Profound Thoughts

There are new horizons waiting Unknown challenges to keep Goals to set, discoveries to make There are endless adventures Wonders to be explored As we embark on each new da y

One of my earliest recollections as a child was my first trek to Lumsok, a mountain overlooking the barrio from where my parents hailed from. At that time, you may well consider me as a bootlicker, never letting my parents out of my sight even for a minute. Going back, I was ecstatic they decided to bring me along with them though it took them a lot pain telling me to reconsider. It was more like an hour-long trek along a spring-fed brook flowing from the foot of Lumsok. As we moved upstream, the scenery changes are very much noticeable. There were no more houses to be found. The clearings gave way to bushes, then later on to ferns and mosses. The trees gradually became taller, its trunks becoming broader. One could no longer hear any sound of modernity, but instead listen to the water running through rock crevices, the steady cicadas’ chirps and once in a while, bird squeaks. It was actually a breathtaking sight due to its pristine environs. The place was so remote that one can actu...

For someone who has lived a simple life, much more so for an introvert who needs to step outside of his comfort zone, the world may seem to be a scary place. Indeed, it is not that kind for those faint of heart,  since there is no such thing as a world of make believe.

As I kept on traversing though my own personal journey, I had gone past the parapets of my humble abode. Emotional and scared of the pending departure, I just had to keep up with what life had brought upon me. I have reached distant shores. I have made my way to different parts of the world and discovered a different side of me I never thought existed. I had been tested. Time and time again, fate had been continually dictating the pathway with which I must take. I learn from each journey that I took. I gain experiences with lifelong lessons. Embedded in my heart is a newfound strength that fortifies my weary self. Deep inside, I still cower in fear. But, I must maintain a strong façade. There is no place for weakness. I must continue on living. With every step and with every glance along the way, I meet kindred souls who are also traversing their own pathways. It is in these crossroads, I get to display my different selves. If I linger long enough, hearts meet and thoughts converge. B...

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twai n

Life is short... Focus more on the wonderful things it has to offer... "Let me but live my life from year to year, With forward face and unreluctant soul; Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; Not mourning for the things that disappear In the dim past, nor holding back in fear From what the future veils; but with a whole And happy heart, that pays its toll To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer. So let the way wind up the hill or down, O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, New friendship, high adventure, and a crown, My heart will keep the courage of the quest, And hope the road's last turn will be the best." - Henry Van Dyke -

The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say” - J.R.R Tolkie n