Promises

Promises are made to be kept, not broken. The problem is however many people end up breaking their promises. The key point here is that most of them break their promises not because they want to, but the circumstances have changed compared to the time when they made their promises. Is it their fault to break their promises then?

In the first place, when we make a promise we should consider the fact that things always change through time. Even though the circumstances have changed and you find it hard to keep the promises that you've made, maybe there are still reasons to keep your promises. Think back why did you make that promise in the first place. Does that reason still exist? If yes, why not keep it?

Looking back at the times where people promised me things and I told them that things might change is quite funny. Most of them insisted that they will keep their words even though I told them they might not be able to. Then the time where they break their promises due to the different conditions came.

Now, personally I do not believe in non-circumstantial promises anymore because most people don't think too far when they make a promise. However, that doesn't mean I can break my promises just because others do. So for everyone who have principle in keeping their promises, try your best to keep the promises. It doesn't have to be fulfilled the same way that it has been before but we can always think of a more suitable way to fulfil the promise.

Climb up where you fell

When a journey ends, another begins. However, my journey has not ended when I stepped down as a president. I thought that I would just start anew after I step down as a president but I changed my decision. I am the Immediate Past President now and I will step back up using that name, bearing my past.

Many things happened throughout the time where I was a president and for most of it I was always thinking of giving up and broke down countless times along the way. Call me weak if you want but at least I’m true to what I feel :). All that I’ve been through changed my thinking and behavior a lot and I continue to change myself now.

I realized a lot of things through the bad times. Does that make the bad times not that bad after all? Well, it doesn’t really matter now I feel but what matters is how to make the future better. I will climb back up where I fell and I will climb up higher than ever :)

Honest & Truthful

Honesty and truthfulness are among the many virtues of mankind. Upholding these virtues is supposed to do ourselves and other people good. But is it still the case in the society today. Can we really succeed while upholding these virtues? I will not state my answer first.

Being honest and truthful doesn’t mean you will earn other people’s trust and respect. People will still doubt you because it’s too hard to really trust people in the twisted society today. Also, being truthful may end up with some sensitive people who couldn’t accept others’ comment being offended and turn against you and also might end up with you admitting to a negative characteristic that almost everyone has but others just don’t admit it. People will just see it as you have that problem and people won’t see it in a way that most people are actually the same.

Another problem that arises is that many times the truth that you admit to very often ends up spreading to other people with extra seasoning with the truth. People very often twist words and spice up stories when sharing a secondhand story with others. The little truth that started with a little bit of negativity ends up going everywhere with enhanced negativity. It can be solved by hiding the truth or twisting the truth in the first place but that defies honesty and truthfulness so is it really worth it to uphold it?

My answer is that I don’t know if it’ll bring negativity or positivity in the end but what I know is that if it’s a principle that I have then I have to uphold it. No matter how much trouble it brings me, I will not let go of the principle of upholding these two virtues. I’m not saying that I never lie and I don’t hide anything from people but I at least try not to.

We all lie, but how much?