Would You,,

Usually I was the one who loves to pose questions.
Today, someone was asking me that if given the chance to go back to the past, would I have like my life to be other than what it is now? Hmm.. tough question.

I would have like to answer 'Yes'. That I would choose a less colorful life. What if I chose not to go overseas to further my studies? What if I decide to take another course instead of hospitality? Would I be more than happy to lead a quiet, boring but happy life. Everyday, doing things that I like, no problems and no worries.

But.. would I still be the same me should I choose a different path? What if I never take any risks? What if I decided to stay safe, always know what outcome to expect and never doing anything clumsy or silly?

Then, I would answer 'No'. There's no going back to the past. However hard it has been, how much I have struggled.. it only serves to make me stronger. Maybe it has also help to keep me from getting big headed and selfish. :) Who knows what might have happened. I might not even get to know him if things changed.

As they say, we need to keep improving ourselves. Of course, sometimes I can be impatient and there's always a 'sigh' escaping from my lips (that is a bad habit that I am still trying to lose). But maybe all these are lessons and tests to keep me from slacking.

The psychologist Maslow once said:
'To know how fast a human being can run, you do not try to find the 'average' speed of the whole population. That kind of 'average' is useless as it does not tell you anything about human possibilities in running. Instead, we should go out and find exceptional runners. Then, we would have the answer to the question of how fast can the fastest human being can run.'

Run, Forrest, run...