if you talk about experiences in life, i would say i have had a deal with them. name it, academics, extra-curricular activities, family, friends, spiritual life, love life, and just about anything in life. my life is really a wheel — i experienced being up there, i experienced being crushed at the bottom. yup. i did… but see, i’m back!.. and that’s all that matters. 
it’s not really about what you are, your achievements, nor your position in society. i experienced being on top of my classes, received honors, awards, scholarship, etc. but did they all make me happy? of course, they did. i would be such a hypocrite if i say they didn’t. but life is not all about happiness. it’s about joy. joy is different from happiness. happiness is external, while joy is internal. when trouble comes, you can’t say you’re happy… but you can say that amidst all the troubles and the challenges life can bring, you can still be joyful… and you can only say that when you walk with our Creator. who else?.. GOD..
i also experienced failure. from the top, i fell right at the bottom. it was really hard — i can say it was the darkest moment of my life. it was at that moment that i blamed people around me. but that was MY mistake. there was no one to blame but ME. i am in-charge of my own actions, and each action has its own reaction. due to my recklessness, i suffered the most painful consequences. i let my parents down, i let everyone who trusted me so much down… and most of all, i let myself down… and in letting myself down, i let God down. He created me to prosper. He gave me so much gifts, but i misused them. but hey, good thing there are people around to guide me. one of them is papa. i just admire his strong faith in God that i started to listen to him. i started to read what he asks me to read. and there! to make the story short, after all the downfall, i realized that there is so much in life to be joyful for — it’s the joy of being alive, being given a chance to live another day to correct my mistakes, to worship God, to be thankful for all the gifts… it’s the joy of having so much love, from family, friends, loved ones, and most especially from the Man up above. that’s why i’d rather have joy than just have happiness in my life. yup, everyone can be happy. but it takes so much to learn, to experience joy in our lives.
back when i was a reviewee, i offered everything to Him. i just know that He’s with me. you know what, i didn’t get here because of my wit, intelligence, nor knowledge. i got here because of our dear Lord — because of His faithfulness, His love, and His care for me. i am now a cpa, and i thank God for that! all the congratulations i received should be given to Him. i am nothing without Him. so Lord God, the glory all be yours!
life’s not about what you are in the world, what you can do, etc. it’s about who you are, whom your with, whom you’ve helped, whom you’ve touched… it’s about the person you are to God, not to anybody else’s perspective.
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