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It seems like people nowadays are getting all stressed up due to problems they faced. Somehow problems + emotions can add up to be quite a strong cock-tail not for the faint hearted.

Had seen a few of the guys at work coming to me with problems and be their listening ear, while in the process give them my 2 cents worth of advice / opinion. I have to admit, it is kind of satisfying when the guys are appreciative. That does help to reaffirm that what I did is on the right track. Being a listening ear to these guys here.

Had also seen another friend facing some problems with work, personal life and family. Lucky for him, my mum is there to be his listening ear and give him the advice.

All these had kind of made me realised that indeed humans are a complicated lot… Bestowed with the power of thoughts but not with the power to manage it. Somehow, most of the time its due to the fact that one let their thoughts run wild and lose the power to control or manage it, that resulted in problems arising. Worse will be when emotions also decide to join in the fun, and when combine with thoughts… all hell can break loose.

Seeing all these things, it make be even more resolve to learn more about counseling and hope with the knowledge can help more people around me.

Just thought of sharing this quote here, find it quite apt to the title of the post.

As long as we are alive we will experience sufferings. But that does not mean we have to be unhappy. Unhappiness comes from allowing ourselves to be controlled by life’s ups and downs—from feeling defeated, from losing hope, losing courage, losing the will to advance.