Ramon's World

Every now and then you come across a verse or some words of inspiration that stay with you forever.

I first came across Desiderata during our staff meeting last 2005.

Our Project Director gave us copy on Desiderata then he read the poem. After reading he told us that his principle in life is that he will really strive to be happy, no matter what happen. On that day, I realized that life is too short to be sad so I will really strive to be happy even i am the most unfortunate man in the world.

Enjoy and apply in your life from this day on:-

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labours and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

When I was in elementary, this is the first love song i practiced in playing guitar because I love plucking style in guitar so much. I love this song so much because the message of the song really touch my heart. It is a stunningly beautiful song...it talks about a man who loses sight of his goals and dreams.......but reinvents the wheel and makes all his aspirations and utopian dreams come true!!

Only David Coverdale could have written such a beautiful song!!

I will share to you the story of an old woman how she live happily with her five simple rules to be happy.

The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is
fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock , with her hair fashionably
coifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind,
moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed
away, making the move necessary.

After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the
nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she
maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description
of
her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her
window. "I love it," she stated with the enthusiasm of an
eight-year-old
having just been presented with a new puppy.

"Mrs.. Jones, you haven't seen the room .... just wait." "That
doesn't
have anything to do with it," she replied. Happiness is something you
decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend
on
how the furniture is arranged... it's how I arrange my mind. I already
decided to love it "It's a decision I make
every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in
bed
recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no
longer
work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.

Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
day
and all the happy memories I've stored away ... just for this time in
my
life. Old age is like a bank account ... you withdraw from what you've
put in. So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness
in
the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling my
Memory
bank. I am still depositing. Remember the five simple rules to be
happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Live simply.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less.

One of my friend asked me to send inspirational text message because she was down because she had a problem on her family but i told her that its normal to have a problem in your family circle. My advise to her is to think positive always.

Treat everybody with love then it will bounce back to you. It may not instant but it will come little by little. Being a positive thinker, you will convert negative forces to positive then it will make your day brighter.

The world is full of beauty when your heart is full of love. So start and end your day with love and smile in your heart. Have a peaceful day.

"Life can give you a hundred reasons to cry, But you can give life a thousand reasons to smile."

I read it aloud every time i feel so down. In fact, it’s hanging on my wall. I will share this to you so when you feel down too. Read this poem again so you will be inspire. Life must go on. No matter what happen in your life with all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it's still a beautiful world. Be cheerful, strive to be happy.

The bird is standing by to eat this starving child but this child wants to survive then he still go to ICRC station to ask food even this is 1 km away from him. the photographer of this picture later committed suicide because of his emotional breakdown attaching to his own work. This picture was voted as the best the best journalistic photography many years ago. Look at his will to live, he never quit until his last breath.


DON'T QUIT

When things go wrong as sometimes will.,
When the road you are trudging seems all uphill.,
When the funds are low but the debts are high.,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh.,
When care is pressing you down a bit.,
Rest if you want…..but do not quit.,

Life is strange with twists and turns.,
As everyone has to sometime learn.,
Dont give up though the pace seems slow.,
You might succeed with another blow.,

Success is failure turned inside out.,
That silver tint of the clouds of doubt.,
And you never can tell how close you are.,
It could be near, when it seems so far.,
So stick to the fight when your hardest hit.,
Its when things seem worst…..that you must not quit