WaRpEd & TwIsTeD

While breezing through some old (very old actually) magazines, I chanced upon this old Nike ad. Nice to read.

Too often we are scared.
Scared of what we might not be able to do.
Scared of what people might think if we tried.
We let our fears stand in the way of our hopes.
We say no when we want to say yes.
We sit quietly when we want to scream.
And we shout with the others,
when we should keep our mouths shut.
Why?
After all,
we do only go around once.
There’s really no time to be afraid.
So stop.
Try something you’ve never tried.
Risk it.
Enter a triathlon.
Write a letter to the editor.
Demand a raise.
Call winners at the toughest court.
Throw away your television.
Bicycle across the United States.
Try bobsledding.
Try anything.
Speak out against the designated hitter.
Travel to a country where you don’t speak the language.
Patent something.
Call her.
You have nothing to lose
and everything
everything
everything to gain.
JUST DO IT.

Come to think of it, we do only go around this life once. As dark as it may sound, no one comes out of this (existence) alive. All of us would end up in graves, or for those who don’t want to be food-for-the-worms, an urn would be better. It’s just a matter of who goes first. Una-unahan lang. Why waste life? Why not make the most of out of it? Why live in a world of regrets and what-ifs? Why dwell on the past when there is something to look forward to the present and the future?

Those who know me can attest that I have made some unpopular decisions. I gambled at certain points in my life. Some of which resulted in success. Some were not as pleasant as the others. And though some areas from the past are murky, I chose not to drown in it. In my mind, I know at least, I tried. I took the risks. I was able to see things from both ends of the spectrum. Both the darkness and the light. I have seen it, and been through it all. I am taming the fear. I am learning to tip the scales for it to reach equilibrium. I am constantly learning the game. And I think, no one can and will stop me.

~ by altered-aura on September 21, 2007.