Nakakaumay na buhay.
Why is boredom underrated?
Kapag paulit-ulit mo nang ginagawa ang isang bagay, 'di maiiwasang maburyo.
Even if you know that is what you need to do, the friction is still forming.
Puro palusot – you can argue.
Parang pagkain mo lang ng gulay sa umpisa, diring-diring ka pa.
Until you realize its need and learn how to live and enjoy it.
At yon ang catch – learning to enjoy it.
Kaso ang simple ng halimbawa e.
Eating it will later give you that good feeling, but it's shorter-lived compared to other things, which compounding really takes time to achieve.
Nag-eehersisyo ka, pero hindi ganoon kalaki ang resulta ng pagod mo.
Where are the big muscles in 3 months?
Panay ka ipon para pambili ng kalayaan mo bukas.
When is the greater return coming?
Todo-sikap kang matulog nang walong oras para sa matino mong pahinga.
Why is there no exhilarating feeling compared to the partygoers?
Baka napansin mo na siguro ang mga pagkakaparehas.
They are all boring by nature.
Backing Up
May rason yung mga bagay na ginagawa natin.
Like it or hate it, you still made the choice.
Wala namang kumplikado diyan.
We are all simple creatures with just complicated desires (in our own minds).
Gusto ko 'yan. Sige, gagawin ko ito.
Ay! Ayaw ko niyan. Sige, dito ako.
Let's focus on the itch of sticking to the decision we already made to continue.
Alisin na natin ang mga talagang sablay at aberya sa sarili natin.
Cut the losses; there is the trivial action.
Doon tayo sa mga panalo talaga para sa'yo, panalo sa akin, at sige, isama na natin ang panalo rin sa iba.
The silly thing about this is not the reason; it's those enticing temptations.
Mahirap na simula:
- nalagpasan na natin
- madali na yan
- nadama na 'yong hirap sa pag-usad
When you're in the middle of the process, that's the poisonous part.
Tanda mo ba 'yong pagkakaiba ng gamot at lason?
It's the dose.
Mas madaling mapatid sa kalagitnaan ng takbo kaysa sa buwelo sa umpisa.
The tricky part is the wrapper that was in place before it was presented to you.
"Ngayon lang naman e."
"Hindi na ito mauulit."
"Subukan mo lang."
Sounds familiar?
Of course.
Kung hindi, saludo sa iyo.
You already solved the old-aged recurring personal dilemma.
But for a refresher or for those who can't bypass this trouble – analysis is our friend here.
May Tuldok
The lifespan you have is the only timeline you can get.
Tapos kapag nawala na, wala na.
No second chances.
Kaya nakakabuo ng mga dahilan kasi hindi matanggap na ito lang talaga:
- Second life
- Reincarnation
- Immortality
Different flavors with the same root cause – in denial.
Mas madali pa ngayon dahil sa mas maraming paraan na pwedeng mauto ang isipan mo.
Various mediums to sprinkle the imaginations of anyone for the consumption of everyone's fantasy.
Sa mga hindi kumakapit sa hiwaga, pagmamadali ang napili.
With the realized limited time, slow is not enough.
Kung hindi mamaya, dapat ngayon!
It's like having a drill sergeant at the back of your mind that always reminds you to keep up!
Sunod-sunod ang bakasyon ng tropa, tapos ikaw, paminsan-minsan lang.
A brand new car was delivered to one of your friends' houses, while you're just steadily buying stocks that no one sees.
Kumikita ka nang hindi regular sa negosyo mo, pero kontrolado mo naman — kahit sa mata ng mga sumasahod ng akinse't katapusan, mukha delikado.
You're having fun without getting the taste of the events' diverse selection of liquor.
Hindi lang pagkainip, nakakaramdam ka na rin ng pagiging mag-isa.
You're alone in this kind of path.
Kita na buhay ka, pero tago ang binubuo mong buhay.
The only thing that keeps you going is the intellectually hopeful vision.
Mala "1 + 1" ang dali sa pagsabi, pero existential equation naman kapag naihain na sa'yo.
You can share what you're doing, but you have to prepare yourself for the "kill-joy" vibe you will emit.
Walang pakialam ang karamihan ng kakilala mo diyan.
The choice of finding your other people is an option, but the effort is not worth it anymore.
Bakit?
Because it's coming from a place of getting external validations.
Hindi na natin kailangan ’yan.
The numbers being accumulated are enough validation we can have.
Tungkol na kasi ito sa kung gaano mo talaga kagusto.
The question is already waving.
Ano ang mas gusto mo – umangat o magpasikat?
This game is running for too long.
Kaso, sarili mo lang ang taga-abot ng tulong.
Slippery Slope
You know the cycle; you already went through this at some level.
Sinimulan, tapos hindi nagawang tapusin.
You know the endpoint, but you don't know when that point will come.
At kapag tinigilan mo na naman, balik sa panghihinayang, gigil, at umpisa.
We have two ways to make this work.
1. Kuha ng dahilan.
Anyone will accept suffering by just having a meaning.
Malala rin ang kabaliktaran.
Even paradise will be hell if someone is deprived of purpose.
Hindi tatagal ang isang tao sa komportableng sitwasyon; natagal ’yan sa kung ano ang napanindigan.
2. Laruin mo.
We don't take things at face value.
Dito ginagamit ang imahinasyon mo at hindi kung saan-saan lang.
Bland will only be bland unless you make it interesting.
Gawin sa ibang paraan.
Look from another angle.
Huwag masyadong seryosohin.
Find the humor.
Itong dalawang atake, pwede tayong kumuha depende sa pakialam.
Familiar feeling from your forgotten memories.
Balik pagkabata sa paghahanap ng salamangka para makausad.
But the magic we are looking for is in the work we are avoiding.
Iwas tayo sa mga walang resulta talaga.
That's why we have to create a feedback loop that shows what's possible.
Hindi sa pagtaas lang ng numero ang binibilang.
The enjoyment of what you're doing is counted here.
Yung pakislap-kislap na sandali ang nagdadala para makasalba sa bigat ng kayamutan.
Still, diminishing returns could happen when it becomes performative.
Puro palamuti kaya nawala na ang pinakalaman at saysay.
This is the limit.
Wala na ito sa makukuha mo; nasa pagtimbang na ito ng pagkatao mo.
You have to make the call.
May hangganan din ang panay na pagpapalambot sa realidad.
Either you sacrifice for what you want or what you want will be sacrificed.
Hindi laging masarap ang pagpunta sa sarap.
Not all bitterness is also worth taking.
Naburyo ka kasi ginawa mong ganoon.
- Mark Galvez
