Monday, October 18, 2010

Life

I decided to set up this blog post because:

I had nothing better to do.

I need to do something.

I need an outlet to distress.

I want to improve my writing skills.

As I sit in my living room, staring in front of my laptop, my head starts to spin. Mixed thoughts and emotions are beginning to surge through my brain as I contemplate on how I should start my blogpost.

This blogpost is not going to be just any typical blogpost, ranting about my daily ongoings and what nots. I want it to be thought-provoking, controversial, sensational and yes a certain level of intellectual engagement.

I have reached a point in life that I suddenly felt that everything came to a standstill and the whole world seems to collapse around me. I couldn't breathe.

In the society that I live in, I'm just not good enough. People are always vying to be on top, the rat-race is never-ending.

I have lots of dreams and aspirations from when I was a kid up till college. Then..Boom! I came to an apprehension that it is so hard to achieve these dreams and goals.

'The bright-eyed child was skipping in the field when she looked into the sky and right there and then she saw her dreams and aspirations. "Yes,' she thought 'Life is good. I can't wait to grow up."

Days become years and years become decades.

The woman shuffled to the window, her dull eyes stared forlornly in the sky. What she saw saddens her. Intimidating dark clouds covered the sky and right then she knew her time had past. She looked back into the window and the reflection was that of the young child staring right back at her, tears were rolling down her cheeks. The woman whispered, "I am sorry. You shouldn't have been me." '