i have a friend who might have happened to suffer from depressive disorder. maybe it aint so major. just minor depressive disorder perhaps? i mean. i feel she doesnt actually wants me to understand but even if i want to could i even understand her? i believe that when a person says "i understand" it actually means they understand because they have been in that situation and most likely being in the other party's shoes. it started when she told me of her personal family problems which was quite upsetting which add up to the fact that more problems just came tumbling down and it was like as if the world was against her. it made me wonder. why does she have to live life this way? what did she do till she had to suffer this way? shes only a girl. what could she possibly do that she deserves this kind of pain? sometimes we wonder. is it worth praying? however, who are we to ask such a thing? it does sounds wrong but we cant help it that we tend to ask the Man up there. is it a blessing in disguise? if it is why so? a total bummer. doncha think?
well sometimes all we can do is to just feel sorry for them and lend them our shoulders for them to cry on. have you ever felt that you could actually do something much more that could actually take their pain away? life's a bitch sometimes dont you agree? i mean. every single time i go out whether im at a supermarket or at some little cafe have a sip of my drink i wonder what are the stories behind all those people around me. do they have problems too like we all have? are they actually happy with what they have? are they even satisfied with all the riches they've got? its amazing how we, humans, do not actually have a perfect life and we're all living in this imperfect world with imperfect lives. even such perfectionist tend to fall at times but still get up from their fall.
wouldnt it be nice to hear the stories from strangers and how you can learn from them? its funny to think about those who are wealthy but when you actually look deep inside they have problems too while we always thought that the poor would feel worst. despite not being wealthy they have such high morality and respect. ive always thought of this. in my mind. when im able to love someone, he doesnt actually have to be rich to please my family and i. he doesnt need to buy me all those expensive clothes and bags; jewelries and expensive dates. tell me. would you date someone who is rich yet have a snobbish attitude? would you? all i ask for; for someone who is rich- at heart. he may not be rich now but then again we will grow together and slowly build our future. it doesnt matter whether we need to start small or how long it takes for us to be successful together. patience is virtue. why rush when we have all the time we have? though now we are already at present and we're always rushing for time. sighs.
when im depress i calm myself down and read quotes. thats all. when i need to cry, i cry. why would you be ashamed of crying? everyone has feelings. we are only human. so what? its self motivation and it helps me to get off my feet from my fall. i guess it works for me but i have no idea about others.
here are inspirational quotes that i'd like to share for the depressed hearts:
begin each day anew
"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew."
Saint Francis de Sales
a treasured pearl
"A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life.
It is the tear that results from the injury of the oyster.
The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life.
If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured,
then we will not produce the pearl."
Stephan Hoeller
find your joy
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."
Thich Nhat Hanh
make humor an asset
"Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keep friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment."
Greenville Kleisser
the building blocks of character
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
Helen Keller
"Pain insists upon being attended to.
God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences,
but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world."
C.S. Lewis
"The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being."
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
"What you thought before has led to every choice you have made, and this adds up to you at this moment. If you want to change who you are physically, mentally, and spiritually, you will have to change what you think."
Dr. Patrick Gentempo
what saves you?
"Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,
Therefore, we are saved by hope.
Nothing true or beautiful or good
makes complete sense in any immediate context of history;
Therefore, we are saved by faith.
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.
Therefore, we are saved by love.
No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint
of our friend or foe as from our own;
Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness."
Reinhold Niebuhr
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
Leo Buscaglia
lotsa love,
~lyn~
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