Ang ballpen na puno ng tinta, pero hindi sumusulat

Anger could sometimes eat you up, and make you say certain comments about something/someone/some place without even really meaning it. I know, I'm guilty. I've done this almost all throughout my life, but now I'm trying to make a difference. But sometimes, whenever I get the urge to change my habitual way of being, I encounter people that judge me, and sometimes too harshly.

But what would I do? The old me would have judged the person back, and added a mean comment about him/her. But what do I get in return? Nothing. Just saliva and time wasted.

I want everyone to know that sometimes, maybe, we just need to stop judging people. Stop saying mean things about them, and just accept them for who they are, or what they are. No matter how much they might have hurt us before, let's just forgive, but never forget. Keep that memory in mind because sometimes that experience can bring out the best in you. Prove them wrong. However, keep in mind that if ever you're going to do something that will improve yourself, do it because you want to and not because you want revenge. "You" should be the reason for it all and not them.

You surely don't want to grow up and say, "Ako si Danica, sikat na doctor ako ngayon. Marami akong natulungan. Bakit ko nagawa lahat ng ito? Ay kasi, nilait ako ng tita ko na wala akong kwentang anak nong maliit pa ako." That isn't the way to go. The better response would probably be: "Ako si Danica, isang doctor. Sinisikap tumulong hanggat kaya. Bakit ko ginagawa toh? Kasi gusto kong i-challenge ang sarili. Gusto kong tignan kung saan ang akin kakayanin. Kung saan man ako dalhin ng mga pagsubok, isang lang ang importante, ang hindi sumuko."

Life is hard. That's a given. Not because you are born rich, everything is easy as cake. The same goes with the poor. Not because you are poor, everything is always hard. We met hardships, we meet hardships, and we definitely will meet more hardships in the future. Just have hope, have faith, and have the desire to actually do something about it. Nothing else can bring you down.