The Mind Lounge

Fly High or Fly Low .... A Rocket or Hovercraft ?

I think it is a general assumption that when you're happy , you lift your spirits up .. yes ? However , sometimes when we let ourselves get too happy .. we tend to fly too high like a jet to the skies . When something bad happens , we'll get a long fall down back to earth .. we become a total wreck . It's hard to piece everything back together from such a disastrous fall . But if we control ourselves well enough , we can dictate how high we fly and the best bet is to fly low . Like a hovercraft , barely flying .. just floating . In that way if anything happens , it'll just be a small fall .. lesser damage and with a higher possibility of flying back again .. yes ?

I think the same goes with our lives . I think we should'nt get too carried away with happiness or good things because there will be days of sorrow to balance it out . Like a close friend once said to me , " Once you're up , the only way to go next is down " . Now I dunno to what extent the truth of that statement is , but I guess it's a good way to keep yourself grounded and be extra careful . Think of it like a mental preparation of what's coming next . Sure , we should learn from the past , focus on the present and plan for the future , .. but sometimes I think we should screw all those wise words and enjoy the reward that we deserved based on our own efforts . Perseverance , hardwork and guts .

I worry when things are too comfortable ... too serene . I worry because things have not been like that for so long and suddenly everything is so nice .. too nice . Once in a while , I ask God " Ok... all these are wonderful .. thanx .. so what's the catch ? " hehe . Yep , I dunno , maybe coz I'm used to have things not go my way and suddenly everything falls into place . Like a bat released in daylight . My eyes needs some readjustments . Nevertheless , I'm grateful and it makes me wanna work hard to maintain this new gift from God . God , you surprised me again :)

But I will not let my guard down , I will be alert . That's just my nature .

Maybe you need to fly high sometimes and maybe you need to fly low once in a while too .. adapt , coz you'll never know what's ahead . A good pilot will always know when and how to fly . Just like us - how we control ourselves when we experience happiness :)

Peace .