Of rainbows

Live like you're dying.
This is one of the most memorable and widespread quotes of out time.
It is really easy to see why such a simple, ordinary and easy line carries so much weight.
The future is really not promised to anyone.
Sometimes it is easy to forget that we are not invincible.
Especially when we are in our youths, we conveniently forget that our time will soon come.
When we too will  join our peers in remembering the days gone by.

So forget about living prudently.
We are only promised today
It is our duty to live as if it would be our last.
All I know is I do not want to have any regrets.
So whenever there is an urge in me to do something,
I will not hesitate to take a leap of faith,

Because you might just end up discovering a rainbow on the other side.

Valentine's Day

The idea of love and romance I suppose is a very appealing one. It gives you this sweeping sometimes seemingly irrational feeling of  abundant , explosive joy albeit a momentarily one. To be more precise, just  a mere 24 hours, a reason or rather an excuse to show affection, appreciation without risking being labeled as being to corny and cheesy.

It is hearting to know that people still value love and affection and all this mushy feelings to the point of dedicating a special day to profess love and adoration. It is really done out of the best intentions. We should make everyday Valentine's day because I believe it is important to let the people closest and dearest to us know how much they mean to us.

I am puzzled though by the recent comments by some parties in Malaysia about Valentine's day being 'haram' ,'sinful' and against Islam. I may not know the content of the Quran but I just can't wrap my mind around the idea  that celebrating valentine's day is immoral for Muslims. I might seem ignorant of the teachings of the religion but in my humble opinion, I don't think God would be mad or would punish us for showing our love and affection to the people that we love in ways we deem fit. The way I see it, we are made to love and that in itself gives our life some semblance of meaning and purpose. More importantly if there is a specially dedicated day in which we would be reminded about the importance of demonstrating our love to the people that matter the most to us, we should and must embrace the underlying idea of Valentine's say. No matter how cliche or irksome it is to some of us.

Of course we can choose not to celebrate V day but we must never reject the value and importance showing and telling people that we care and love them. After all its not about lovers, it is about EVERY single person that means the world to us and Valentine's day is just an instrument in allowing us to do so.
It is the idea and purpose of Valentine's day that we must remember.

happy valentine's day peeps =)