rationalization

Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?

thought-provoking and makes a lot of sense. got it from zhuoyi's blog. thanks!

anyway, today was yet another day saturated with studies. but i'm starting to feel the drive, the vigour. it feels good to be focused after being in some sort of limbo the past few days - stuck between the need to study and the want to get some well-deserved rest after living on a frantic pace of life for the past few weeks.

and today! i went for a jog. not my ordinary kind of jog. hahaha you know, sometimes after running, you'll find yourself reaching your limit. most of the time, i tend to rationalize with myself, telling myself that perhaps it's better to take a rest, or that i might need the energy to stay awake to complete other tasks, and a horde of other excuses were used to convince myself to stop when i've reached my perceived limit.

well today, i suppressed my rationalization! and managed another 2 laps at increased pace. hahaha i feel so glad for myself. i guess that sometimes when we tell ourselves we can't do it, we really can't do it. these 3 words are all it takes to inhibit ourselves from seeking our true limits.

so long as we continue to search for undiscovered horizons and scale unknown peaks, we will always discover a newer world within ourselves. yes, t'is a good motto to adopt - reaching for the unknown and the impossible, to seek undiscovered limits. perhaps i shall abandon my fairytale ideals for it. perhaps not. i'm undecided.

on a random note, when i'm consumed by a great story, i continue reading on recklessly, abandoning all rational thoughts and regards to the situation. that's bad. and promos is looming.