between the alleys.

the following sentences that I'm going to string and pen them down here are of random thoughts.

you know they say, life is short so enjoy it to the max. that, is partially true to me. I mean in life, there's always the ups and the downs, it's like a roller-coaster ride. so, there's bound to be the happy times and the sad times. no one can escape the sad side of life. BUT, there's always an option. and that option is in your hands. you can choose whether to remain in the dull, depressing valley or you can choose to climb the free, happy and bright mountains. although it will take a lot of effort and hard work to climb from the valleys to the mountains, there's no harm in trying, or is there? perhaps there would be a scar or two, a wound here and there; but in the end it's all worth the effort of trying. but, those who sits on their throne of happiness all day long might never taste the bitterness of the back alleys. then again, who has never gone through the sad side of life? so, no matter how you're feeling; just make the best out of it. If you're feeling down, find happiness in the little, most pleasant things in life. and if you're feeling happy and all loved, spread the happiness and the love & don't let the down side bring you down.

It only takes a spark to ignite a flame. I think this works for both cases. when one's down and then someone comes along and adds salt or lemon to the wound [because lemon is painful too], it hurts even more. similarly, when someone's on cloud nine or happy and then someone or something comes up and adds honey to it even if it's just a drop, that someone in particular would be happier. I don't know if this applies to you, but it sure is true to me.

and then there's that saying 'life is the art of drawing without an eraser.' this is so true in the sense that it explains it all. everything that happened, happened. whether it is for a reason, I do not know. but, at times I still do reminisce about the past, whether it is good or bad, happy or sad. But, I need to say something here.

I know at times hurtful words weren't said on purpose. Notice I used 'at times' ? because some people are just so mean that they don't learn from their mistakes and go on hurting the people around them even before the previous wound have not recover fully. All you need to do is apologise. And perhaps before you say something, will you let that sentence run through your mind a second time? Maybe just maybe the filter system in your mind weren't activated the first time. Sorry for the illustrations used. Anyway, yes. Please think twice before you blurb out a sentence. because you never know what impact or effect it might leave to the people around you. Maybe it seems alright to you, but there's always someone more fragile than you are, someone weaker than you think they are, or maybe someone just waiting for you to break the final straw before they turn their backs against you. that wouldn't be nice, or would it? Perhaps you had fun in the first place hurting them, ignoring them or even playfully getting upset with them. But have you not forget that we are all humans and that we too have emotions which in turns gives us every right to feel and do the same thing you did to us? I'll leave it to you to ponder upon, hopefully you'll be more careful the next time.

p.s. part of this is written based on what i've learned this past month, as someone by the sidelines.