April 17, 2012
In our everyday life, we plan our own schedule, we have our tasks to do and our own deadlines. Whatever we do affects how we behave and probably our mood as well.
Let us imagine ourselves carrying our back pack called life. Now as a person, whatever we carry inside our backpack, symbolizes
who we are. It shows what we value in life and what we are ready and willing to carry at our backs.What we are is compared to this because what we carry makes up what we feel right inside. Imagine a backpack as your whole self that is materialistic so you tend to fill that backpack with things of course like cellphones, television, clothes and jewelry. With that, still you are not content. Now, you keep on piling it in with bigger stuff, like your sofa, cabinets, your cars and a house, after which do try to walk. It will definitely be hard just the fact of standing and carrying that much at your back. It is all about material possessions. It seems that if such people become numb of the surroundings and tend to be focused on just oneself. Due to the heaviness and how hard it is to carry and move, many will not be able to find the courage and strength to move on and life apparently isn't as fulfilling as they would have hoped it to be by collecting a lot of material possessions.
At this point, to continue to move and to be able to make things lighter, it is best to empty that back pack. Also, why not fill it with relationships and memories of people that we care about. Let us fill it with heartfelt emotions and let us fill it with courage.
We are human beings that live one life. We only have one life. Let us not fill it with our own selfishness but let us fill it with openness and appreciation of everything that surrounds us most especially the priceless ones. What is important is not the physical appearance of the backpack or how much it weighs but rather it is how much we care and how much we give importance towards people, towards our blessings and towards why we exist with others in our lifetime. The significance of this backpack in our lives is it symbolizes that we
are capable of doing wonderful deeds in our lives and what we choose to value. It is just a matter of what we prioritize in what we place in our back pack.
