Solitude

Solitude
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

LAUGH, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow it’s mirth,
But has trouble enough of it’s own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air.
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.

Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go.
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all.
There are none to decline your nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life’s gall.

Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a long and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.

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i really love this poem.. i first read it in my class in Creative Writing..

i really like the topic of the poem, though it is not that healthy.. yeah.. coz it says that there’s no one for you to lean on in times of sorrow.. but somehow, at some point, it makes you feel independent after reading it.. that you must know these things so that you’ll know how to face problems once they came into your life.. am i making sense now? hehe don’t really think so.. anyway.. just sharing you this piece of artwork.. hope you’ll like it too..

ciao.

QuoTe oF tHe dAy

"here’s something to ponder on:

never let someone be your PRIORITY, while allowing youself to be JUST their OPTION…"

- jp (07/29/06)

    …talk about bein’ martyr. We’ve heard lots of stories like this.. loving a person who doesn’t loves you back, who don’t have the same feelings like yours.. like you’re getting crazy over him/her.. like you’ll do anything, no matter what other’s will say, no matter how stupid you’ll be.
    stupid. that’s the word. But, as they say, that’s how it is.. that’s love. But still, we must always remind ourselves that we should be KIND to ourselves.. never tie yourself to someone who doesn’t want to be bounded to anyone, or to you.  Think for yourself first, that’s what’s important.. it’s not being selfish or what, you’re just being fair for yourself, that’s all.

p.s.
Oh damn! *nose-bleed*

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is my english just ok? tell me huh? so next time i’ll do it in Tagalog hehehe..

just a thought.

    hmmm.. know what? i have this plan running in my head now.. and i think it’s nice for my blog..

    i’ve been receiving text messages of different types.  There are those mushy quotes, the funny ones, the naughty messages, and friendly texts.  But my most favorite of them all is the inspirational messages.. why? simply because it reflects reality of life, and it gives me hope at different aspects of life, and it’s just so comforting to be read.

    so.. i thought that i would post some quotes here at my blog and i’ll share my own reactions with it.. and with this, you, my kind readers (if there is one), can also put your own reactions too with the quotes that i will be posting.

    what’cha’think? well, i’ll be startin’ it right away.. so just you wait (?)..

Wandering around the EcoPark

Februaury 09, 2007

    me and my classmates went to La Mesa Dam Eco Park to do some field acitivity for Ecology. But it was also our time to take a rest and unwind after all the hassles brought to us by doing our thesis..
    As we arrived there, we instantly did the field activity by observing some freshwaters there.. then we roamed around the place and take some shots (for memories’ sake).. then we ate the foods that we have and enjoyed the time.. we even played badminton there.. and for the first time, i fin’lly saw the La Mesa Dam in reality!! (not just in t.v.).. it is a huge reservoir of water..
    the whole place is really amazing, and we really enjoyed sitting there.. relaxing..
    before we go home, we even spent some time in the playground.. acting like youngsters.. riding the swing, the slides and all.. it was unforgettable..
    then we part ways at around 6pm.. and while we were in the bus, i saw something funny on the road:
at the right of the bus was a truck loaded with some tanks (which i think are scary coz’ it looks like an explosive thing).. then i saw a sticker on the door of the truck saying: "Life is short, Pray hard".. and i said to myself, "oh damn! sure, why not?.." The sticker do fit to the trcuk itself hehe..
    it was really a long exhausting day.. and again, a memorable one..

juz passin’ by

…. it’s been a while, oh i do miss posting stuffs here in my blog.. and hey, lotsa people are reading this crazy thing, and most are my cousins hehehe.. shame on me.. gawd i feel so naked now hehe.. well, this is the true essence of my blog.. for you to know me better and deeper, and… nothing more.

im so busy this pass few weeks.. so true, this year, especially this semester, is the hardest part, ever, of being a computer science stud… really lotsa things to do… bugbog sarado na kami.. *sigh*

but we really need to get thorugh with this… one year na lang… juz hope we’ll surpass this dreadful thesis… yay!

p.s.

"oh damn!"