they say to begin with the end in mind. i suppose we all do, but what happens when we stumble along the way, and can no longer see clearly ahead? many slip through the cracks, and dont reach their full potential. some cannot reach it due to certain obstacles. who is there to help us who lost our ways, who cannot see the light ahead? i know i want to get from point A to point B, but no one is telling me what im doing wrong, or show me the right way.

ever gotten the feeling of hanging in there with just a very very thin line, that if that line broke you might just fall straight into a bottomless abyss? that raw feeling that controls you, that subdues the inner thirst to simply let go? why do we forever find ourselves struggling to move ahead, to be better than others, to have more than others? why are we not contented with what we have?

most parents love comparing their child's grades with another, being a little bit showy if their child did well, but have they not considered the feelings of the parents of the child who did not so well? have they ever thought of how this would cause another child more pressure to do well, perhaps earn the child a series of scoldings or beatings? how can anyone be so selfish as to do that to another i dont know, but i see it happening around me every time. Havent hose parents thought about how it would affect friendship between the children, how turning it competitive made it easier to lose true friends? is academic importance so important that it takes importance over the child growing up in a healthy, happy environment, loved by family and friends? why are parents putting their own kids down, telling them that their friends are better etc etc? it is either the fact that these parents are completely shallow and selfish or that they simply ignore this fact.

why is it that schools have "ranks"? that some are recognised as elite, prestigious schools while other schools are stereotyped as neighbourhood schools with lousy students? sometimes, i realised, that it is among those who have been labelled as neighbourhood school kids (NSK) that true friendships really form and last, and in the so called "elite" schools that people are on some levels more superficial and conniving? would you rather have a few true friends or many hi and bye friends? i would rather have the former. true friends are worth their weight in gold, while hi bye friends are only worth their weight in stone. who are the haughty and mighty to label us as NSK? says who that we NSK cannot do anything in life? sometimes i get really defensive and even pissed off when people start labelling others and gossiping about other people. i mean, it really isnt any of your business isnt it? put yourself in the shoes of the person you're gossiping about, wont you feel hurt? sometimes, we do need to be more considerate and gracious. no matter how we do not like someone, we need to be able to see it from another point of view: that to someone else, that very person whom we dislike might be a son, a daughter, a friend, a nephew, a niece, a grandchild. now how would we feel if someone does or says something nasty about own own siblings and cousins?

it takes just the slightest bit to tip a person's world view, to mould that person into a murderer, a terrorist, a rapist. if we all show a little bit more love and tolerance, wouldnt our world be a better place? if only we are all aware of how much power our love, understanding and care holds, then perhaps, we will all make a more conscious effort to show it?

LIVE AND LET LIVE:) DONT GOSSIP, IT HURTS. SHARE LOVE, IT HEALS:)