Leap Of Faith

recently, a lot of things has happened which tests my feelings of faith. either me, or someone else, but whatever, the bottom line is whether we have faith or not. i have described so much on faith earlier on, but somehow every time i talk about faith, it doesnt feel boring or old to me. cos faith is one thing that will always be there. its whether you want to acknowledge it or not.

faith i think is related to the feeling of "comfort zone". we all have our comfort zones, whether its home where food and lodging is provided too well, whether its that special person is our lives which can be there for us when we're upset, whether its that friend, that neighbour, that colleague, that mentor, whatever, we all have a comfort zone.

to me a comfort zone is one where we know or feel safe. its routine, its predictable. we can live with it, cos we know it so well. we get too comfortable. and its sad that some people can stay in their comfort zone their whole lives, not wanting to explore what life has to offer, thinking that being on the safe side is so much better then going out and potentially getting hurt. we rather know whats in here, then know whats out there. we rather be safe then sorry right? wrong.

our comfort zones are fixed because we fix it to be that way. nothing is safe in the world. everything has a consequence, everything has a potential failure. thats why they say life is a gamble. u either play the game well and win the odds staked so high, or u risk it all and lose. but by not playing the game, u lose as well. cos u lost out on opportunities, experiences, lessons, wisdom, strength, hope, love, happiness. the world has so much to offer. and if we all just take a step back and see life as it is, we wont be so afraid to move out of our comfort zone.

it makes me sick to the stomach when my girlfriends can tell me they rather stay with a guy who abuses them or who cheats on them like nobody's business, cos they feel that they are too comfortable with the guy and they cant leave them. man i hate to be advising these people, and yes i may never understand it because i was never abused by my bf or got cheated on. but in the first place, i dont generate that kind of situation for myself, so i'll never be in that kind of situation to start with. i dont believe in comfort zones when it comes to being a better person, to being a happier person. and yes u may think, then we all will never appreciate what we have cos if we always want to leave our comfort zone, isnt that like the case of "the grass is greener on the other side"? yes and no.

yes, we may be looking at the grass thats greener on the other side, but as long as it a better choice, it makes us happier, it doesnt kill anyone, then i'm all up for it. but if u are happy with your comfort zone and u think thats where ur happiest, its ur life. dun let me dictate it.

i just feel that life is to be explored. its filled with choices, opportunities, experiences and lessons we can learn from. but staying at one stage ur whole life, u become this stagnant boring person. u dun see the joy in life. life is mundane and routine. and little by little u just lose yourself. and u have this lost personality. u lose ur drive in things, u lose ur ambitions, u may even lose people who could love u, cos u felt staying in, is better then going out.

i have my comfort zones too. but my comfort zone only prevents me from going all out for that thing i want. i can stay in spore where its safe, i dont have to work to support myself, i dont have to wash my own clothes, if i've no money i just ask mum to cook for me. life is good. but i want to make another choice. i want to venture out, no matter how scary, how difficult, its my choice. when life gives u lemonade, u make lemons.

the thing about having a comfort zone, is that u create unnecessary boundaries. u limit yourself to things. u create that wall of inside and outside.

the thing about boundaries, boundaries can keep you in, but it cant stop things from coming in. so no matter how safe u want to be, life will always have its difficult moments which u cant avoid.

so when u know u gotta leave ur comfort zone into the unknown, all u need is a leap of faith. believe in the good, and believe that things will always work out in the end. always.