Ada stress?
What constitutes to stress in life? is it high grades, big houses, getting uber rich and spending lots of things like hell? Or is it the real cause comes from actually the definition of life? Lets explore.
When I was younger, my teacher used to say that kids don’t have stress. Obviously speaking that on her side, it shouldn’t be so because we are all in a situation where we decided to be what we want to be and we want to do, along with having no responsibilities in life and enjoying it by playing lots and lots of plays. The thing is, if we looked at the kids side, they obviously have stress because of how the high grades they have to achieve in this life to make their parents proud. Though this doesn’t really apply to the "i don’t give a crap about life" type of people, but they too actually have their own stress. But on the kids side, you can see clearly that actually everyone is stressing out themselves, resulting in people dying faster. Well, that’s how my mom likes to put it. 
Then, lets warped to the students of universities. yesh, these are the ones who achieved the good grades and placed themselves for higher education. More stress? Some might think so. In Malaysia, some people take life as in they were in the states, partying all night long, and finding the easy way out of college before sinking into the world of employment. Some faced the same stress, but more because the demand for the grades are getting much more worst seeing as how more and more people are being educated in this life. And then there’s jobs, money, bla bla bla.
Then, lets go to the employment factor. If the kids of malaysia already are having problems of unemployment, that’s already a major stress to begin with. And those who have comfortably asked money from their parents will realise how brutal life can really hit you in ways that you can’t imagine. Money is a big responsibility. But in situations say you get robbed, you are asked whether to put the money in front or your life in frony. Guess we’re not afraid to lose money yet we are so afraid to lose our life in such a situation. but perhaps, maybe it is a really big waste for us to just die like that. Heck, even robbers have stress too.
So, per usual human behavior, which is the factor that we want to point a finger on? Money? Lies? Sex? Love? The answer is probably,
Money.
Simple isn’t it? We can’t get enough of it, we want so much of it, and we never stop wanting it. But earlier, I have pointed out of the real cause, which is definitely how we define life. Even money itself was created by humans, but Gold was created by God. So what gives?
The attraction of Gold, is not gone actually. It is still there, it is still wanted, but as a luxury good. you know, like those mercedes that people have, its more or so like that. But in actual fact, we actually value having gold more than paper money. You can’t burn gold. even if you melt it, it can still harden again, and the excess will be scrapped off and become Gold dust. Do you see that even dust has value here? yet, take a paper money, rip it off, and wala, ur out of RM1, RM2, RM5, so on and so forth if you have cut the price of the paper. burn it, and u can’t use it anymore also. The education of money has gone haywire that the people who now keep gold, are probably the people who understand well enough what real value is.
Since you’ve seen the volatility of the paper, you have to ask yourself why is it something like this happens in your life? Why should you think so hard of money and how to obtain it? Take the fuel price hike, PM has a point as saying that Malaysians should change their lifestyle. Good call, but as an elected representative of the people, he has no right at all ask us to do us Only our family member and friends can do such and such. a rep is just a rep, not a dictator of rules.
Like anybody else, I have dreams too. I want a big house, a great living environment, good food to eat at, nice holidays to spend with the ones love, plays games and still enjoy my life as it is. but you see, I don’t sit around asking for a hike in my salary, or bitch at the streets on an increase. I keep moving on and endure the hike first. In my life, I don’t profiteer. I dun ask money from anyone, but I provide a service to people that is obligatory for them pay my wage. And the wage is on terms with my work. That’s how I keep moving and make due. That’s how i define money. You do something, and you work hard. If you feel your work is not rightly compensated, bring it up to HR. And don’t bitch people considering the fact that people increase prices because of fuel prices, and you decide to take up the chance to ask for a hike from there. That is totally lame and degrading.
Great quality comes at great prices. That’s right. Trashy quality comes at trashy prices, that is also right. But we over here, let other people sway us in a way they desire that we are constantly bossed around. i will have you know that I love Carls Jr. Rm20 for a burger set is expensive correct? But I always adhere to the principal. I have no problem paying the price of RM 20 for a large Superstar burger, simply because its worth it. Mr. Umar Ibrahim Vadillo has told me before, you have a right to choose. Even in his book he says his works is for all, but of course, you can’t copyright someone elses book and publishing like that without having permission now?
We live in that world of stress. The way to break away from it, is not those exercise, vacation things, which actually leads to more stress in the future if ur not careful. But rather, on how you want life to be for yourself. My gf gave me a quote yesterday on what life really is for people, "Shoot for the moon, but if you missed, you would still land on the stars" WIth the right amount of effort and the hopes and ambitions you have, you should have no problem of achieving what you want in this life. But that quote is also a great reminder of telling yourself that you should still smile on what you have now, and keep on fighting for that better life in the future.
Define your life the right way it should be. That way, all the stress in the world, is can never get to you anymore.
Much Love,
Azlil.Ash.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
dis is long.