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EMBRACING LIFE.

  • Writer: Rhika Delos Reyes
    Rhika Delos Reyes
  • Feb 10, 2021
  • 3 min read

Updated: Oct 22, 2023


Sometimes I wish I were born in a different world—a simpler, less complicated world. I yearn for a place where life is straightforward, with no rules, no laws, and no one to dictate what you should or shouldn't have. A place without judgment, hate, where love reigns, and life is pure and simple.


I wish for a typical family, loving parents who would accept, understand, and love me unconditionally, no matter the circumstances. Parents who trust me and believe in my capacity to be a better person than they might imagine. To me, being a good person means excelling in any endeavor and relating well to others.


I often wonder what life would be like with parents who simply believed in love and embraced their children because that's what parents do. Perhaps my life would be less complicated, easier to embrace and navigate. It's a challenge when no one seems to grasp what you're going through, always saying they understand, yet they truly don't. When they claim to love you, but only if you change according to their desires. They want you to live in a world far removed from your own, to believe more than you can fathom, and to transform yourself in ways you don't comprehend because they see you as wrong, as living a life they consider sinful and immoral, simply because you chose to love and find happiness.

Have you ever envisioned living in a place where you don't feel safe and loved, even though you are feeling it right now? How can life be so complicated? How can the world be so harsh to live in? I want to know if anyone out there is experiencing the same thing as I am. I want to understand how they feel, how they cope, and whether there's anyone who truly comprehends my emotions.


But we can't choose our parents, our family, or ourselves. We can't determine what kind of life we will lead. We can't control or filter what life throws at us; we have no power over it. However, we do have a choice, a choice to embrace it, no matter how bewildering it may seem. I choose to hold onto this life as long as necessary, as long as I want to live, as long as I have a reason to live. I choose life; I choose love, and I choose to be a good person, no matter how challenging the world may be.


Life is complex, and so are we. Everyone is complicated, which in turn makes the world complicated. We can't change the world, how people react, judge, speak, or treat us. However, we can choose how we accept things and people around us. It's always up to us.

No matter the laws or rules that govern this world, regardless of how bad things get, or how people change due to them, I believe we all need to remain kind and pure of heart. Each person has their own beliefs and faith, their own path that brought them to where they are now. If we have a genuinely pure heart, every decision and step we take will be worthwhile, because it stems from the heart and is infused with love. When your heart is full of love, there's no room for judgment, condemnation, anger, guilt, or anything that weighs it down. Have faith, and accept that sometimes, there's nothing more you can do but believe that everything will be okay.


That's how we survive in this world; that's how we EMBRACE LIFE!

 
 
 

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