After enduring a lengthy struggle of hardship and failure, he resolutely stands his ground, ready to undertake another endeavor. Perhaps defeat is in his blood, but he will still be addicted to it. He is now A VAGABOND EMBARKING UPON THE ODYSSEY OF THE UNKNOWN.

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Every soul in this city has a story of their own struggle. Someone might find solace in tears, crying themselves to sleep in a dark room, trying to forget the memories of unrequited love or inconsolable pain. Someone might be wistfully smiling in the hopes of getting something better after losing everything. But despite all the misery and suffering, an indomitable feeling inspires the weary mind that it’s not over yet. What is this certain feeling that urges the heavy heart to not give up and to continue? This certain feeling is THE WILL TO STAY FIRM IN TIMES OF DIFFICULTY; THE WILL TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

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Day in and day out, I’m sabotaging my sanity and my emotions with the oppressive grip of fierce competition. As I walk around the streets of the city, every new life experience feels fragile, like a house of cards waiting to collapse. It’s as if a mere touch could bring about another disaster. While surviving the daily struggle for a living, I might catch A GLIMPSE OF MY INNER EMPTINESS.

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The hours tick away as I navigate through the same old routine, merely going through the motions. I don’t know if the time I’m living between getting awake and falling asleep can be identified as “life”. In this metropolis of human mechanization, I’m constantly running in a tedious, mind-numbing, strange rat race — a futile pursuit where I'm CHASING A PIPE DREAM BY BURYING MY PEACE OF MIND.

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At times, even when circumstances change and life goes on, a part of you remains unchanged since the day you confronted your most difficult trials. This part of you is still suffering from past struggles. As a result of this experience, you have lost faith in your heart and have begun to question the dreams you once held dear.

YOUR HEART HAS DECEIVED YOU.

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What absolutely matters is that I will do what I have to do and I will do my very best all the while believing in myself. Come what may, I keep on going.

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Nitor et Luctor ( Strive and Struggle )

What once was joy / happiness,
now is sorrow / sadness.
What once was hope / hopefulness,
now is despair / hopelessness.

For when I sought hope, to my utter surprise,
hope turned out to be despair in disguise.
As its true colors appeared before my eyes,
my naive self betrayed, too late to realize.
Amidst all those sweet little lies,
the truth is nothing but a guise.

For now, with pain, my eternal companion,
and with suffering, my bestowed religion,
I survive and prevail to continue onward
trying each and every piece of life's puzzle.
Forever seeking, forever moving forward.
To strive, to struggle.

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Semper ad Meliora
( Always for the Better )

Better days will come surely.
Enjoy life as it is and live happily.
No need to tell anyone about your life,
since people ruin the beauty of life.
Pursue your happiness, live for yourself.
Let your main motive be you to yourself.

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Spes est Desperatio
( Hope is Despair )

Hope is despair in disguise.
As its true colors appear before your eyes,
know that it's already too late to realize
amidst all those pretty little lies.

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Forever seeking, forever moving forward. To strive, to struggle.

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