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No guts no glory. No pain no gain. Those are my life mottos. I feel that nothing can be achieved by simply sitting and doing absolutely nothing to make dreams come true. Life can be so hard especially when you are not born with a silver spoon in your mouth. It is also the time when true friends are hard to come by just because you do not much money to treat them at Kentucky Fried Chicken or Burger King. That is something that I have experienced ever since my family moves to this metropolitan city and I study in the new school.

In my new school, I study hard to compete with all my classmates who come from all walks of life but most are from a rich backgrounds. They have all that I have ever wanted in my life but failed to get. They can buy branded shoes and clothes, unlike my worn-out Bata. Do they afford the latest handphones brands with the latest technology but for me? There is nothing I could do to be on par with them. So, I just let them show off their fancy gadgets without feeling remorse with the fact that I am only an ordinary student coming from a family clerk. I just feel sad that they act as if I do not have feelings. I do not feel the least discourage since I know that I can also be like them one day if I work hard enough to score in my SPM exam.

Day after day, night after night, I do not do anything else but concentrate on my studies. Spm examination is just around the corner and I have no other wish apart from wanting to pass Spm with Flying colors. My parents are my inspirations. They always remind me to work hard and change our fate, make them proud as well as prove to everybody that a son of a plain clerk can also succeed in life and deserve some respect. At times, I feel so stressed out that I almost give up and cry. Nevertheless, thinking of my parent's hope and wishes, I would never surrender and that is my final decision.

The most awaited moment has arrived. With prayers and good luck wishes from my father and mother, I step into my examination hall with the full awareness that I have to do well in the exam to realize all my parent's dreams and mine.

March 2015 comes I heard on the television that the SPM 2014 result will be out today. With anticipation and nervousness, I walk to school with my good friend Samah. The moment Ms. Asiah, my form teacher hands me the result slip, my heart skips a beat. I am cold from feet to toe from the suspense. Then the moment arrives! It is the most unforgettable time of my life. I manage to get 10A+ and my prayer has been answered. Thank God for allowing me to succeed and make my parents proud. That is the reward for my patience and hard work.

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Everyone has been embarrassed at one time or another. It is that moment in time when you wish the earth would open up and swallow you. The anxiety and discomfort felt during that time which may only last a few seconds feels like time has stood still.

I remember so well when I had my most embarrassing moment. I was in Form 4 and it was during the school recess. The minute the bell rang for recess, I rushed to the toilet because I had been controlling my urges since class started. I didn’t want to miss class because the lesson taught that morning was to include tips for the forthcoming examination.

Without realizing it, I had rushed to the girls’ toilet. The prolonged control and an upset stomach made worse by two glasses of cold milk in the morning made me grunt and groan in what I thought was the privacy of the cubicle. I thought I heard giggling outside and wondered why the giggles sounded unusually near. A few minutes later I came out of the cubicle and discovered my horror that I had entered the girls’ toilet. To make matters worse, the few girls standing outside didn’t even turn away when I came out. Instead, they looked down at me, then only they turned quickly away. The horror of horrors, I had forgotten to zip up! No beetroot could have matched the color of my face at this point!

The news of my predicament spread like wildfire throughout school. I was truly the talk of the town. I felt like I could either walk around feeling perpetually self-conscious and embarrassed or I could turn the situation around, perhaps even to my advantage. I remembered my mother’s words that ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’. So I decided to make fun of myself, to laugh at myself too. It works. Everyone got bored after a while and nobody teased me after that.

It was indeed an eye-opening experience for me. I have learned that when people laugh at you, you should laugh along. You must not take yourself seriously. Learn to look at yourself through other people’s eyes and you will realize that most of the time when they laugh at you, they just want to have some fun. They mean no harm. If you can make people laugh, it’s like bringing sunshine into their lives, and as someone said, ‘those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.’

