We are not living alone. We must realize that we live among so many fuckin' people. Everyone has their own story life. Everyone has their ups and downs. Everyone has cried. But, you know i'm sayin', not everyone be honest with the world. Sometimes, a smile and a laugh is nothing more than intoxication of suffering. Many people are lonely but insist on smiling.
Life still goes on. You will never escape from who you are right now. Never hope for a miracle, bitch! A miracle happens only in a telenovela. We have to know that, we were all born to suffer. We are thrust into the middle of this damn world without ever having a chance to choose which womb. We are flung into the world to survive independently. Your life is your life. You can't live off other people's happiness. You have to be able to find a way to be happy for yourself.
Happiness you don't gain from material things and popularity. In fact, many wealthy and famous people are unhappy. Happiness also is not an achievement in heaven either. Happiness can't be bought with money. Happiness is a very spiritual experience. I'm sure you've been there, but you haven't been able to explain. Happiness is not something that is seen and held, but is experienced in a very personal way. Happiness is also not a experience without suffering.
Suffering is an experience beyond comprehension. Suffering is the consequence of life. Those who live are miserable. Therefore suffering was never the kind of antithesis of happiness. Happiness is a whole and single experience. Happiness is never in the form of an experience that requires Labour and satisfaction. Happiness is an experience where one feels whole. He demands nothing beyond himself but the personal experience.
Then, what does it mean that we were born to suffer? Yap, we were born to suffer! At some point in life, we will feel tired, discouraged, rejected and humiliated. Many people are unable to cope with that reality by seeking destructive employment and satisfaction. They had the mistaken belief that happiness was earned from employee. On the contrary, they remain dejected and lonely. This reality proves that suffering is not an antithesis of loneliness and solitude. Happiness is an experience that overcame fatigue when you try to survive.
Happiness is when we say "yes" to life as it is. Life goes on. We cannot escape the passing of grief. The germans say "Ja Sagen". It's mean that we should be able to say "yes" to life. Happiness comes only when we experience fatigue, rejection and humiliation without running away from that reality. We need to experience suffering by striving to cope. Avoiding suffering only adds to one's own. Happy people are those who face suffering and don't run away from it.
By. Venan Jalang
