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Struggle – Moving On
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.
Robert Frost
One fact is that once you face a struggle, life goes on and the problems are left behind you. However, facing forward isn’t something to escape the problems, it gives an opportunity to deal with it little by little.
*The struggle and problems of exams have held me back for a few weeks, this passage helps to see a bigger picture to not fixate on every single struggle”
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
— John Quincy Adams.
Sometimes studying and working hard can cause suffering in the 3rd degree, however in the long-run its good to look back and watch the difficulties disappear. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more.
What do I find?
What can I find
through the hills and holes of the underground?
A brisk wind travels through the train windows
as the rush of the tracks moves us forward.
I sit and stare.
A tired mind listens to the constant entrances and exits.
Echoes of movement follow the train as it speeds
toward everyone’s different destinations.
Slow, steady steps lead upward—
an automated climb back to the street.
Some arrive late.
Some arrive right on time.
Some step off exactly when they need to.
People rest.
People rush.
People stare at their phones.
Another step outside.
Wind against my face.
I reach my destination:
bouncing elevators,
broken mailboxes,
the same yellow and brown hallway.
The familiar clutter.
The low evening quiet.
But somewhere in the middle of all of this,
I practice patience.
Each ride home
is another chance
to become a little better
than I was before.
What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times?
What movies and TV series have I watched more than five times?
A collection of the list of films that i’ve watched more than five times is a lot.
Ok…. but I’ll put like a top ten I would say five shows and five movies.
TV Shows
Movies
I have watched so many more and like with four movies and even childhood movies more than five times but I will say these are the top five I think because I had so much fun memories watching them. Also I really learned something important from each of them.
Where would you go on a shopping spree?
Probably if I had the money, I would go to either paris or milan. Because those are the highlights of big and fashion.
I also tried to it may be a maybe go to korea. South korea because they have really high fashion, cool scenes. Like, oh, be really like AK. Drama, when I can just change who I am on the outside to reflect me bringing up my cell phone the inside.
I would want to go on a shopping spree in the U.S probably in new york or L.A because most of the fashion world can be constructed from this areas.
What experiences in life helped you grow the most?
The experience in life that helped me grow the most. I think it was probably mostly the harsh and the bad times.
It hit me like a ton of bricks. Really put me down. But it made me stronger, and I want to move forward and grow.
Everyone has failed a lot of times in life I have in grade school. But la harsh is one is a failure that happened to me recently, repeatedly, for past 2 to 4 years.
It made me unclear of my future, but I did learn that I still growing from it.
Betrayal from the people that are closest to you kind of puts things into perspective and makes you wanna stand back and see how people truly are. But you kind of learn self reliance on yourself.
Even when people comment or their little nitpicks or their stupid opinions put me down just makes me.I felt really sad but from my past version, and right now i’ve kind of grown from it and just ust stand up for myself.
Have you ever unintentionally broken the law?
Have I ever unintentionally built into law?
I’m not sure if I heard that jaywalking is a little bit offense and I didn’t think I broken the law the time.
If it is then yeah, when people were as kids, we took shortcuts and actually walked over the streetways that didn’t have any traffic lights.
Because there was no cars, and it was easier to get home.
I mean, most people have done it because it’s really hard waiting for the traffic light and out. In the cold you just want. Sometimes you just want to rush and go to the next this crosswalk over.
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?
Well, patriotic is representing and acknowledging the country a person comes from.
So sure…
Because I was born in one country, but my parents were represent another country in Africa. So I represent both, and i’m patriotic to both lands.
Being patriotic, what it means to me is just for being proud of where you came from.
When always showing support for the people that fight for the country, that contribute and being part of a large community.
I mean, I always support for my cities and countries, sports teams in the olympics or in the large sports event. And I always stand up and respect, for the brave soldiers that fought are the peace of everyday life that we’re living here.
So I think that’s what patriotism means to me.
What were your parents doing at your age?
Well, i’m in my mid twenties, and I believe my parents didn’t even meet each other yet.And they were planning on immigrating to Canada.
Because I know they met in their late twenties to thirties at a picnic in Toronto.
But I think when they’re my age, they are just experiencing coming to a new country.
Probably experiencing a lot of their firsts from the end, one of the northern countries of the world.
For snowfall versus trip to a local grocery store, first local trip to public schools, parks traffic lights, different traffic, electricity that is on all the time.
So I think they were stepping into their new life.
“If I could live in any time period for a week, I’d choose… 🤔
I thought I can just make a nice random daily prompt. 😁
If I could go back in any time period for a week. I think I would choose the late 1990s to the early 2000s. I would say, that’s when life was a bit more brighter.
Well, even if I was born in that time frame it was an interesting time in each aspect of life.
I mean…with entertainment…New people were coming in and interesting pop culture just bursted into the century.
It was more of the blast of technology with the internet, just taking over and and just rediscovering that and reflecting from now in the future is just a funny thought.
New waves was coming through in different aspects, healthcare, technology like pop culture, entertainment movies, politically, absolute global settlement.
And around that time, it was actually peaceful technology.Just came out, do people weren’t so into their phones that they had actual connection.
There was actual enjoyment and carefree way with living life.
Do you need a break? From what?
Everyone can use a breakfrom their life.
Especially reaching a plateau of darkness that its hard to breathe.
Take a break. Get Out.
Its hard to imagine that sometimes life can kick you in the ass people can get in absolute dark place.
Especially my situation now, where life uncertainties kick me and now I just need a break from my life.
Just not be me for a sec.
What’s your favorite candy?
Well I am a chocoholic….
So it’s not surprised that I love chocolate. Any form of chocolate bars, little chocolate pieces in different brands.
Hmm, regular liquid, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, even white chocolate, hazelnut almond.The list kind of goes on and I don’t want to get more hungry. 😂
Hmm, but I would say the form of brand of candy that I do love the most would be either Lindt chocolate. But I would say especially Cadbury Milk Chocolate, it has a special memory and favor in my heart.
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