Some People Experience More Tragedy Than Others
Ξ August 28th, 2007 | → 6 Comments | ∇ Family, Life |
I know everybody believes that life is unfair and some people experience more tragedy than others. But I will not focus about how unfair is life here. The question is when people experience more tragedy than others, is it their choice or is it just their fate?
In my own opinion, it can be both. Maybe some people are born poor, some people are more broken than others, and some people are so unlucky to have lost so badly. But hey, it also has something to do with choice. You can either be bitter and let misery consume you because of what has happened in your life OR you can be optimistic and strive more to obtain happiness.
As what my friend has always said, “it depends on how you take it.” This is her example. She has a sister. They both grew up without parents. They were left alone and they live far away from each other. The’re both suffering the same thing: lack of touch, care, guidance and love of their parents. So, surviving must be up to them. They had always been so different. This friend of mine is always taking things in a positive way. There’s always a ray of sunlight whereever she goes because she carries it with her. And she makes good use of her intelligence. That’s why she always ends up happy. On the other hand, her sister holds some sort of grudge over how things are turning out. She’s always jealous of her sister because her sister handles every situation so easily but she can’t. She was consumed by fear, anguish and insecurity. And that’s the main reason why she is the one who is more miserable.
Furthermore, choice places more weight on what’s happening on our life because it can either bring forth success or cause a major tragedy. I know someone, who also held grudges in her heart. Instead of forgiving the person who caused her some pain, she planned to get even. She wanted revenge, and she thought she will be happier with it. So she chose the opposite direction of what could have been the right way to happiness, which is to forgive and move on.
She chose to play with fire and she got burned. After that, more tragedies are still coming to her. If only she chose to be better instead of worse, these burden that she’s suffering now might not happen to her. And it will also depend on her choice whether she wants to correct her life or continue to ruin it.
Think about it. Life may not be unfair after all. It just depends on how you face it.
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