November 26, 2023
"Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back to you."
-Peace Pilgrim
This past few days, I've been contemplating the decisions I made throughout my entire life abroad. I've been having retrospection about whether my life now is better than before or if I just assumed it was because my life status is different. But thinking about things that made me happy in the past, I realized that what makes me happy now cannot be compared to happy moments in the past. And traveling alone isn't the top thing that makes me truly happy. It is as if there is a missing piece in my life that I need to find. That being said, I will embark on a new journey to find things that could truly make me happy and forget about the failures I made these past years.
One afternoon while walking along Artlane, I spotted this pretty lady merrily dancing with the flow of life. Along with her are words of wisdom that she wanted to deliver to the public.
"Keep smiling. Life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about."
Upon checking, the adage used by the artist came from Marilyn Monroe.
True enough. There are a lot of things in life to smile about.
Waking up in the morning and seeing the sunrise makes us smile. The same goes for seeing the sunset before dusk. Seeing food on the table makes us smile. Imagine those poor people who have nothing to eat, so be blessed that you have some, albeit simple and ordinary. You receive a greeting message from your loved one; doesn't it make you smile? Unless it's asking for money early in the morning, lol. The weather today is great. I smiled upon seeing it as I could stroll around the city, hehe. Seeing nature's best makes me smile too. Today, I smiled after being able to vacate my waste. Don't you know that it's freaking stressful when you're constipated due to food intolerances? Ah, that's a bit disgusting, though. Kidding aside. Don't you smile when you see other people happy and having fun? Oh, not the sweet couple doing PDA, though, lol. There are a lot more things to smile about. So stop frowning there ☺️.
Let's not focus on what makes us successful or something that could make us wealthy. Although happiness is subjective, it will start with a simple smile. Don't be stressed by overwhelming challenges; let them handle themselves alone, lol. Just keep smiling. Can you?
Dropping some thoughts to ponder inspired by these art murals. Happy weekend!
(All photos are mine)
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