A person who is always at peace with the world

How to become a person who is always at peace with the world?
Here’s how.

First: Know that you are capable of great things.
You are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to His will.
You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start in order to be great. You don’t have to be Superman, Batman or anyone who has extraordinary power to be great and to be grand. You only need to look into your heart, know what you want and muster the courage to do it. You are a son of God. You can do anything. You can do all things. Nothing is impossible as long as you wish it with all your heart. But all of these will be in vain if you don’t do anything about it. Our abilities aren’t meant to just sit there. It’s meant to be used.

 

Second: Must learn to bear certain pains and sorrow that will make you a better person.
That makes the person suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.
Life throws us battles, pains and sorrows that sometimes we think that what we are going through is beyond our capability. That we will not be able to overcome it. But the thing about these battles is that they make us a better person. They help us build our character, from weak to strong and from broken to whole again.

Third: Correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing in contrast it helps to keep us on the road to justice.

We are not perfect. We are only human. We make mistakes, a lot of them. And the wrong things we did in the past will haunt our present and probably our future. Knowing that we have done injustice to others could serve as a hindrance in keeping ourselves at peace with the world. Our ghost from the past would jump at us so before it happens we should correct our mistakes as soon as possible. Make it right before it’s too late and do our best not to do it again. When we are able to do this we are on the road to justice.

Finally: Leaves a mark.

You should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be conscious of that in your every action.
Good or bad there always be a stain whether it is a scar or something that is invisible and intangible like emotion. It can break a heart and ruin a relationship so be conscious of your words also. You could be someone’s inspiration or someone’s reason to end life. You don’t know what people are going through. Your words might be the last thing they  hear before they decided that they finally had  have enough. And when that thing happens you will not be able to forgive yourself, no amount of “kind words” will make you feel better. There’s always be a monster beneath your bed or inside your head and that monster whose name is conscience or guilt will prevent you from achieving peace with yourself and with the world.

Robin Williams' Death

I was in Second Year College when we watched the film entitled Dead Poet Society and that is the film where I met Robin Williams. Honestly I don’t know much about him but the movie is good. It’s all about him being a teacher of what students considered as boring subject which is poetry but because of his unique approach of teaching he was able to get the attention of his students or better yet he was able to make the students loved the subject.  All of us can relate to that movie because we are all future educators, since then I became a Robin Williams fan. Needless to say I was shocked when I heard the news that he had committed suicide because of depression. I know I’m just one of those people who were saddened by his death but still I decided to learn more about depression, clinical depression specifically and how it was able to lured one of the world greatest comedians. I borrowed a good explanation of depression from Philippine Daily Inquirer. Here read it.

Depression is a mental illness and it isn’t the same as getting the blues, angst, emo, drama or even the occasional bad hair day that many people have. Clinical depression is a serious, legitimate illness. It’s not a character flaw, a sign of weakness or a personality defect. Being a depressive person doesn’t mean that he or she is permanently incapacitated, untrustworthy or out of his or her mind. In many cases, it’s a chemical imbalance, and no amount of telling a person to “snap out of it” is going to work if he or she is not well.

The next question would be to what extent exactly “not being well” meant? The answer is this: depression ranges in seriousness from mild, temporary episodes of sadness to severe, persistent depression. Clinical depression is more severe form of depression, also known as major depression or major depressive disorder.

Here is the list of several symptoms; having five or more of them (episodes of sadness) consistently over a two-week period, “most of the day, nearly every day,” could indicate illness. The behavior includes feeling sad, empty, tearful or even irritable; reduced interest or pleasure in most activities; extremes like significant weight loss or weight gain, decrease or increase in appetite, sleeping too much or too late, or restlessness or slower movement; fatigue; difficulty concentrating; and the most insidious: the thought of or actual attempts at suicide.

Just like everyone else I want to know what’s the difference between depression and sadness and how will we know which is which? According to what I have read it is difficult to have an exact definition of depression, as different persons experience varying degrees of it. But the distinct difference is that depression impairs the individual’s capacity to function efficiently. With depression they are unable to carry out their acts of everyday life. People may feel sad due to challenges, setbacks and loss; however they have the capacity to use personal coping skills to overcome these emotions. It is when they are unable to overcome this low mood, and when it affects their ability to interact with society that we consider the possibility of ongoing depression. 

Depression a big no wonder Robin Williams ended his life but I'd like to think that he is bigger. Now that all is clear. I hope people will find this article helpful so that no more thought of or actual attempts at suicide will happen I know that it’s impossible .But there’s always hope. It’s sad that Robin Williams was defeated by depression. May he rest in peace.