I dare myself daily

I was browsing my files on my vintage laptop earlier when I opened a long forgotten draft of an autobiography I wrote during college days--those turbulent times when I was still consumed by the dream of making writing as a profession. Though later on it was my own arrogance and pragmatism that made me abandon such a reckless idea.

Well, the reason I wasn't able to get past chapter one of my autobiography is not so much due to the absence of motivation to write nor the lack of significant stories worth telling, but primarily because of the thought that I was yet too young to write my life story; that there are still so many things that are bound to happen, and that if I attempt to write one now, it would be utterly incomplete.

But then this thought awestruck me: I AM WRITING MY LIFE STORY EVERY SINGLE DAY. I am filling the pages of my life in my daily encounter with people of different walks of life, learning from them hope and desperation, determination and helplessness, love and apathy, struggles and passions...all of it makes LIFE a worthwhile journey.

I know I still need to go a long way. There are roads not yet taken, and when there isn't one to walk through, I will create one. I will consume each mileage like a hungry child wanting to be filled. I will savor each journey and will not forget the lessons learned. I will not only finish it, but will enjoy the race that is set before me. And when, at the end of the road, it is time for me to go...I will look back along the way and will be satisfied with the thought that my life story is full and complete.

"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that things are difficult." -Seneca