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Life is beautiful but not always easy, it has problems, too, and the challenge lies in facing them with courage, letting the beauty of life act like a balm, which makes the pain bearable, during trying times, by providing hope

Happiness, sorrow, victory, defeat, day-night are the two sides of my coin. Similarly, life is full of moments of joy, pleasure, success, and comfort punctuated by misery, defeat, failures, and problems. There is no human being on Earth, strong, powerful, wise, or rich, who has not experienced, struggled, suffered, or failed.

No doubt, life is beautiful, and every moment – is a celebration of being alive, but one should be always ready to face adversity and challenges. A person who has not encountered difficulties in life can never achieve success.

Difficulties test the courage, patience, perseverance, and true character of a human being. Adversity and hardships make a person strong and ready to face the challenges of life with equanimity. There is no doubt that there can be no gain without pain. It is only when one toils and sweats it out that success is nourished and sustained.

Thus, life is and should not be just a bed of roses; thorns are also a part of it and should be accepted by us just as we accept the beautiful side of life.

The thorns remind one of how success and happiness can be evasive and thus not to feel disappointed and disheartened rather remember that the pain of thorns is short-lived, and the beauty of life would soon overcome the prick of thorns.

Those, who are under the impression that life is a bed of roses are disillusioned soon and become victims of depression and frustration. One who faces difficulties with courage and accepts success without letting it go to its head is the one who experiences real happiness, contentment, and peace in life.

Those, who think, that good times last forever, easily succumb to pressure during difficulties. They do not put in the required hard work and effort because they break down easily.

You can take the example of a student, who burns the midnight oil, makes sacrifices, and resists temptations so that he can perform well. Similarly, a successful executive has to face the ups and downs of life, not forgetting that life is a mix of success and failure, joy and sorrow.

If he loses hope during difficult times, he would not achieve success and would be replaced by others. Even the strongest Kings and Emperors have had their cup of woes.

Life has not been a bed of roses for them. The adage ‘Uneasy lays the head that wears the crown has been rightly used for people, who are successful and are enjoying power and authority.

To sum up, life is beautiful just like roses but it has challenges that are like thorns and have to be faced and overcome by all. Those, who accept these, challenges and succeed, are the ones, who know how to live life in its true sense. Thus, enjoy life but also be prepared to bear the pricks of pain.

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In this beautiful world, millions of people live in their happiness. What about me? Of course, the thing that makes me happy is capturing moments along my journey of life. I love holding a camera and capturing a lot of photos and videos using it.

It started when I was 14, scrolling Instagram and Twitter, a lot of beautiful photos and cinematic videos across my timeline makes me fully mesmerized. From there I wonder, how a person can produce a lovely artwork. I used to photograph something as a hobby, not professionally. From there, I start to know adobe lightroom, photoshop, the rule of thirds, and many others. Now, 2021 is my fifth year throughout this beautiful moment-seeking journey.

I've learned a lot from many people. With the art of seeing, we can see the good in something bad, we can see beauty in something ugly. Directly, it taught me to appreciate everything around me. Bruno Mars once said, "you are beautiful just the way you are". I have a dream, in a few years, I want to travel the world and show people the beautifulness that I see around the earth.

Last but not least, may all the people around the world be living in peace and harmony. May happiness is the reason why they keep moving in their life.

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This video tells a story about a Canadian photographer who also is a moment seeker and a nature lover. In this video, he is on a trip to Banff in Alberta, Canada. A town with breathtaking scenery where Mount Rundle and Mount Cascade belong to. He loves to document and record his life in the video.
This video shows me this still serene and beautiful earth makes me feel, there's a loneliness that always surprises me, reminds me how small I am, how small my worries and problems are actually. All I need to do is enjoy every second in my life, where the real joy comes along.
He had come to the same place since he was a child and now he had felt in love with the place and he wants to bring his friend along and show them his country, the places he always loved. He brings all the cameras and gears to see what kind of picture they can capture. He struggled to grow his channel for many years and he also worked with some of the biggest heroes and mentors, but the accomplishment he is probably most proud of is having one of his photos on a piece of Canadian currency.
Is it beautiful? Seeing someone living in his passion where others might not see taking photos and videos could make life meaningful. I hope the same thing happens to me. Living in this world while enjoying what I love to do.