Resilience

One of the things I love about life is its inherent capability to bounce back after suffering a major setback.

The body can repair itself when things get broken or when free radicals mess up some molecular structures.

The reason for maintaining biodiversity is to ensure an ecosystem can survive when destructive forces invade it.

Time can heal wounds that cut up a soul.

And that is where the double-edged sword rears its ugly side.

Because in the process of healing, we forget the events that almost caused our own annihilation.

We forget to take care of our bodies.

We forget to take care of our surroundings.

We forget the lessons (we should have) learned when we picked ourselves up from a fall.

And then we make the same mistakes over again.

I thought that people who committed the same mistakes over and over again are stupid  – because they never learn, do they?

But now, I think ‘resiliency’ can also make us forgetful, complacent and careless.

Hence, a healthy dose of reminders about our past mistakes is valuable in navigating our way through life.
Reminders of how depressing it used to be make us more appreciative of what we now have.

Who better to remind us than friends who have been with us through the ups and especially the downs in our lives?

These are the people who do not tolerate our mistakes but are steadfast in their support and encouragement for us to do better, to be better.
These are the people who remind us that every day is gift that we should be grateful for.

Thank you, my dearest friends, for celebrating life with me!