Every thing around us exists for a reason just as every situation that arises in our lives has its purpose in us. There is no guarantee that everything will be sugar and honey. When a situation happens to teach you a lesson, it is usually not a very pleasant one. There is pain and suffering that you have to endure, to survive and to live with. You need to cope up. You need to breath with the pain. We bleed because we are alive. Everybody wishes to be worry-free but life is not about having no worries at all. It is the opposite. To live means to fight and to stay strong in the middle of crises. To live means not to surrender but to go on and finding ways for improvement and growth. To live means to shed tears and to laugh out loud. There are always two sides of a coin, the part is learning stage in life while the other side is celebration for passing through odds. Experience plays vital roles in our lives. As much as experiences are mostly unforgettable, they mold us into an identity. To learn means to deal with risk. We learn only when we go out of our comfort zone. There are strange things around us and we will never know how strange they can be until we find out and discover. Time allows us to explore the unexpected but we can never assure that we will pass the test. We decide according to our preference, according to our standards or to other people's standards, that depends. Despite all odds we continue to deal with life. We have to rejoice because we are given the chance to live, to experience what life is all about and after our time is through, life is but a dream to each and everyone. It's like opening a story book. We turn pages to chapters with episodes to remember. No matter how sad or happy it can be, it is still a story we are obliged to handle with responsibility. It is a story written by SOMEONE. We are merely playing a character in our respective story book. We live once and we have to make the most in that "once." We have to keep in mind that life is too short. Our life's clock is moving, it will keep on moving whether we're having fun or not. So enjoy each day, celebrate the moments while you still can...

- chanz