the longest journey begins with a single step

I think one of the gravest truths in life that needed to be grasped is that there are certain things that we can only do so much. There are things we can never change. There are things that we can never understand. There are things that we can never find. There are things are simply the way they are, period. In Filipino, ganon talaga. No matter how we slice and dice them, ganon talaga. As we grow old we realize that there are things out of our hands. And it takes an immense amount of maturity to accept that.  I think my point is better conveyed in Filipino… Minsan talaga may mga bagay na sadyang wala tayong magagawa eh. May mga katanungan tayo na wala talagang sagot…bakit? Kasi ganon talaga eh. Mahirap ipaliwanag kasi wala naman talagang paliwanag. Kahit sumigaw o mag-amok pa man tayo, may mga bagay talagang hindi naten kontrolado at mababago, at kailangan lang tanggapin kasi nga, ganon talaga. Mahirap maunawaan pero ganon talaga