Diamonds In The Rough.

Sometimes when the going gets tough, you just got to bite the bullet and trudge on. Darkness falls extremely quickly after sunset and it's easy to lose your way if you are not careful. The journey gets a little lonely and you just do not see an end in sight even though you keep walking. Fortunately for some friends and loved ones akin to the street lights that line the long and winding road. They are just like the guiding lights on this very arduous journey.

They shine so bright, they are like diamonds in the rough.

Recent events have left me a little shaken, a little disappointed. But we all got to accept that some things just don't work out and that people always have differing opinions and takes on situations. In light of that, I feel, sometimes its not so much the situation, but the human elements that make it all so complicated. Friendships as important as they are, do not imply that I have to bend my back to succumb to admitting that it is my fault when it's not.

Just when you feel a little lost out there in this crazy world, something concrete comes along and reins you in. Now, not only am I lost, I am held on to one place. With nowhere to go, I find myself observing and admiring the view. There are, many diamonds in the sky, just which one choose to shine for you, is completely up to your own perspective. Let's just say, there is definitely a star out there that shines particularly for you and you only. The star that shines the brightest may not, necessarily be the one that shines for you. Look for the diamond that speaks to and shines for you.

And speaking of diamonds, my cousin Silas is getting married this weekend. After everything he has been through, I am so happy that he is settling down. Feels abit surreal attending my younger cousin's wedding this weekend. Honoured that he has requested me to be one of this "brothers". I have not been a "brother" before, and I have inadequately played the role of his "brother" for the past 20 odd years. I do hope this is the beginning of a change. A step towards bridging gaps that tie the family together. Maybe being the only child, and knowing that I won't or may not be having a family of my own in future, Slowly I find the dire need to keep my existing family members close.

They are, after all, the diamonds that will shine the brightest for you in the roughest of rough.

And speaking of roughest of rough, Happy Birthday to my dearest friend in the whole wide world, Jamie, who shines the brightest for me during my darkest moments for the past 17 years.