Damn, it didn't ring again. 
It's been almost a week and my alarm just missed almost every deadline it was supposed to ring. It's either something is keeping me from going to work on time (or is it divine intervention? ![fikir]( "fikir")
) or my phone just hates me. I am hoping it's the former reason. I am not in the mood to hate inanimate objects as of the moment. Waking up almost 20 minutes off mark, I rushed to the shower, hoping to make up for lost time (or is it time well spent in sleeping?).
) or my phone just hates me. I am hoping it's the former reason. I am not in the mood to hate inanimate objects as of the moment. Waking up almost 20 minutes off mark, I rushed to the shower, hoping to make up for lost time (or is it time well spent in sleeping?).Something strikes me with the settings of my alarm. And I guess everyone sets it the same way I do (or probably similar). Since it is part of the functions of all cellular phones, you can name each alarm you set (well, in the phone model I have, you can). As I browsed through the list, I only had two alarms: one labeled "Work" and the other "Church". Now, this may not seem strange to some, but what bothers me is the simplicity of it. I ask myself, "Are these the only reasons why I have to wake up in the morning?" No wonder I feel like crap. ![tension]( "tension")
Now don't get me wrong. Both are equally important to live a sustainable life. Sustainable, not necessarily enjoyable. You see, both are obligations we have for others: for our boss, for our office mates, for God. What's missing in the list? Yup, for ourselves, and for everyone that makes us who we are. We tend to overlook the time we give to these things. We become too busy in fulfilling our responsibilities to others that the only award we give to ourselves is longer sleep time. That's some award. That is why we all feel like crap.
Therefore, let me propose a new list of alarms: Work will be there, and Church as well. But now, let us add an alarm for Friends, because we need them to remind us we are still alive; Family, because they may be the only ones that really understand us; for that Special Someone, because she reminds you that you are lovable for just being you; and some Me Time, for those moments that you just want to keep quiet and stare at the world as it passes you by. These are the alarms we need to keep us sane and to remind us that life isn't as crappy as we may think it is.
It's time to wake up to better mornings.
Therefore, let me propose a new list of alarms: Work will be there, and Church as well. But now, let us add an alarm for Friends, because we need them to remind us we are still alive; Family, because they may be the only ones that really understand us; for that Special Someone, because she reminds you that you are lovable for just being you; and some Me Time, for those moments that you just want to keep quiet and stare at the world as it passes you by. These are the alarms we need to keep us sane and to remind us that life isn't as crappy as we may think it is.
It's time to wake up to better mornings.
