The Rules of Life

Maybe one day, I'll finally get the chance to brace life with no fear. Do impulsive things just for the fun of it. Get wild and crazy: dye my hair with colours of the rainbow, go bungee jumping, eat exotic foods (worms, cockroach, etc? Uhm, eww), climb Mt. Everest, crash someone's prom or some strangers' wedding, administer my own concert, get really really really wasted, and so on. As the cliché goes, 'We only get one life. We better make the most out of it.'

In as much as I want to do everything that comes into my mind there are, unfortunately, rules I still have to follow. Like what my mom always tells me, 'While you still live in this house, you have to do everything I say.' I believe in the relevance of rules. Rules help set the pace of our lives: when to speed up, and when to slow down. The only thing I hate about rules is that, they sometimes restrict me so much that in the end, I never know what to do anymore. In trying to conform to everyone else, I sometimes lose sense of self that I just end up confused and annoyed.

Rules can only do so much for us. Eventually, we have to let loose, and just let go. No one would want to stay behind bars for too long without wishing to feel the breath of the sun on their skin. Rules are good for us. But they also act as boundaries. And they sometimes limit us from reaching our true potential.

I understand my parents' concerns. I understand that they only want what's best for me. And I understand that they just don't want to see me get hurt. But pain is good sometimes. Failing in life is even not that bad. Losing everything you worked hard for is also just another part of life. We need to feel pain because pain helps us see the real beauty of happiness. We need to fail at least once, so the glory of success wouldn't cloud up our principles. And losing something helps us see the things we've always had, so we can be grateful for them.

What I'm trying to say is: I want to go out there and live life to the fullest, regardless of the aches and tribulations I might come across with, just because we all deserve to. But at the moment, I am tied down. It's a lame excuse, but right now, there are still things I can't leave behind. There are things I have to sort out, for myself and for those around me. And when I leave, I want to leave with a peaceful heart.

So maybe one day, I'd finally find the courage to do everything I want to do. And who knows, maybe that's just one year or two years down the road. But one day, it's definitely going to happen. I'm just waiting for the right timing. ;)

Main message: Don't be afraid to break the rules. Just always make sure you are aware of the consequences.