It's a jigsaw world.
Looking back...
There are so many things to laugh about.
So many things to cry about.
So many things to think about.
So many things to talk about...
I'm glad for the lessons that I've learnt over the past few years. Even though things might not have changed much as things generally just fall back into a state of peace.
Even though the calm comes after a storm, there always has to be...
someone to pick up the pieces of that have fallen down...
someone to repair the pieces that have broken off...
someone to rebuild the pieces that have collapsed...
someone to replace the pieces that have gone missing...
I'm still searching for the missing bits of my life, and hopefully, some day before I move on, I'd be able to find these pieces that will complete the jigsaw puzzle of my life.
It's not an easy jigsaw though, as the pieces do not come like those that we buy off the shelf. Rather, when we got it, the box (us) was empty, and the pieces (the parts of our lives that have made it what it is today) have come by us over time.
Some of these pieces have come to us, smoothed out (the things that have went by smoothly for us). These were the easy parts of our lives, the things that fell into place without problems, and the things that were provided for us by others.
Other pieces came to us with rough edges... the things that required a bit of effort going through them. They might have been things that required a bit of effort to go through, maybe some persuasion to and convincing others on our part to gain something, which involved some sort of mini-lesson that we had to go through in order to achieve or attain certain things.
Then came the pieces that didn't fit... the things that seemed completely out of place, and required much effort on our part to mould that piece, to make it fit in. These were the things that have created bigger problems for us, as we had to make critical decisions in order to accomplish a task; some things that had caused us to go through a longer process of thinking and decision-making. But as we moved with the flow, and changed accordingly to fit into the plans, the pieces were also moulded accordingly, and fell into place over time.
Then, the tiny bits... things that were insignificant, and we clustered them altogether until in all, they created a presence, and we fit them in, just right. Otherwise, we would find some of them actually being important over time, and those pieces grew to fit in.
The large pieces also, those that we created a big hoo-ha over, but were actually nothing much to consider at all. These also gradually fell into place as the excess baggage were trimmed off.
The hard parts now... the pieces that came with jagged edges, which cut into our lives, causing pain and destruction to everything in their path. However, these were the pieces that gave us the greatest lessons. As we shed our blood with each piece that came, we learnt from the pain... and we changed accordingly. And that was enough to shave off those jagged edges, smoothing them once again. Remember, that when the night is the darkest, it means that soon the day will break. Press on!
The pieces that never did fit in... they were the wrong decisions we made... the things that should have never started in the first place... but when we realised our mistake, and moved in a different path altogether, these pieces still wouldn't fit into the jigsaw, so they slowly faded away.
After all the pieces have been fit in, there will always still be empty spaces in it, as these are the things that have yet to come our way... but don't worry too much, for they will come soon, and will most probably come in one of the forms above...
Maybe when we've reached the peak of our lives, that the jigsaw will be complete...
But, we'll still see many other pieces coming after that, and slowly, but surely, they will expand the borders of the jigsaw...
After all, that's what life is isn't it? A neverending and exciting journey with no boundaries...
--
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars" - Les Brown
"Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" I dream of things that never were and say, "Why not?" - George Bernard Shaw
There are so many things to laugh about.
So many things to cry about.
So many things to think about.
So many things to talk about...
I'm glad for the lessons that I've learnt over the past few years. Even though things might not have changed much as things generally just fall back into a state of peace.
Even though the calm comes after a storm, there always has to be...
someone to pick up the pieces of that have fallen down...
someone to repair the pieces that have broken off...
someone to rebuild the pieces that have collapsed...
someone to replace the pieces that have gone missing...
I'm still searching for the missing bits of my life, and hopefully, some day before I move on, I'd be able to find these pieces that will complete the jigsaw puzzle of my life.
It's not an easy jigsaw though, as the pieces do not come like those that we buy off the shelf. Rather, when we got it, the box (us) was empty, and the pieces (the parts of our lives that have made it what it is today) have come by us over time.
Some of these pieces have come to us, smoothed out (the things that have went by smoothly for us). These were the easy parts of our lives, the things that fell into place without problems, and the things that were provided for us by others.
Other pieces came to us with rough edges... the things that required a bit of effort going through them. They might have been things that required a bit of effort to go through, maybe some persuasion to and convincing others on our part to gain something, which involved some sort of mini-lesson that we had to go through in order to achieve or attain certain things.
Then came the pieces that didn't fit... the things that seemed completely out of place, and required much effort on our part to mould that piece, to make it fit in. These were the things that have created bigger problems for us, as we had to make critical decisions in order to accomplish a task; some things that had caused us to go through a longer process of thinking and decision-making. But as we moved with the flow, and changed accordingly to fit into the plans, the pieces were also moulded accordingly, and fell into place over time.
Then, the tiny bits... things that were insignificant, and we clustered them altogether until in all, they created a presence, and we fit them in, just right. Otherwise, we would find some of them actually being important over time, and those pieces grew to fit in.
The large pieces also, those that we created a big hoo-ha over, but were actually nothing much to consider at all. These also gradually fell into place as the excess baggage were trimmed off.
The hard parts now... the pieces that came with jagged edges, which cut into our lives, causing pain and destruction to everything in their path. However, these were the pieces that gave us the greatest lessons. As we shed our blood with each piece that came, we learnt from the pain... and we changed accordingly. And that was enough to shave off those jagged edges, smoothing them once again. Remember, that when the night is the darkest, it means that soon the day will break. Press on!
The pieces that never did fit in... they were the wrong decisions we made... the things that should have never started in the first place... but when we realised our mistake, and moved in a different path altogether, these pieces still wouldn't fit into the jigsaw, so they slowly faded away.
After all the pieces have been fit in, there will always still be empty spaces in it, as these are the things that have yet to come our way... but don't worry too much, for they will come soon, and will most probably come in one of the forms above...
Maybe when we've reached the peak of our lives, that the jigsaw will be complete...
But, we'll still see many other pieces coming after that, and slowly, but surely, they will expand the borders of the jigsaw...
After all, that's what life is isn't it? A neverending and exciting journey with no boundaries...
--
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars" - Les Brown
"Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" I dream of things that never were and say, "Why not?" - George Bernard Shaw