Fight

Life, this being SL or RL is all about fighting; we do wrong for the right reasons or right for the wrong reasons. As parents we sometimes have to make hard choices, risking our kids will hate us, because in the end, we know what's best for them, we've been there, we lived it and they fail to see that they haven't.

As a patriarch or leader of your community, not only you become a symbol, but you have to ensure that your choices are always the right ones and your actions, unflawed or you risk watching your loved ones fall in the hands of anarchy, chaos or worse nepotism.

All of this fighting leads only to one place, our pursuit and idea of perfect happiness, that which varies from person to person and is only a number of factors we think desirable for our idea of bliss; you fight the good fight to make it happen, but there are times when you just, give up, because simply you come to realize that no matter how ready you are to make change happen, some battles you're fighting alone.

So I've taken a few days off from my SL chores to ponder on the fight I've been fighting and where it's leading towards; the future of course as always is uncertain, no matter how carefully you've planned the future ahead, there are certain factors you can't predict.

Should we go on fighting the good fight even when the future ahead looks hopeless, dark and grim? giving up is not an option but there's always a hiatus, a pause to catch your breath and carry on with what you believe to be right for you and those around you, and of course there's always change, move on to better things.

Life after all is full of options, so keep fighting the good fight, do what's right for you and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

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The Cup..

In these days of holiday season, partying and quiet reflection about the upcoming year, it is always wise to plan ahead. There are many methods about doing this, you can make a list to follow with things you want to improve or change, you can improvise while focusing on a goal -play it by ear kind of concept., but what I have found to be more effective is a mental picture a friend gave me recently.

Imagine that you have 2 cups, in one you fill all your have, your past, your belongings and responsibilities, everything that it's past goes in there. When you're done filling that cup, it goes to a locked drawer; no one can open it or see what's inside but you.

Then on top of the drawer you have an empty cup, exactly like the one in the drawer, but empty. This is your future, your dreams, your plans, your imagination, everything you expect to happen will come from there and is there, on top of the desk for everyone to see.

Sometimes we pretend to fill the cup which is on top of the desk and meant to be empty with things from the cup in the drawer, thinking this will help, but that is not often the case, that cup like the new year has to be filled with new things, which will make the ones in store, better.

I plan to keep that cup empty and fill the other one with new things which will become my experiences, because, what's past is past and can only do one thing and that is holding you back.

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