LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

I was all tired and sleepy the night I was walking through the streets to come home from school when suddenly somebody not far from where I was walking shouted "F--- life!" in Tagalog.


(face palm)


I really hate it whenever I hear someone cursing whatever one chooses to curse and in this case, I heard that "somebody" cursed life which eventually lead me into writing this post.


L-I-F-E


A four-letter word which simply means the existence of an individual. The reason behind the fact that all living things function and grow..

but that doesn't end there.

Life is a gift and we always have to do something with our gifts. Either we keep them or ignore them.

Now here's the thing. Speaking from a viewpoint of an 18-year old young lady, I know I'm not able to expose all things about life but yeah.. still, I know something about life. That life is not here to stay for eternity. That life is something we do not own. As aforementioned, life is a gift - a gift from God and I know one thing.. life is beautiful.

Yes, I know that we don't always get the things we desire the most in life because apparently the world is not a wish granting factory as John Green would say it but that does not make any changes to the fact that life is beautiful. Why? Because we all are blessed to have a life. The fact that we get to live a life, see and enjoy the world, experience the entire creation of God and be someone in this world are simply few of those great privileges one can enjoy. I mean, who are we to complain about life? God entitled us with our own freewill and it only means that we are responsible for whatever happens with our own lives. This is how it goes: life's happenings depend upon our own choices and as far as I know there are only two choices in this world, a YES and a NO. Both choices come with different consequences and of course it's only between positive and negative. For example even if one is born indigent, which is apparently negative, still there is this hundred percent chance to turn one's life around. What I know is that our decisions make the biggest changes in our lives which is why we need guidance. Guidance in making life-changing decisions and this guidance seems to be so apparent. Three letters - GOD. Live a God-centered life. Trust in Him. The answers's as simple as that. So if you want to make your life beautiful, include God in it. Do not forget to ask Him to direct you because in the first place He was the magnanimous giver of life and He will always know what's best for you. For us.

Faultless Stars

Recently, I have found this tearjerker love story which happens to be John Green's The Fault in our Stars. But I would say their stars are impeccable (faultless). Here's a short overview of the whole book.

The Fault in Our Stars

by John Green

STORYLINE:

Hazel and Augustus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous, given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they meet and fall in love at a cancer support group. Written by Anonymous

TFIOS' lead characters, Hazel Grace (Shailene Woodley) and Gus (Ansel Elgort).

What made the story special somehow, perhaps, is because Hazel Grace and Gus are both sick - sick to death. People who happen to accept the reality that they won't last too long on earth as much as they wanted because they do not hold their own lives - our own lives. I've had this A-Walk-To-Remember impression at first with the story but the two are TOO different from each other. Yes, they're both great and both of them broke my heart. Broke my heart in the sense that I got too affected with the story. To be honest, I felt sick all throughout the reading but thank God I'm only asthmatic not a cancer-infected-person like Shailene's character Hazel.

I've read the story more than once now and I still could not finish the last chapters without the crying thing. The story made me feel happy, sad, broken and in love of course. I had this hey-I-need-to-share-this-story-because-it's-great feeling. Hazel Grace and Augustus became my literary buddies whom I turn to whenever I feel like I need a friend though yeah I've got real friends in real life. Recently, TFIOS movie was released in theaters and it's so great to see your oh so loving love story turn into a film.

It best fits teenage readers/audience but recently my Mom watched the movie and gave me a great feedback about it so yeah, let's erase that first five words. It's a story for everybody. A story where you can get courage from two people trying to fight cancer and live their lives like all of us do. Their imperfections made them both perfect though nobody is perfect. Their love for each other seemed so genuine that it broke my heart when they had to part  because Gus died in the story. It is saddening when someone you love has to leave and Gus's character is what I have been looking for for quite some time now. Somebody who shares the same interests as yours especially when it comes to reading. On the latter part of the story, I started having this Hazel Grace's thoughts about the possible sequel for the story like how she reacted to Peter Van Houten's An Imperial Affliction  and if I'll have someone like Gus who'll grant my wish to meet and talk personally with John Green then that will be awesome. Real awesome.

The exact scene when Gus told Hazel about meeting Van Houten in person.. in Amsterdam. (One of the best parts of the story, I must say.)

Here's the trailer for you to watch! Enjoy and be in love!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ItBvH5J6ss

| Sumary source - IMDB. | tfios