Mapping The Future





When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty
Will I be rich
Here's what she said to me

Que será, será
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que será, será
What will be, will be

When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart, what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows
Day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said

Que será, será
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que será, será
What will be, will be

Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome
Will I be rich
I tell them tenderly

Que será, será
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que será, será
What will be, will be
Que será, será


Have you ever heard the song? I do. I am a bit disagree with the statements above. 

Yes, it is true that the future is not ours to see since we will  never know what happen in our life next. However, we can try to map the future, or else, our life will be drifted away. We will be only dreamers, not doers. 

After I am living in a small city of Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, the life has gone slower. The dynamic pace of school life and big city have ceased away. Then, I started to think what do I want in my life? Do I want fame, beauty, wealth? Or .. do I want wisdom, insight and understanding?

When I contemplated about my future, I projected what I want to be. I drew what I will be in next 5 years. One of my dream is I am able to paint again. So, starting from last August, I have been painting several pictures. I have no teacher here, only youtube tutorials. I have made tons of mistakes in my paintings, but I keep doing it. Practice does make perfect! 

In each of my paintings, there are several mistakes. I had misaligned lines, wrong colors, but somehow when I start to add several colors and balance it, my paintings look better. It is the same as life. If we only  have dark colors or bright colors, the life will be too gloomy or too shallow. But somehow if you balance your dark and light side, you will have better perspective and create a better image.  No body is perfect in this world. We are all crooked human being. Only God who is perfect. So, you should lean back and laugh sometimes, and cry in other times. Those laughters and tears will blend like my water color paints and create better image. 

ps. Here are some of my paintings:


Solitude 


Bamboo Forests:



The Tree (my second water color painting in 2014):


The Purple Orchid:



The Cherry Blossoms Tree:

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