few of the avenues which we need to set parameters so that we don’t let our principles go under stressful current. Each avenue is as important as the other and there are is a need to know where each avenue should go and how it should be handled, or else we will find ourselves lost under a great pile of "dung."

IV.

"WE ARE THE MASTERS OF OUR OWN SHIPS."

How true… we run our show… we dictate and determine what we should do with our lives. We make plans, set priorities, projects and even deadlines for the things that we need to accomplish. However, despite of our preparedness, despite of our plans and despite of our efforts things still don’t turn out the way we inteded them to be. For me, this is a sign from "Someone who is higher than our existence," telling us to "slow down, don’t rush into things, and I have a better plan; or, simply "enjoy life despite of its incosistencies and imperfections." Circumstances that don’t turn out the way we intend them to be may just be a clear cut sign that there is something better in store. A tenth try in the board exams, a job application turned down by an employer, an unapproved company project, financial incapacity to pursue a holiday in the Bahamas are just some examples. But, despite of all these maybe His way of telling us, "not now, just wait and it will come… just be patient and we’ll make things happen…"

V.

"Career Paths"

Sabi nung iba pag nakatapos ka ng IT dapat IT related work ang mababagsakan mo (Some say that if you have finished an IT course, then you have to get an employment as an IT professional). We end up in courses that later on make us feel that we really should be doing something else. Regardless of what profession we wish to practice in the future, one thing should be clear, there must be that sense of fulfilment in the job one wishes to undertake so that there will be productivity in that individual and the recepients of his service. Malaking bagay ito (this is a big thing).