Friday, November 19, 2010

Know Thyself




“He who controls others may be powerful,   but he who has mastered himself is mightier still”

 - Lao Tzu





Awhile ago, I had a test on patience and will power. I had to control my emotion; it was like a huge wave trying to overcome my awareness. It was very hard at first because I cannot help my self but react. But I patiently waited until eventually it went away.

 Honestly it was really hard to control my emotion, especially when you experience a difficult situation early in the morning that you have to force your self to get up from bed. It’s like there is a huge force in your chest waiting to explode and waiting to devour every inch of your soul.

But I said to my self, I cannot let this control my consciousness and shroud my judgment because I might regret it later. So, I stayed calm, slowly feeling every air that I obtained and as I exhaled slowly, I felt the air coming out from my mouth and eventually it calmed my system and made me whole again.

Looking back at what happen, it made me think about the struggle on how I fought with myself and came to a conclusion that the only one close to beating me is me, and even he doesn't stand chance.

To be and to last.

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