The One Word That Applies To All Humans

Self-satisfaction.

Think about it

Being average is perhaps the worst state to be in. One is neither up there in the clouds nor is he desolate enough to wanna climb up higher. Its a state where people are just happily lazing in their comfort zone. The average person will never be aware of the opportunities that are available to those who are up there. Neither will they experience the suffering of those at the bottom. And that’s where majority of the population is.

Perhaps a few will realize how minuscule their accomplishment is and start to do something. Then again they may get too depressed at being weak and fail to do anything. We were always taught from young to be like everybody else. Wear the same type of clothes, play the same games, watch the same movies. Perhaps it’s society itself that has ingrained mediocrity into all of us.

Then again it’s painful to watch someone accomplish something that one can only dream. Try as they might some people just may not be able to accomplish their dreams. We all wish to fulfill our goals, but how many actually comes to pass. The average person who lives in his own blindfolded bliss is oblivious to all these around him. The same can’t be said to those who have that realization befall on them.

So, what does it take to be beyond average?

What if you screamed but no sound came out? What if you stabbed someone but he doesn’t bleed? What if you ran but you never tire? What if the laws of this world break down? What if everything you know didn’t actually exist?

What if?

End of 2010

As the year came to an end, perhaps it’s time to take a lil time and look back at it. Looking back, ask yourself what have you accomplished this last year? As the years come and go, I believe it’s important to get lost in this timeless spiral. Cliche it may sound, but time and tide waits for no man.

For 24 years, I never really had to worry about the future. Everything was planned out nicely for me. Do this and that, and then do that. The road was already clearly marked out for me, waiting for me to walk it. Well, the road has to end somewhere doesn’t it. Currently at the crossroads of my life, I’m faced with decisions which will decide the fate of the path ahead. If only it were as simple as choosing either or, neither nor.

The New Year, it never fails to bring hope to people. It’s something people look forward to. New hopes, new dreams. After celebrating it for so many years, I just feel that it’s nothing special. New Year’s Day is just a day, like any other day. We do not need New Year’s Day to remind us to appreciate our loved ones or whatsoever. Such is the human psyche that we as humans, find the slightest chance to imbue our expectations and hopes  at the instance of any opportunity.

Anyway I suppose I’ll be changing the way I present my blog in future.

What have you accomplished in this one year?

The Month Thus Far

It has been an eventful month thus far. Completed my BEC which also stands for Basic Exercise Course, completed my CPR/AED and now I’m in the midst of the FIC aka Fitness Instructor Course. I’ve learnt much during this period of time. From getting to know the bones and muscles in the human body to planning a program for an individual, it has been both a fun and exciting journey. Today I learnt how to take the body fat of a person. Ain’t that hard afterall. I also found out I’m at a shocking 4.5% bodyfat. That probably explains why my abs seem to be more defined. Either way its not really good, gotta get it up to at least 5%. Practical exams are this Sunday, and there’re shit lots of stuff to memorise for it. Especially the Body Composition component. Nonetheless, I believe it can be done. Talk about crash course, this FIC is one indeed. 8 days straight of lessons and it’s the exam already. That’s all for now. Till next time

Things To Get Rid Off

Procrastination, Hesitation, Lack of Motivation

Hardcore Workout Anyone?

Sticking to One’s Guns

To those who are familiar with the skyscraper theory, we all know skyscrapers are built from concrete, bricks and metal, thus they do not fall easily. They are able to withstand the winds and the rain unlike sandcastles which collapse at the onset of a minor wind. However, when the very foundations of a skyscraper is shaken, is the tower able to withstand the onslaught or will it collapse under pressure?

At some point in time, our foundations will get shaken. Our beliefs will get ridiculed, mocked or even insulted. Nobody seems to buy the stuff that we say and do. People start questioning and poking fun at your beliefs. At this point, do we start questioning ourselves and crumple under pressure, or do we stick to our guns and continue moving forward? Without a strong foundation, any tower will fall. And so, the experience that we accumulate, the advice that we hear, the stuff that we do, do they help to reinforce who we are at the core? A person who does not truly believe in his abilities and himself, will always be swayed around by people. A person who’s weak at his core will never be able to break free of the people around him. All successful people do not take shit from the people around them. It is important for one to stand up for one’s belief and not always walk in the shadows of others. It takes great courage in persisting in what one believes in and let’s just face it, not everyone is capable of that. How many people waver at just the slightest push?

When shit happens, suck it up and carry on. It won’t be the first neither will it be the last. Whining or being depressed does nothing to ease the situation. And I truly believe that haters are just people who are jealous. People may laugh or bitch about it, but the bottom line is they are just envious people who yearn to break free of the chains that bind them. In that case, no point bothering about them isn’t it, as they’ll only try to drag you down.

Be mediocre like everyone else or be unlike everyone else and take the road less traveled. I’ll gladly choose the latter on any given day. After all what’s life without a little risk and excitement.

On Family

Blood is thicker than water. I think the truth is that it is indeed so. Nothing can quite beat family ties. And yet I see so many wrecked families. Family members not speaking to each other or even hating each other. Such a tragedy indeed. We can choose our friends but we can’t choose the family we are born in. Some family may be better than others, but at the end of the day, they’ll be the one that stand by us at the end of the day.

How many times have we stopped to appreciate what our family have done for us? Or bothered to put in that 1 minute to listen to what they have to say. The things we take for granted might just vanish in the next instant. Sometimes it takes a tragedy to remind us just how fragile the human life is. For us to appreciate the little things around us. For us to realise the foolishness of having a cold war or playing games. For us to understand how our actions have an impact on others. Sometimes all it takes is 1 minute of our lives, a smile or just simply a praise from us. Is it really that hard, or are we just too busy with ourselves to bother about others?