Give and Take - one phrase that I thought I understood but never did; only until now do I start to get an inkling.
For some things, you give more, some you give less - that is balance, but not exactly balanced. Well, what is balance? 50-50? Give ten gallon and expect ten back? Eat one chicken and rear another? Nope. Balance is about feeling contented with what you have and what you have sacrificed. Balance is about giving more in one area and less in another. Balance is about giving away some parts of your life for the better.
And that, may be the start of a new journey. This time, wider, deeper, and more encompassing.
And whatever it is, give it your all, and never look back. You tried your best.
What my friend told me is very true: you have to be contented with what you have, and not keep pondering over what you dont have.
I was on a blind chase, maybe for far too long. It was causing me so much unecessary pain. Now, it is time to let go and look at things through another perspective.
Easier said than done, but I have to try.
You know the moment, when you feel you are on top of the world.
You know the moment, when you experience a gush of adrenaline.
You know the moment, when you realize it is time to do something you have yearned for.
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'Chase' can refer to many things. Chasing your friend when playing 'ice and water'; chasing money because you wanted a big mansion by the sea; chasing things you cannot obtain.
I am chasing too. But I am chasing my dreams - dream to go overseas and explore the vast and unlimited; dream to attain academic success for the first time through hard work; dream to do the things I love; dream to get rid of all my flaws.
'Chase' means pursuit. But above and beyond that, its french origin is 'skilled huntsman'. So what does a skilled huntsman do? He/she hunts down the prey. He/she reaches for the prey and gets the prey. And that is the essence. Attainment.
Chase means pursuit and attainment. That is why I named myself 'Chase'. Chasing my dreams and attaining them - something that excites me so much, beyond words; something that I have been doing all my years of life; something that I feel embodies the word 'happy'. Simple word. Happy. And that is all we need. No complication.
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You have been waiting for the moment. But you know, now is it.