1661 Most Significant Songs in My Life: The Anthem by Good Charlotte

The song title sums it all. “The Anthem” was once, well, my anthem to the people who were forcing me into their shoes. I didn’t want that because I want to take my path. So my statement was, like in the chorus, “[I] don’t want to be just like you”.

“The Anthem”, among many other songs, was once a strong relatable song for me as a young teenager. For that, the song is one of the most significant songs in my life.

1661 Most Significant Songs in My Life: Numb by Linkin Park

Even from the first line of the song, I knew it would be a relatable one. The timing was a good one too: I was in my bewildered days as a girl who was about to become a teenager. There was the overwhelming transition from being a care-free child to becoming a young teenager going through changes.

I felt like I could relate to this song because of how I directed the lyrics towards grownups. As a second child, I’ve been unavoidably compared to my older sister. I’ve been told to be more like her and that got on my nerves. What I wanted was to go through my life my way. I didn’t want my life to be a carbon copy of my sister’s.

This song perfectly expressed my sentiment. “I know I may end up failing too, but I know you were just like me with someone disappointed in you.”

Where The Lines of Fate and Coincidence Overlap

In every simple earthly event, we try to give meaning to it. People always try to find meaning or reason in things—why skies are blue when you’re on the ground but not blue when you’re up there; why an object at rest never moves unless it is moved by an object in motion; and why the first kiss could determine a romantic relationship. Whatever event it may be we almost associate a meaning to it.

And when we can’t explain what these events mean we ascribe them to concepts such as “fate” or “destiny” or “coincidence” or to some, “God’s Will”. But where is the line that separates mere “coincidence” from the mysterious “destiny”? How do you dismiss an event as a coincidence and when do you smile in amazement at a fated event?

I do know that it’s a coincidence when an attractive person who’s in the same class as you and 48 other people are wearing the same optical white Converse shoes on the same day when chances are about 183 people in the city or country are wearing the same thing.

Maybe a part of me believes that it’s destiny to be honestly mistaken during enrolment and ending up in a class with a guy who made nine months of my life... interesting. Fate probably had something to do with my falling out with a guy I was starting to get to know because his heart is with someone else.

Sometimes I believe in destiny. Sometimes I think some things really are just coincidence—simple events that have no great impact in my life. Maybe I dismiss things as coincidences because I’m not looking at the big picture. It’s possible that what I call “coincidence” is actually destiny in disguise.

Like what a good friend of mine once said: “Look at it as it is and remember that you’re living in a world of all-things-possible.”

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1661 Most Significant Songs in My Life: No Boundaries by Kris Allen

“No Boundaries”—so true. There were no boundaries in the journey of a young musician who proved that dreams do come true.

Kris Allen was a humble contestant on American Idol. He proved he was artistic and original throughout the competition. This song culminates what Kris Allen brought to the show.

As for me, this song is significant because it moves me and inspires me when I think about Kris Allen’s journey as I listen to the song.

Literary Piece: 86, 400

Originally written: September 24, 2009


We only have 86, 400 seconds in a day…

… To tell someone we love them or keep that feeling to ourselves.
… To live a dream or keep sleeping and dreaming without acting.
… To correct what went wrong or go on living a mistake.
… To say “sorry” or just be swallowed by pride.
… To aim for something better or go on living a mediocre life.
… To help out or live in selfishness.
… To forgive faults or go on being narrow-minded.
… To take risks or keep playing safe.
… To let go and move on or harbor anger and hate.

The choice is yours.