The Root Of Despair

      I grew up knowing that God made all things in this world. That said, I believe that the world is full of joy and nothing else. Being a child is the most important stage in one's life because it is the stage wherein one will have their personal view in life. Being born with the grant of God above, I believe that everyone of us has a soul that makes us soft-hearted, caring, loving and kind. However, as we grow up we encounter problems that lead us to confusion and later on will lead us to the wrong conclusion "Money is the root of all evil." I do not believe this so. I believe that money is not the cause, but the effect of human emotions. The same way, evil deeds are only effects of human emotions.

      For example, robbers rob for a cause such is for an ill child or mother; Some student bullies to get attention because they feel unnecessary and feel out of place; Criminals murder to avenge themselves or their love ones; Students cheat to have higher grades that their parents expect from them; Some are greedy because they are afraid to lose what they have; and others pull you down so that he can be better thus, he can be someone his family can be proud of.

     Evil deeds are just proofs that human has a god heart. Evil deed is just the result of our emotions that we failed in expressing. Because we fail in expressing our inner thoughts and feelings, we resort to the things we know are wrong. Because of this, we end up hurting people out of anger and impatience. If this is so, is failing an evil deed too? Is it the root of all evil? Is it the root of all despair?

    Maybe it is a terrible thing to fail for some persons. I think that in order to avoid evil deeds, one must know how to cope and accept their own failures. If one knows how to accept defeat, then that is when true joy and peace will exist. In addition, failure should be looked at as an advantage. Failures help us to know our weakness and teach us the right things that should be done. 

   To sum it up, deeds are viewed as evil when one is hurt. It may be sinful to be doing crimes but one must not forget the purpose of their actions. A man may be lost sometimes but he can always look back and change his direction to the right path. Sometimes, evil doers are not so evil after all.

To Be or Not To Be

          As a person, I'd like to be a student knowing or not the hardships that I will be facing. I know that there are lots of people out there who are unsatisfied of what they have. It's like there are two types of people in the world, a rich man who wants to have fun and a poor man who wants money. It's the same for other students. Some wish that they just drop off to school and start working while some uneducated wants to go to school and struggle. 

         I think both of those are not a bad thing if that is one's desire. In reality, they'll have to pay the consequences of their acts. To be a student maybe a lot of work but it is the one that makes me a better person. It trains me physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Being a student, it is guaranteed that I will be scolded at, be under time pressure, be at troubles with fellow student, and be frustrated too. Despite these, I would want to feel and experience such as those rather than having a life that is dull and simple, not knowing how fear, anxiety, and frustration feel like. 

         I believe that fear is not evil, but it is a way to know one's weakness. If you know your own weakness then you can become stronger and yet gentle. Experiencing fear of not having our assignments or even fear of a teacher can make you a better person. I believe that one must experience negative emotions to be a better person.

        Not being a student may also not be a bad idea, but in this era, education is a valued element in which enables us to earn a living. There are several rich people who dropped off to school and yet they become millionaires. I certainly look up to them. This should not encourage students that it will be okay being uneducated. Those people have been struggling very hard. They had done things that are unbelievably imaginable. They had done various things that made them as worn out as rugs. They have attitudes that not all people in the world has, those are "perseverance, determination and passion". Most people are not successful because they want money. Sometimes if you seek what makes you happy which is not money, that is when money follows you.

         Being a student is very much a delight to me. It makes me experience lots of things. If I were to pick between "being a student or not being a student" I'd still pick to be a student, knowing that there are obstacles I need to face. I'll put on a brave face and walk head on to the path of being a student.

Lessons Learned

A month passed in a glimpse

Four weeks of learning of different things

Feeling emotions never felt before

Stories were shared that touched my heart's core

 Like spelling a magic, waving a wand,

In English, I was easily fond.

A nudge was what it took 

For me to have looked.

English came into my life like an earthquake,

With a ka-BLOG! BLOG! my mind was in shake

My heart had opened to accept and to learn

To treasure and apply of what I have earned

The frequent tense was gone

Is learning always this fun?

If things go smoothly like this

I will not feel hardships but only a bliss

What Made Me At Ease

           For me, advance technology had given man the chance to live their lives at their fullest. It is the most complex thing for humanity nowadays. It brings advantages and disadvantages at the same time. "A tooth for a tooth": that is the most accurate way to describe what technology is. Cars may reduce time for a  man to reach his destination, but it also causes air pollution. Internet may be used for upgrade one's knowledge or it may be the cause of one's laziness. Some think of technology as the one that leads humans to their doom and some thinks otherwise. 

             Let me rephrase the thought: humans are the one leading to their own destruction and humans are the one who promotes life. I am one of the people who uses technology for my own benefit. One of the technology that really helped me emotionally, physically, mentally and socially is my laptop. I call the laptop "The Impossible-Doer" , since it does things that I can't possibly do without the help of it. This may seem comical but my laptop really helped me a lot to become a better person. Normally, people would change their attitude through the help of their friends, experiences and other realistic events. I changed not because of a living thing but because of the presence of the laptop. 

            For instance, I changed my view in life because of the stories that I read in the internet. I used to be the shy type, slyly talking with a very soft voice, hardly participates in any activity that includes groups of people. To be more specific, I wasn't shy, I was afraid: Afraid of being rejected, to feel so unimportant, to feel so out of place, to be criticized and to be hated of what and who I am. Being so unsociable, I read stories in the internet that mainly focuses on friends, family, love, hate and society. It was then that my mind was fed up with lots of new morale, like, you don't need to pretend and please other people. You need them to love you for who you are, otherwise, your life would be lie.

             It also helped me gain lots and lots and LOTS of trivia and facts. Plus, it also helps me in finishing my assignments and projects. Although there is just a little possibility that I can share the knowledge that I gained by the use of laptop, I still kept them inside my head, hoping that one day, those'll be of help.

            Physically, my laptop is my doctor. I consult it of what I feel, search for what it is and then BOOM! In just a glimpse, I have a clue of what I'm suffering for. I can make the alternative medicine myself and see if it'll make me better. Although this is not prescribed, I do things my way, knowing that my illness is not something that might cause death. 

            One of the most important help that my laptop lend me is: how to be sociable. By the use of laptop, I can chat my friends from Canada, Texas, Mexico, Malaysia, and Florida. I am aware of how to treat people nicely. I know how to face them with my head raised up. I know how to react to their problems and respond with my heart. Even when we are apart, through chat, I can still deliver my heart into my letters. 

            I know that maybe I am just referring to the internet and not to the laptop. But in my defense, there'll be no internet if not for the laptop, so my thanks is still to the inventor of laptop.

            Technology is something that maybe useful or harmful. It is in our hands whether they'll be on what-category. I support the advancement of technology given that it is in use for the good. I hope that there'll be someone else like me who will appreciate how technology helps in our daily lives and use them for improving themselves.

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