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We all want to be successful and happy in life. Others would tell us to work hard in order to be one, but why is it that many still end up exactly the opposite despite the “buwis-buhay” efforts. On the other hand, some would say that success is just a matter of luck. But the fact is that “luck” is a probability that is next to imaginary. So how can we really make it in life? What defines and dictates success and happiness? Allow me to share a personal truth that I have proven after 42 years of existence in this world; that is “Life is made up of choices and circumstances”.
About Choices
To be able to choose is the perk of being endowed with freedom and rationality. We have the ability to make choices. In fact, I would say that the measure of our readiness to face life is our capacity to make choices. Successful people are choice-maker. They are the drivers of their own lives; the sculptors of their own shapes. On the other hand, authentically happy people are those who simply chose to be happy, without measures or requirements, they just opted happiness over misery.
About Circumstances
Circumstances are the hope part of life. The reality is that there are things beyond our sphere of control and influence; things that are not achieved even after endless tries. In layman’s term, circumstances are tagged as “breaks” or “opportunities”. It is true that circumstances can be created, but such does not always take place.
Finally
Life is made up of choices and circumstances. Many times we need to make choices for circumstances to open. Sometimes circumstances come and challenge us to make choices. In whatever event, our choices and the circumstances that come defines the kind of life we live in this world.
Let us make the better CHOICES, and hope for better CIRCUMSTANCES.
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