How do people carry themselves in life?

Some time ago, I had a dream that had such a profound effect on me that I could still remember it well. Basically, it starts off with a woman and a boy (most probably her son) were running aimlessly. It really was like a movie. They seem to be running from one city to another, in only a matter of seconds. It doesn't seem to make sense until I saw what was chasing the two of them. It was a creature wearing a black cloak full of holes and it doesn't have any legs but it can float on mid-air. My guess was that it was Death itself (minus the scythe). The chase kept going on until mother and son entered an empty room(a dead end). Then, a mist exited out of the boy's nostrils, slowly moves like a snake towards Death's right fist while the boy gradually withers away until he became a lifeless vessel. Afterwards, in a rather cliche manner, Death slowly fades away, leaving a distraught mother to mourn for her son's death.

That's how the story goes. But I still pity the mother even though I knew it was a dream. It even got me thinking of life. Everyone knows that life is so short and that just about anyone can and will meet their ends even in the most unexpected ways. Yet, people seem to just carry on with their lives, committing their time just for monthly cheques. Everyone seems to be 'functioning' instead of 'living'. It's like they hit a 'replay' button, going through more or less the same routine, no matter how much they dislike it. The irony of it all lies deep in everyone's desire to change although very few people actually make that decision. Perhaps, it has something to do with the way people are brought up. Or maybe, there is no other reason NOT to live a mundane life?

The uncertainty of life.

This is my 1st post in a year. Been quite busy with uni stuff, no time to blog. But anyway, this is the poem I wrote concerning life and Its' uncertain nature. Not really an impressive piece of writing, though...

"Uncertainty, life's best friend..."

"Uncertainty, the fuel of evolution,
Change, the only constant in the equation,
No man can mold Destiny,
It is not malleable,
Rather, it is always in motion,
As if it wants to run away,
Away from what?
The answer isn't simple,
Never was, never will be,
I bet no one could solve this mystery,
Even if he holds a PhD!"

~Gerard Galvestini, Copyright © 2010

Just looking around, I'd realized how uncertain life really is. You can be a nobody at one point in life, the next thing, you've succeeded in whatever project you're undertaking. It is not something that you can deduce to some mathematical equations or some intelligent philosophy with a snap of a finger.

It doesn't even matter if you plan well for your future cos', anything can happen along the line. To be honest, I don't buy into the whole "Well-planned life ensures a happy future" sentiment. But, that doesn't mean I don't plan at all. I'm more of a "go with the flow" kind of guy.

I'm a day-dreamer. The urge to 'sail away' is so strong, I literally need to spend some efforts to contain it. If I'm all alone or at least with a handful of friends, that's where I let go and quite a lot of time, literally re-enact whatever I dream about. Be it a mercenary befriending a princess, a child soldier/rebel commander taking care of the welfare of the less-fortunate in my community, some tokay selling Char Kueh Tiaw, etc. But enough about me and my day-dreaming antics.

Like I said, there's no way that we can configure life to the way we wanted to. The only thing that is certain is... Life itself is uncertain. The only thing that we can do is to look up and leave it to the Creator Himself. Don't know about you, this is my RM.0.02.

Until then, have fun in life!!!!!!