A high school student was asking me in our break time the meaning of "Life is what you make it." It seemed that the subject was being asked of them in their literature class. And he was telling me that the meaning was too vague for him to understand. Or was it profound ... for a high school student to comprehend?
I tell you ... it was never vague nor profound. All you have to do ... is to take the literal meaning of the phrase and never consider any poetic mumbo jumbo lurking behind. It is self-explanatory and there is no sinister explanation waiting for the elusive key for it to be unlocked.
Life is uncomplicated ... but success and what happens in your life in the FUTURE are dependent on what you make of your life ... at PRESENT. The concept of life is SIMPLE ... but the process of what you make of your life is COMPLEX ... had you known the result beforehand ... you should have corrected your choices right from the get-go.
So it is not baffling and it doesn't take rocket science why life for you is hard now. What you SOW ... is what you REAP. Your parents have given you the freedom to choose what you want to be in the future -from choosing a profession ... a lifetime partner ... or friends to be with.
So hindi nakapagtataka kung bakit hirap ka ngayon - kasi mas nauna mong pinili ang mag-bolakbol o ang bisyo kaysa harapin mo ang pagaaral mo. Yon bang akala mo ay naglalaro ka lang at hindi iniisip na kung gaano kahirap ang buhay kung wala kang natapusan... not to mention ang hirap maghanap ng trabaho ... kung undergrad ka lang.
Maaga kang natuto magbarkada - katunayan niyan mas mahal mo pa ang mga kaibigan mo kaysa pamilya mo. You spent all your waking hours with them ... at umuuwi ka lang kung gutom at matulog ka na. Mas pinapakinggan mo sila ... kaysa makinig ka sa mga pangaral ng mga mas nakakatanda sa iyo. They were part of what you are today.
And most especially maaga kang nag-explore na mga bagay-bagay na hindi dapat pinakialaman ng mga bata. Maaga kang nag-asawa kahit hindi ka totally equipped ng maturity at pagiisip on how to raise a family or how to how to become a responsible mama or papa.
So ang sabi ko dito sa high school student na ito ... kung ano ang buhay mo ngayon ... malaging bahagi ang iyong nakaraan for making the person you are right now. Kung successful ka ... yon ay dahil nagpunyagi ka. Kung naghihirap ka naman ... alam mo na ang kasagutan diyan ... iyon ay dahil wala sa priority mo ang makatapos ... at nagmamadali kang sampolan ang mga bagay na hindi mo dapat pakialaman,
So there ... "Life is what you make it." You can make it easy on yourself ,,, or you can make it hard. Your call!
