Some Learning...

Some Learning...

Who has not been subjected to pain? I'm sure not a soul. Whether physical or emotional, pain excuses no one for it is one of those factors that jog our memories of the reality that all human are one and the same. Only, our way of dealing with it is widely divergent. Some deal with pain on a positive note. Some on the negative - just like Jack.

Let me remind you of one important standpoint. Pain is an incentive. It is not given to mankind to set hurdles to our already complicated lives. It is in fact given to make us a person of superlative quality - a person who can prevail over anything with head held high. Pain is an added value in our lives. It makes us feel the hurt to understand the purpose of it and learn from it as well.

Oftentimes we blame other people for our misfortune. But what we habitually forget is that we are the direction-finder of our lives. How we go through different stages or events in our lives apparently depend on us and no one else. We are all answerable for our own actions and way of thinking. After all, life is what we make it, right?

The story of Jack and his dog, Slowpoke also reminds us of the imbalances that we experience in life. Absurd as it may seem, life has so much to offer that oftentimes, it brings confusion to all of us. Because of life's nitpicky situations, we tend to develop crisis in terms of our identity - of what we really want and what kind of person we really want to be. We endlessly search for the one true thing that can make us happy but because of life's many ups and downs, we end up not knowing anymore the importance and meaning of happiness in our lives. We then become victims of circumstances and most often than not, we let our weaknesses rule us. We let our flaws, our being imperfect manipulate us. And because of this, we allow a different persona to live within us - making us, all the more, get to nowhere. It makes us move one step backward instead of moving forward to reach our goal, to get hold of the happiness that we have always longed for.

Moreover, the story tells us of how we should attach importance to those who love us to a great extent... those who are truly dedicated to us... those who are tested to be true. We should not take them for granted just because we are apoplectic. Take into account that hatred is synonymous to being unworthy of one's affection. And that loving is in point of fact learning. Hence, we should learn by heart.

I just hope Jack and Slowpoke's tale will help awaken those who are lost in thought... and those who are blinded by their faith, their dreams, and their love.