Tuesday, May 20, 2008

"We all need a haven, a sanctuary, a place to hide, a place to escape, a place to dream and hope, a place where the darkness won't seem so frightening. So it is written, so it shall come to pass. But for some, the darkness is a relentless enemy that cannot be eluded. And once the darkness senses your fear, once it senses your pain, it is never far behind..."
- Scott Levy, "Raven"

There are times when I thought of giving up, finally laying down all my dreams and hopes and wait for whatever may happen. It came to me that everyone experiences this. It isn’t everyday that we step into the light and rejoice. Sometimes or even for some, most of the time, we tend to trip over and finally fall down to our knees and breakdown. Everyone has to cross that path, not to suffer alone but to learn from it. Yes, we cry, we isolate ourselves from the world; we even tend to hurt ourselves and the people who care for us. It’s not being selfish but finding time to reflect on our own helps us somehow determine what we really need to do.

I sometimes wonder how some people cope with their fears and dreaded hopes. I've encountered some who would rant and cry all day without doing anything about it and there are those I'd see crying in a wholly manner and later on stands firmly. Although coping mechanisms vary from one person to another, one would always find the solution in himself. The people who care serves as a support for him to stand once again on his own and the rest will depend on the will of the person to move on and learn from the experience.