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It just gets harder

Saturday, April 09, 2005

when you're a toddler
you learn how to walk
you learn how to talk
you learn what is circle, triangle, square, red, blue green
it doesn't even seem hard
although it was from ground zero

when you become a student
you begin to learn the finer aspects of hand eye coordination
you learn to express your thoughts and emotions
you learn what is circumference, area, square root
life seems fun
with adults showering you their care and concern and love

then you become a young adult
you are trained in logical thinking
you are exposed to complex theories and thinkings
you explore human relationships, of love, hate, likes, dislikes and multitudes of it
life gets complicated
problems begin to sprout

then you reach early adulthood
you worry about career
you search for your life's direction
you get your heart broken and you broke others'
life becomes confusing
troubles, problems, worries, despair and stress come in waves after waves
life is tough

eventually when you find the love of your life time
or just settle with whom ever that's decent
you find a footing to start from
perhaps you're proud of your achievement, or still searching
but you win some, you lose some
you would have scars from several falls
you would have stumbled along the way
and the path continues to intimidate you
it just gets harder and harder

you finally have kids
you hate your boss
your business stresses you out
the finances that you are burdened with is the only reason for you to work
you thought your wisdom of so many years will pull you through
then your spouse doesn't seem to care as much
kids are growing up, puberty angst, rebellion, arguments
your parents get older, health bills, naggin
their needs become a burden
you wonder how did you end up like this

when finally your kids have grown up
you had enough savings to retire
just when you thought you can sit back and enjoy life
your health would have suffered
from the endless toils and strains
your body would be worn and tired
your spirit would be scarred

you might even want to be out of this whole game of life
occassionally, little candy surprises appear here and there
but when life decides to pull the candy out of your mouth
life is still a toil

life...just gets harder




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