WE ARE THE SKY

WE ARE THE SKY
WHERE WE ARE REFLECTS WHAT WE DO. DO WE LIVE RIGHT? DOES OUR ENVIRONMENT LOOK ALRIGHT? ARE WE ALRIGHT?

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

OCEAN DEEP

By request, a song hardly ignored by radio jockeys. This hit from Cliff Richards is true to its lyrics in many ways, not only symbolically but also literally.

Quite an amazing sight, this capsized vessel contained 862 passengers tragically in the helm of death except for the 34 survivors, reports CNN.

As mother earth eventually collides with its demise, many of us will face a similar fate. It's time to culminate life and exercise a culture of change.

Just lately I realized that many of us are lost and nonchalant about our own habits that do not help the society, instead offend it.

I abhor the deeds of the captain whom, in my eyes, intentionally sank this ship. Like the 1997 mega box office, Titanic, he underestimated nature's power. Even under no circumstances, one has to be cautioned and logically measure the potential energy thriving out there. Sea rhymes with mystery. Our human intelligence despite the experience that honed our capacity to discern is no match to the unfathomed limits of the natural force.

Let us pray for the souls of the victims and let us make this a concrete example of the price for overconfidence and nonchalance. To the captain wherever you are, look at what you've done. By the way, my cousin works for this shipping lines. He is lucky he did not maneuver this one.

May God Keep Us All Safe!


Saturday, June 7, 2008

BEAUTIFUL

India Arie is one hot poetic song siren.I have been following this soul songstress' discography for 3 years not to mention engaging my siesta in listening to all of her songs on my mp3. I am so mesmerized by the artistry of her lyrics. The songs are mostly penned by her. Here is one of her very poetic songs, best appreciated when listened to after lunch or during sentimental chillin'. Read below. It says everything about what I feel today. Enjoy!

The time is right
I'm gonna pack my bags
And take that journey down the road
Cause over the mountain I see the bright sun shining
And I want to live inside the glow
Yeah

I wanna go to a place where I am nothing and everything
That exists between here and nowhere
I wanna go to a place where time has no consequences oh yeah
The sky opens to my prayers

I wanna go to beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,
I wanna go to beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,
I wanna go to beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,
I wanna go to beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,

Please understand
That its not that I don't care
But right now these walls are closing in on me
I love you more than I love life itself
But I need to find a place were I can breathe
I can breathe

I wanna go to a place where I can hold the intangible
And let go of the pain with all my might
I wanna go to a place where I'm suspended on ecstasy
Somewhere between dark and light
Where wrong becomes right

I wanna go to beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,
I wanna go to beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,
I wanna go to beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,
I wanna go to beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

Mmmmmmm... beautiful...


Friday, June 6, 2008

I DON'T WANT TO WAIT

This song from Paula Cole is closely descriptive of my relationship that went sour and ended just days ago. The story is not exactly the same but the words bear important symbols about what happened to us. The chorus is very indicative of what I felt, said and what I expected the last few days.
The last two days was physically difficult for me. Caused by the many worries that troubled my mind and the apprehensions that my relationship may not work (again), my health failed me to do the daily routines. Well routines made me go nuts as well.

In a few months, I will turn 25 and I feel that a very big change will come upon me, myself and my life. Not only considering that it is another s
tage in my ever-emotional lifestyle, I am in a transition phase of becoming a different form of energy that walks on this Earth.

Difficulties, challenges and quarrels in particular sicken people. Evidently, I am sick and tired of everything. But because of the changes that just transpired, I know it can only get better from now on. The horizon is clear and the sun will rise into a beautiful morning again.


I talked to my friends and it's a relief to know they understand how I feel. Real friends always give real advices, don't they. Why don't you get a few yourself? LOL.Well, the journey to know myself more is not yet over. But at least I have faced and slowly extinguished the excess baggage that comes on top of me day by day. It is such a release to know you don't hurt people along the way, or shall I say during your psychological evolution as a person.

I know my goals will instantly and coherently change in a score or decade from now but for sure I can tell myself later on that I am happy with my decisions.

What is the social relevance of my story? Well, we are lucky that we live in a free world. Not absolutely free but better than in a communist country where one can't sing just any song or do what one feels doing.

I think I'm better off alone for now to determine my next steps in this school called life. Certainty and clarity are very important in making decisions; and making decisions may require a total change of heart.

Y'all must hear me when I say, stand up firmly when you want to reach your dreams.