Don't pursue happiness, make it.

An Irish Airman Foresees His Death

I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan's poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.

Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.

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Albeit I find it hard to appreciate his loony ideas on history being intertwining gyres, Yeats, in this poem, beautifully portrays the very instant the pilot faces his death. Yeats reminds us how often we are stuck in living in the past or in the future; only when we are faced with dire situations do we veritably live and cherish the present.

Standing strong!

This week I am successfully fasting on using 'technology', but I am breaking from it temporarily for someone I love and cherish immensely. God has given me very unusual inner peace and strength needed to stand strong at most vulnerable times in life. We need to keep faith and be grateful to God at all times.

ugh looking back...

Why do interactions between people turn so complicated and tricky?

I miss those nights when we would candidly share our most craziest ideas.
I miss when we would promenade by lake shore and converse, often in muteness, until eventide.
I miss when we would confide our sentiments and views without reservations.
I miss when 'normal' jokes were not suggestive.

Where has all the innocence and sincerity gone? Why have we become so hypocritical and perverted? Why is human interaction based on so many conditions?

First timers

About everything I did with ACF was a first timer, here are some of the highlights:
- Superbowl party
- Playing call of duty
- Midnight snow football
- Showing genuine appreciation for Sisters
- Learning dancing moves for Bros/sis video
- Pulling 4 nighters in a week
- Going to Mc Donalds drive thru at 1 am and get 2 large diet coke, 2 large shakes, and 10 mc double
- Curve bowling
- Camping in a U.S national park. what an experience it was.
- Failing miserably at river fishing
- Taking pictures of two girls 'almost' and two guys 'almost' making out lol
- Meeting up with two childhood friends one of whom turned weird and keeps peculiar living organisms as pets. jk!
- Playing spades
- Going to STL botanical garden
- Rediscovering how life is beautiful, meeting people who genuinely live for others and God.

I hope I can continue adding to this list before the end of this semester! Thanks!

Walk on the water

You look around
It's staring back at you
Another wave of doubt
Will it pull you under
You wonder

What if I'm overtaken
What if I never make it
What if no one's there?
Will you hear my prayer?

When you take that first step
Into the unknown
You know that he won't let you go
So what are you waiting for?
What do you have to lose?
Your insecurities try to alter you

You know you're made for more
So don't be afraid to move
Your faith is all
It takes and you can
Walk on the water too

So get out
And let
Your fear fall to the ground
No time to waste
Don't wait
Don't you turn around and miss out
Everything you were made for
I know you're not sure
So you play it safe
Try to run away

If you take that first step
Into the unknown
He won't let you go

Even when a storm hits
Even when you're broken
Even when your heart is telling you telling you to give up
When your hope is stolen
You can't see where you're going
You don't have to be afraid

So what are you waiting,
What are you waiting for?

So what are you waiting for?
What do you have to lose?
Your insecurities try to alter you

You know you're made for more
So don't be afraid to move
Your faith is all
It takes and you can
Walk on the water...
Walk on the water too