Human Life

“The brief span of our poor unhappy life to its final hour is hastening on; and while we drink and call for gay wreaths, perfumes, and young girls, old age creeps upon us, unperceived.”

   We have heard some people say "Life is short." Yes, life is short that we can never know when the exit of living will come. Demise, we know, may arrive tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or even now. It will just come out of the blue. However, in spite of what is stated above, we are not new to knowing that many people misspend their lives for vain worries and fears, blinding themselves from seeing things that will make their lives filled with so much wonder. They are apt to believe that nothing will happen.

   Believed and scrutinized by experts, life of a single human is expected to last no longer than a hundred years. Humans can barely reach the age of sixty. But these are not the truths that I am to put stress upon, nor am I after the other findings concerning the life span of a human being. I am on the trail of the truth that in a time in which the role of a temporary creature, with a transient chance to live, is being played, people seem to opt for living a dead, fruitless life, instead of a good and worthwhile life.

   Life is the most basic gift that our Creator has ever given to every child of His. We are given the opportunity to take a taste of a good living imbued with hope and love. We are granted a chance to dwell on this world with a thing called life that seems perfect. Derived from and created with a mix of Fatherly love and joy, all humans are given a body that we use in our daily and hourly lives. We breathe with a breath that originated from the gentle blow of God during His Creation.

   Life is not a happenstance. Since you were born, God has been planning something great, which no man can ever conceive. There is already a unique story rendered for each human, but the decision to realize this story is left to him. God wants us to feel happiness as we live, proving His undying love for us; nevertheless, we are not assured with a perfect living. Even an eternal life on earth is an implausible thought.

   This life in which we are bound to be does not mean an existence with utter happiness. We do not merely eat, enjoy, and sleep in our entire lives. We also starve, grieve, and become exhausted. It is inconceivable to live happily without the entrance of sorrow.

    How can we procure fateful lessons in our life if there is no suffering? If there is no suffering, there is no such word as patience. If there is no sadness, there will not be a word like joy. Despite the brevity of our lives, there are profuse lessons that await us. The more the storms, the more the lessons.

    We are certainly cognizant of the knowledge of the difficulty of being a human. Human life is like a road with many bends. The road itself refers to the process of living--  from the time we came into being to this very time-- and the bends to the twists and trials we usually undergo. These bends bring about the onset of having ideas of surrendering and breaking down. We, sometimes,  go through many struggles for survival and are overwhelmed with the onslaught of difficulty. We eventually capitulate when we perceive the hurdles in the way until our eyes, thus, unknowingly become clouded with weaknesses, getting unable to know that bends in the road are no tantamount to dead ends. Hardships do not mean halting life. These are not meant to ruin an individual.  They are just the cement which fortifies our capacity to build the bricks which denote you as a complete human.

    A clear vision of a bright future compensates for the intricacy of our stay on earth, and a vague, negative vision of future solely exacerbates the complexity transpiring in every area of our world. Life is a canvas we can paint on. It is our choice to paint what kind of picture of life we want to depict. It is in our hands the power to have every stroke we prefer to make a vivacious picture in the surface we paint on. Address your focus to the brighter side of life, not to the darker one. The best painter of life is not the one who is celebrated because of his notable works, but the one who is not used to painting well yet combats the force of adversity to make the best painting of life ever made.

   A human being, like you and me, is the best recipe cooked by God. We are exceptional, differing from the other creatures in this world. Be appreciative for we do not share the fate of the animals that roam the forest, uncertain and  aimless. Be gratified because we have the many privileges that the plants do not acquire.

   Life, though briefer than it appears, is a journey with bountiful lessons. There are always the dark and the light, opposing each other, and the decision to conspire with either of these two elements is our accountability.

   We are given a life that is very temporary, but we are given many chances and much time to imbue it with a meaning beyond compare.

   Accepting the hard by letting the easy make up for it is similar to rapprochement between success and defeat and between prosperity and complexity of being a human. Simply step on the dirt of fears and dirt of worries, and your faith will coalesce these two forms of dirt into a mountain whose peak you can stand tall on. Live life to the fullest. Have yourself epitomize hope and miracles that God promised. Thank Him by living your life because He never reneges.

- Ruel Castalone Miralles (ruelmiralles12@yahoo.com)

I hope this simple writing of mine will aid the  down-hearted people....................

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