Wish List

"We can love someone and just be happy about it even if we know that it cannot last forever. It's not about having someone. It is not about owning a relationship, it is just about being happy because you know you have loved someone. There is a purpose and meaning behind all events and this purpose and meanings develop you as a person and a lover. Whatever relationship you have in your life now, they are precisely the ones you need at this moment..."

(Anonymous)

When I was a kid I always make a list of the things I want.. From Barbie dolls and Polly Pockets during my childhood – to pagers, cell phones, and a brand new Picanto as I got older. Once I obtain one of the items on my list, I put a check on it and somehow, try to write something nicer and harder to get. The list went on and on.. Soon after, I noticed how my wish list never seemed to end. It never got any shorter.. Instead, it just got longer and longer each time I look at it. Everytime I see a check mark on that piece of paper, I feel a sense of fulfillment.. Almost like pure bliss.. But the feeling didn't seem to last very long.. Soon, I begin to feel as if something much bigger is missing.. Somehow, I still don’t get contented.. I still feel empty..

Now I realize that you don’t need much to be happy.. All you have to do is look around and see the beautiful things, instead of searching for something you don’t possess.. I have a loving family.. true friends that stick like glue through good times and bad.. A bright future is waiting ahead.. There’s no need to rush.. Things will come in God’s own time..