college life

So I watched "click" that was opened on Thur and it starred the ever hot Kate Beckinsale and the funny Adam Sandler. The show started out funny, and had a happy ending (whats new?) But its the msg behind it that intrigues me.

People like us (or rather, maybe its just me) have such a fast paced life where we want everything to be under our control. There are some (just take it that its only me) who have time management issues and prioritizing things that matter to us. And again, social norms come into play here where theres this neverending pursuit for the material goods that we deemed as our success in life. In this blind pursuit, we tend to neglect the things that truly matter to us the most, that are constantly around us and we taking them for granted. After all, aint the best things in life are free? Who gives a shit if there are already there?

Then again, life is damn unpredictable. Good things may be here in your life, but usually they do not last. Do not expect your beautiful girlfriend or wife to be always beautiful and the looker that attracted you (unless you sent them for extreme botox or watever shit, you get a freak!) in the first place. At one moment you maybe basking in your life successes, next Life does a stunter on you and you wish you were never born. Just like my life this summer, thats a perfect example.

So social norms told you that achieving your partner status within the company and getting fanciful toy cars, or lavishing your gf/wife with expensive goods tells the whole world of your achievements/ successes. In that pursuit, you may have someone/something that you neglected. Health, family, friends, relationship with the Lord... these are the likely things that you are willing to give up during that pursuit. If you make the pursuit the center of your life, you are destined to give up one of the above mentioned. Just like Mitch Albom, the writer of Tuesdays with Morrie. Isn't his pursuit for a bigger paycheck that costed him his lost time with his mentor and traded his dreams in the end?

So sit back and relax. While walking back home from walk, look up and view the stars. Admire the creation of God, breathe in clean air, be healthy. In the mindless chase, we neglect these things in life that may mean so much more than our aim to succeed. Spend time with your family, spend time more meaningfully. Then again, this is subjective to each individual.

In the show, Adam Sandler neglected his family and his health when he wanted just to see the end results of his work. Skipping chapters of his life, he missed out phases of his children growing up. In the end, he lost his love. Time. 24 hrs a day, 60 mins each hr. It boils down to what you prioritize within yourself that affects the distribution. And life aint always about you. Your time needs to fit in with your loved ones, your schedule with work and a thousand other mandune little things that calls for your attention. Aint life a bitch? Haha...

Ultimately, you need to choose. You have the choice; what makes up the center of your life? The Lord? Your family? Or your work?

Adam Sandler died in his dreams, when he had it all, only to realize the things that he lost around him. What can he bring when he meets the Lord? What has he experienced during his entire life? He can't bring any of his successes to the Lord cos He is not interested, and he din experience the love from his family during his time on earth. You may think that this does not happen to you. But ever wonder to yourself that "I should have done this..."? This is call regret. Regret that you did not spend your time wisely and effectively. Adam Sandler called out to his son, grasped it and said,"Family comes first." Do you foresee yourself doing that?

So sit back and relax. Enjoy the gifts from God and your relationship with Him. Next time if you see me stop and look up to admire the clouds, do join me.