Change Is Difficult But Inevitable

Year in, year out, day in, day out, we have to slog or drag our poor soul through this drama called 'Life'. Like it or not, we have to force ourselves out of bed and face the day, with the bravery befitting a soldier defending his nation. On the other hand, we could be more optimistic and begin the day with the desire to change the world and therefore, excited to get out of bed because there's so much ahead of us to accomplish? Which one of this scenario would you desire?

There's no doubt that you have to get out of the comfortable bed sooner or later. But what are you going to do for the rest of the day? Is dragging yourself through the day a good choice? Or are you going to decide on buying a fake M.C and call it a day and mope for the rest of the day in bed at home?

As you mope in bed, the flowers would've bloomed and getting ready to soak in the sun's rays to generate the day's food supply so that it can last the day, before it calls it a day when the sun sets. Won't it be a better choice to rise and shine, and actually anticipating excitedly to step into the office, eager to tackle the challenges which the workplace is bound to give you? Won't this lead to a more meaningful life, a fuller one, that you will live to regret when you're lying on bed counting down the last minutes and seconds to your life? Will you lie on the bed, reflecting on the regrets that wouldn't have been had you taken on 'Life' with gutso and anticipation? Will you leave this world with a heavy sigh?

No doubt the daily grind of travelling to the workplace is a challenge in itself. What with the need to send the kids to school (public transportation is an uncertainty in itself but let's keep it for another topic), face the traffic congestion amidst an exploding full bladder and eventually finding a carpark when you arrive at the workplace? I'm sure many of us can empathise with those who are facing this similar or near similar scenario for 5 or 6 days a week. Faced with the prospect of going through this daily cycle repeatedly for at least 30 years will definitely kill the desire to live for any ordinary person. But it's rather a no choice thing, right? Everyone goes through it and what makes you different from the rest of them?

 Add to this, the concern for where the country is heading politically. The landscape has changed since 2008, with more people getting vocal with their opinions in social networking sites and blogs. Within the ever borderless world, conversations take place within seconds around the world. Nothing can escape the notice of netizens who spend their life behind the computer screen, scouting for things of interest to entertain themselves. Mainstream media is being rejected on a larger scale due to the mistrust, that the MSM is a voice of the current goverment. They need to renew their publishing license, right? Go take a walk or jog and exercise your worries away.

Putting the worries of maintaining a job and the country's political direction together, is definitely going to give you sleepless nights. With so much uncertainties, what does the future hold for us? Are we secure in our current jobs? Will inflation and the jobless scenario aflict us in the next two years? 'Life' is just like water flowing in a river - it keeps on flowing past boulders and any obstruction that gets in its way. Water has been known to carve through mountains, creating beauties of nature that we appreciate once a while.

When you're faced with an obstacle, do you take a step back and refrain from advancing further in 'Life'? Do you fear the unknown? Or would you get to know the unknown and together with like minded people, strive to move past the source of obstruction? Maybe alone, you won't be able to do it, but together, no obstacle is ever so big that it cannot be surpassed. Can we make it happen? The decision is in our hands.

Or are you just going to pause and stare at the unknown, like the gecko on the right? Of course, it's the easiest 'solution' when faced with a problem. In Buddhism, there's nothing wrong or right. But you have answer your own karma. It goes around until you realise what you should've changed. Will the current government satisfy your desire for a competent, accountable and transparent management of the country? With hundreds of thousands of citizens leaving the country yearly for better prospects in a foreign land, doesn't it speak volumes about the government? Coupled with the abuse of the justice system to oppress the opposition movement, do you have any minute hope at all for justice to be meted our in a fair and just manner?

Are we going to be like leaves fallen to the ground, after our life has been squeezed out of us under an oppressive leadership. Are we going to just shrivel up for people to run over us? Or are you going to take part actively in a movement that's changing the country for sure. For better or for worse, if we don't give it a try, we will not know the result. What have we got to lose anyway? We have already lost much, to politicians who incite racial unrest with impunity, knowing that the law will 'protect' them from being ever penalised from their crime while opposition members are arrested at the slightest provocation? Are we going to let ourselves be trampled further by oppresive leaders?

I say we arm ourselves with knowledge (not from the MSM) and make the decision for change. It's no point lounging in the comforts of the home and complaining. Do something about it. Together we can. Change is imminent and we must make sure it happens. If change had taken place earlier, we would not be in the dire economic situation we are in now. After this change, may our lives sail smoother. We head towards the mountains and make sure we're able to go over it.