Genuine Soul

Today we come across an individual who behaves like an automaton,

who does not know or understand himself,

and the only person that he knows is the person that he is supposed to be,

whose meaningless chatter has replaced communicative speech,

whose synthetic smile has replaced genuine laughter,

and whose sense of dull despair has taken the place of genuine pain.

Two statements may be said concerning this individual.

One is that he suffers from defects of spontaneity and individuality which may seem to be incurable.

At the same time it may be said of him he does not differ essentially from the millions of the rest of us who walk upon this earth.

Erich Fromm

Nowadays, people are so obsessed in becoming the person they are 'supposed to be'. We often take shortcuts to establish quick relationships. Friendships have become so convenient that we often just take things for granted. We laugh when we are 'supposed to' laugh. We say things we think are appropriate and smart.

Genuine souls are hard to come by these days.

My dearest friends,

When was the last time you see a person as the person that he/she is and speak from your heart?

Have you seen or experienced genuine laughter, genuine pain and pure spontaneity lately?

Always smile from your heart.

Miss you lots! ;)

The Meaning in Life by John Gardner

Meaning

Meaning is not something you stumble across, like the answer to a riddle or the prize in a treasure hunt.

Meaning is something you build into your life. You build it out of your own past, out of your affections and loyalties, out of the experience of humankind as it is passed on to you, out of your own talent and understanding, out of the things you believe in, out of the things and people you love, out of the values for which you are willing to sacrifice something.
The ingredients are there.

You are the only one who can put them together into that pattern that will be your life.

Let it be a life that has dignity and meaning for you.
If it doesn't, then the particular balance of success or failure is of less account.

John Gardner

You are your past, your affections, your loyalties, your talent, your understanding, your beliefs, your love, your values, your sacrifice.

You are the one to shape the pattern of your life because you have a choice, always.

Live a meaningful life. So true.

Realize

Take time to realize,
That your warmth is. Crashing down on in.
Take time to realize,
That I am on your side
Didn't I, Didn't I tell you.

But I can't spell it out for you,
No it's never gonna be that simple
No I cant spell it out for you
If you just realize what I just realized,
Then we'd be perfect for each other
And will never find another
Just realized what I just realized
We'd never have to wonder if
We missed out on each other now.

Take time to realize
Oh-oh I'm on your side
Didn't I, didn't I tell you.
Take time to realize
This all can pass you by.. Didn't I tell you

But I can't spell it out for you,
No its never gonna be that simple
No I can't spell it out for you.

If you just realized what I just realized
Then we'd be perfect for each other
Then we'd never find another
Just realized what I just realized
We'd never have to wonder if
We missed out on each other now.

It's not always the same
No it's never the same
If you don't feel it too.
If you meet me half way
If you would meet me half way.
It could be the same for you.

If you just realized what I just realized
Then we'd be perfect for each other
Then we'd never find another
Just realized what I just realized
We'd never have to wonder if
We missed out on each other now.

Missed out on each other now
Missed out on each other now

Colbie Caillat