UTOPIST YET REALIST
Katanya; kita nggabisa senang-senang terus, Ket. life is not that easy. life is not as simple as choosing what we want to feel. You're just being too utopist for telling everyone to be happy and grateful of their life, because the truth is not everyone has the same life to live as you. The happiness you feel right now won't last forever. It is temporary.
Yuppp. Indeed!! You are not wrong. And, yea, call me utopian. I don't mind. Cause i am. But things you need to note: I never said we have to be happy every single time, i never said life is easy. I never said life is simple. I never said choosing what we want to feel means everything is resolved. And i never said all of us are living the same life. Never. I said we all are free to choose what we want to feel. Meaning to react and how to respond to a situation. And choosing to be grateful is a kind of contextual act which is best to choose in order not to be hard on ourselves cause life itself is already hard. Be kind to yourself. Artinya, kita memang menjalani kehidupan yang berbeda, nasib kita beda-beda, kondisi dan kemampuan kita juga beda-beda. Ada yang beruntung, ada biasa aja, dan ada yang malang. Tapi itu semua bukan suatu hal yang saklek. Nggada orang yang selalu beruntung bukan? nggada juga orang yang selalu biasa aja atau selalu malang. Hidup adalah dinamika. Semuanya seperti katamu, adalah temporari. Kesenanganmu akan berakhir dan berganti hal lain, apapun itu. Kesedihanmu dan kekhawatiran mu juga akan berakhir, berganti hal lain. Apapun itu pasti akan berakhir dan sesuatu yang baru lainnya akan dimulai. Tapi kebijaksanaan untuk memilih cara kita menikmati kondisi yang sedang ada itu ada pada kita. Menikmatinya dengan syukur atau tidak, itu piihan kita.
Jika pertanyaan selanjutnya adalah "gimana bisa bersyukur kalau kondisinya sama sekali nggada yang bisa disyukuri?" well, lets make it clear, bagaimana caramu mengartikan bersyukur? Apakah beryukur artinya berterimakasih dan memiliki perasaan senang di dalam hati dan pikiran kita? jawabannya "iya", tapi tidak selamanya "harus" begitu. Menurutku, dalam beberapa kondisi kita memang tidak bisa berterimakasih atas suatu hal. Karena nyatanya tidak semua hal selalu menyenangkan. Beberapa hal yang terjadi memang menyebalkan dan meyedihkan. Sometimes things are just suck. And how to cope with that? Dude, just live! JUST LIVE. Inhale and exhale. Validate your own emotions. Take your own time as much as you need. It's okay to withdraw and isolate youself for a while. For a while. Don't get too comfortable with it. Restore yourself. But (and) please have a little faith in yourself. Get yourself back. Untuk melihat bahwa ada sesuatu yang lain dibalik hal-hal yang terjadi atau untuk keluar dari kondisi tidak menyenangkan ini dan akhirnya sampai pada hal lain. Untuk sampai pada "hal lain" itu, we have to deal with this thing first. The "dealing with this thing properly" is a need. You will never get out of thing if you don't face it. If you never try to.
I will always emphasize the phrase "dealing with this thing properly is a need." We can't always make it perfect. We're human, we cry, we get depressed, we fail, but our action which trying to deal with things properly somehow will lead us out. And what does that "properly" mean? I am sorry, i can't explain it well, you will find it out yourself along with your journey. But for me, properly here means hold on to God, the eagerness to get out of thing, the courage to take action, the sincerity and perseverance in doing something, to know it is okay to feel upset and fail and get things back afterwards, the commitment and consistency, also appreciation to appreciate yourself and the people who have accompanied and helped you.
Well, menurutku untuk beberapa hal, kita bisa menerima walaupun tidak ihklas. We just let it be. Let it pass.
Happiness is a moment, we can't be happy all the time. But after all?..... Yes, we have "after all"...
You know, bad things shall pass. It won't always be this way. Lots of good things ahead. Life is dynamic. Bad things teach you a lot. Be kind to yourself, be kind to people you love and who love you. Life itself is already hard. The proccess will be full of ups and downs. But that's okay. You will eventually arrive somewhere. Just focus on good things and good things will happen. I don't know what and when, but it will. Choose what you want to feel.
Utopist yet realist. I think am at this level. Let's talk about this a little further next time. See you.
Lastly, I think this is a great mantra to chant; A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22.
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