Burned yet Shining

You know you're disoriented when you forget a lot of things such as leaving a cousin's umbrella in an internet station or worse, discovering that your cellphone was snatched from your backpack after passing a crowded  sidewalk. This happened to me. Talk about signs of aging.

Maybe I wasn't just alert or aware of my surroundings in a certain place at a certain time. This has been me. But I've learned this lesson a long long time ago and I've moved on, believing that I would not make the mistake of being absent-minded or forgetful again. But I was wrong. It haunts me every now and then.

Mistakes happen. Yes, we learn from them but eventually, they will pop out any moment we are breathing. But instead of regretting, or cursing this unfair world, we have to bravely face them. Mistakes, as they say, teach us to become stronger individuals. At first, they may burn us. But like an armor, it should pass through fire in order for it to become sharp and yes, for it to shine.

I know I'm not perfect. But here I am, trying to become the better me every single day. I cannot please everyone else but I'm struggling to figure out what I can offer this world to make it a better place. I realized I shouldn't be too hard on myself for I have the faith that God will help me accomplish my dreams and be the person He wants me to be.