As i was playing my guitar in the wee hours of the morning, i realised i haven't played so often. Since i got back home from my studies, i have been spending so much time on my piano that the guitar no longer rests in my arms when a new tune kicks in my ears...but then, though my softened fingers hurt n my posture had to be adjusted several times to accommodate the changing rifts, i realised i could still play a decent melody....
Why is this so...you would ask me...
Well as my pastor once said, i built a reserve of skills from when i used to practice with passion in my younger days. I bet even if i did not touch my guitar till i am 40, i could still play it the same way, or at least with little effort.
I believe its the same with everything else in life...
My brother used to fold origami's as a hobby when he was little,and used to do it so well that i believe everything that the Japanese had thought of folding a paper into had been achieved by my brother. That was when he was little...Today, if he walked into a children's room or a kindie class with no toys...he could still entertain them with just a piece of square paper...they get so entertained to have toys made out of paper that they fall into a spell under my brother...i have seen it, most people who know him well enough have seen it.
So i believe this...when we have time in our hands, use it to build a reserve...cos it never goes to waste...
its better to build a reserve than to do nothing at all...
In a relationship, use the good days to do something meaningful, go all out to make it so special, so that during a bad time, or in the midst of a tough, busy schedule, you guys can still ponder upon the love and the good times, because a reserve of love and affection has been built...
Take time to say " I love you" more than you feel like saying, or do something for someone you care, even though you don't feel like doing it...cos i believe all this adds to a reserve. Also when you practice something long enough, even though you might be uncomfortable or be bad at it, i believe you will learn to love it, and actually be good at it...there is an old Malay proverb that goes..."the back of the blade can still be made sharp if it is sharpened all the time"...it goes without saying that in this life...we are not alone...i mean NEVER...you might try to be, but you gotta realise that there are people who are gonna grit us, love us, hurt us, care for us, rob us, bless us and i can go on and on....
We can make the choice...to be different...its not a one day thing, but a process that takes time...
I am writing this because i need to start a few processes myself...things that are not gonna be easy, but in the long run, someday i know its gonna be good for me and the people that i love around me...
Why is this so...you would ask me...
Well as my pastor once said, i built a reserve of skills from when i used to practice with passion in my younger days. I bet even if i did not touch my guitar till i am 40, i could still play it the same way, or at least with little effort.
I believe its the same with everything else in life...
My brother used to fold origami's as a hobby when he was little,and used to do it so well that i believe everything that the Japanese had thought of folding a paper into had been achieved by my brother. That was when he was little...Today, if he walked into a children's room or a kindie class with no toys...he could still entertain them with just a piece of square paper...they get so entertained to have toys made out of paper that they fall into a spell under my brother...i have seen it, most people who know him well enough have seen it.
So i believe this...when we have time in our hands, use it to build a reserve...cos it never goes to waste...
its better to build a reserve than to do nothing at all...
In a relationship, use the good days to do something meaningful, go all out to make it so special, so that during a bad time, or in the midst of a tough, busy schedule, you guys can still ponder upon the love and the good times, because a reserve of love and affection has been built...
Take time to say " I love you" more than you feel like saying, or do something for someone you care, even though you don't feel like doing it...cos i believe all this adds to a reserve. Also when you practice something long enough, even though you might be uncomfortable or be bad at it, i believe you will learn to love it, and actually be good at it...there is an old Malay proverb that goes..."the back of the blade can still be made sharp if it is sharpened all the time"...it goes without saying that in this life...we are not alone...i mean NEVER...you might try to be, but you gotta realise that there are people who are gonna grit us, love us, hurt us, care for us, rob us, bless us and i can go on and on....
We can make the choice...to be different...its not a one day thing, but a process that takes time...
I am writing this because i need to start a few processes myself...things that are not gonna be easy, but in the long run, someday i know its gonna be good for me and the people that i love around me...
