You can't have everything in life

you can't have everything in life.

yup, that's the reality.

you can't have it all.

let that sink in.

in  life, we often envy those who seems like they have it all. we often wonder, what does it takes to have something like that? what did he/she did to deserve something like that? we often dwell on our own imperfection and lacking in any aspects. but let's just take a step back and reflect. let just remind ourselves that there is no such thing as perfection and justice in this world. in fact, the nature of this world is nothing like that

we live in a world filled with misleading expectation about many things. most of the times, what we observe can be deceiving. we might have mistakenly overlooked certain things. our limited knowledge and perspectives do have its pitfalls. 

it is easy for us to be envious when we see other people thrive. in our view, those around us are doing so much better than us. there are those who have instantly secure a job, those who have already found their partner, those who know what they are going to do with their life, those who have found their passion and etc. we start to wonder why we can't have what they have?? those around us seems like they have their life sorted out. they seem like they have it all. 

and then, there are those who still struggling. still searching for their passion. still being insecure about many many things. still seeking for my their virtues and values. in my case, i've been having my internal dilemma for quite a while. there's so many things that i cannot comprehend. after having some thoughts and reading, i've come to a conclusion that you can't have everything in life. your life in this world is not meant to be perfect. there are gaps and loopholes that need to be filled. there are plenty of things that need to be improved. 

each and everyone of us have our own struggles. some are publicly shared while some are not. none of us have everything that we want. there are things that we are deprived of. such state allows us to keep on improving ourselves while at the same time being grateful for what we have. we have to put in our best effort and strive. but along the process we may encounter challenges either physically, mentally or spiritually. nonetheless, just don't get discourage by it and let it consume you.