Back when we were still kids, doing chores was our game in life, and toys were the prize. As time goes by, we grew by age and learned to understand more about the society. Hardship, Pain, Hypocrisy, Appreciation, Acceptation, and most of all, LOVE. These are the things that we learn to understand as we grew up. Eventually, we became more mature and think things out relevantly.
Hardship. A strong word which can be really meaningful after going thru this phase of life. Obstacles faced in every challenge accepted. The world is such a cruel place. The society is not as good as it looks. Why? Because the obstacles that we face throughout our challenges are no other than the society itself.
Pain. A mark that stay and leave nothing but memories. Physical pain is the mark we get when we hurt ourself on/in any parts of our anatomy. Most of then can be treated but some of them are not as easy as we think is it. Emotional pain, that is a mark we get when we get hurt emotionally. The pain doesn't stop unless we can stop thinking about what manipulates it. Physical and emotional pain either way, eventually it will fade.
Hypocrisy. It's what we live in. In this world, We all can talk the "talk". But how many of us really walk the "talk"? That's how much of a hypocrite we are.
Appreciation. We never know we need something or even anything until we loose them. Learning to appreciate things brings a lot in life. Sometime less is more.
Acceptation. It's what we teenagers yearn for. Not only from friends and family but also from the society. Accepting us for the way we are somehow helps us to be on the right track.
And lastly, Love. Love is pretty much the gift tht we give and take whenever we learn to appreciate and accept things the way they are. It takes time to grow but eventually it will be at its best.
To sum it up, I can say that life is merely a blank paper printed with plain template of colorless pictures. With Hardship, Pain, Hypocrisy, Appreciation, Acceptation, and LOVE, It colors the path and story of our life. The differences between a pile of plain white paper and a set of colorful origami papers is that the colorful ones are more interesting. By making it as an abstract in life, life is good when we're colored with experiences.
Cheers to life,
Charles Anthony Prudente