Wednesday, August 5, 2009

"I'm not stubborn. I'm simply RIGHT!"


I realized that sometimes, it's not that two people can't really meet. It's just one of them refuse to accept that he's not right all the time no matter how reasonable his reasons may be. It takes a humble heart to know the importance of taking time to LISTEN and look deeper into what another has to say. Takes an unselfish heart to accept another's reasons and forget about his own just so he can penetrate the depths of the other person's feelings. Takes so much humility to stop believing one is always right and quit convicting the other just to prove himself right.

It's just so funny how I finally am able to understand that I gotta stop condemning myself even that's what people around me want to happen. How arrogance in each person's heart torture another by forcing their righteousness as the ONLY truth. There's a very big difference between talking with the intention of "wanting to be heard" and talking just "to defend an act". Mine has always been only to be heard as I have mostly been mute in my earlier life.

Sadly, though, not too many people are willing to LISTEN intently without being defensive. Their defenses are always up as they fear being told they've mistaken. Arrogance wrecks relationships with no possibility of restoration. This is one trait no relationship can ever tolerate. Cause no matter how the other struggles to keep the relationship going, if the other just keeps putting himself on a pedestal and believes he must be treated a certain special way... that relationship can never work. It's a kind of high-maintenance relationship which is beneficial to one but unhealthy to another.

If there is anything I should absorb from the insights shared with me by my dear friend, Binkie, it is this... "you can't be adjusting for people all the time. It is not your sole duty to do this just so to keep a friendship. If it's a real friendship, it can preserve its own without you having to toil for it. Without you being too overly cautious not to hurt a friend. Because if this is a real friend, he/she will know that whether you laugh or cry, hurt or heal... you do or say things out of being REAL -- not only to yourself, but also to your friend. And friendship stands in HONESTY ...more than anything."

And yeah...I will never forget what Binkie always tries to instill in my rock-hard head... "not everyone who says they're my friends are my real friends. Well, just like it's become too common to say 'I love you'... saying 'Am your friend' even it's half-meant or not-meant at all doesn't make anyone a criminal."


This is inspired by my post on Zhǐ Lǎohǔ Shoots the Breezebull.


Mood: Reveling in the beauty of a stormy day.






Monday, August 3, 2009

The Undefeated SSC-R Stags (7-0)


Today, one team remained the undefeated; and, it's no other than the San Sebastian College - Recoletos. The Bombers, who lost by 15 points, were not able to recover after the first half. Wilson wasn't able to make any basket in the 3rd quarter and 2 players were fouled out just at the crucial time of the heated game. The Stags truly showed grace and confidence in the court and exhibited authority to win over the Heavy Bombers.

Current team standing:

TeamW-L
SSC-R7-0
JRU6-1
SBC6-1
CSJL4-3
CSB4-4
AU2-4
EAC2-5
UPHSD2-5
AUF1-6
MIT1-6

*c/o www.ncaa.org.ph*






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