The 26th year of my existence
So today, at the beginning of the 26th year of my existence, I decided to breathe some new life into my blog. I know it will draw both raves and rants, but I'd like to be allowed to be happy with it.
And besides the new-look blog, it shall also be marked with one of what I would call a typical Liren post. Here goes. :)
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I sat at Telunas beach on the last morning of our stay, which was also my 26th birthday. The incredible mix of emotions came over me, and I didn't really want to face those feelings. I took my mind off my staring into the clouded sunrise, and took a couple of photos.
It was not until I left this beautiful scene that the reflections streamed into my mind.
Perhaps, it is even so that in nature, God has ordained the "must-be's" of this world. Things must-be this way, and there is no other way.
Did the sun set out each morning to paint the sky with hues of pink, purple, blue, and orange? Did it set out to create the fleeting beauty that we all look forward so much to? No, it did not. It set out to blaze across the earth, covering it with a glory unescapable, irreplaceable.
Did the rain struggle to release itself from the restraining clutches of the clouds to gift mankind with the beauty of the rainbow's colours? No, it did not. It freed itself to feed the thirst of all creation craving for the quenching of its gentle carress.
And so it must be in life. We set out to do great things, to achieve, to conquer, to be needed. Yet, in our lives and those of whom we love, the greatest beauty comes during the 'in-betweens'. It is in the struggle between night and day, quenching and thirsting, between rain and shine, light and darkness, between love and indifference, between action and apathy that releases the incredible flashes of brilliance and profound beauty that life is capable of.
And life, is in us.
When will we reveal our true beauty and grace?
And besides the new-look blog, it shall also be marked with one of what I would call a typical Liren post. Here goes. :)
_______________________________________
I sat at Telunas beach on the last morning of our stay, which was also my 26th birthday. The incredible mix of emotions came over me, and I didn't really want to face those feelings. I took my mind off my staring into the clouded sunrise, and took a couple of photos.
It was not until I left this beautiful scene that the reflections streamed into my mind.Perhaps, it is even so that in nature, God has ordained the "must-be's" of this world. Things must-be this way, and there is no other way.
Did the sun set out each morning to paint the sky with hues of pink, purple, blue, and orange? Did it set out to create the fleeting beauty that we all look forward so much to? No, it did not. It set out to blaze across the earth, covering it with a glory unescapable, irreplaceable.
Did the rain struggle to release itself from the restraining clutches of the clouds to gift mankind with the beauty of the rainbow's colours? No, it did not. It freed itself to feed the thirst of all creation craving for the quenching of its gentle carress.And so it must be in life. We set out to do great things, to achieve, to conquer, to be needed. Yet, in our lives and those of whom we love, the greatest beauty comes during the 'in-betweens'. It is in the struggle between night and day, quenching and thirsting, between rain and shine, light and darkness, between love and indifference, between action and apathy that releases the incredible flashes of brilliance and profound beauty that life is capable of.
And life, is in us.
When will we reveal our true beauty and grace?
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