Volgens journalist ‘Joël Ceulaer’ is dit een vraag waar je
niet te veel en te diep mag over nadenken. Als je te diep nadenkt over de zin
van je leven ben je, volgens Joël Ceulaer, niet goed bezig. De vraag van de zin
van het leven verdwijnt naar mate dat je terug gelukkig wordt. Dit is volgens
mij een vraag waarbij het antwoord onbestaande is. “Ons brein is gemaakt om
deze vragen te stellen, maar niet om de antwoorden te geven”, aldus Joël Ceulaer.
Ik kan mij volledig in deze stelling vinden. Toen ik het
interview van hem bekeek, had ik het gevoel dat hij precies kon verwoorden wat
ik wilde bedoelen.
Ik kan wel duizend redenen geven waarom ik mij zinvol voel,
voor mezelf en voor anderen, maar om echt te gaan antwoorden over de zin van
het leven, wil ik me niet verder in verdiepen.
Ik denk dat de zin voor mezelf vooral start bij wat ik heb,
de mensen rondom mij die ik kan gelukkig maken en kan genieten van de redenen
waarom zij gelukkig zijn. Ik ben blij een ‘thuis’ te hebben en dat geeft mij
zin om daarvoor te zorgen. De liefde en de vriendschap die ik mag voelen in
mijn leven zijn voor mij de reden van mijn bestaan.
Ik weet dat je natuurlijk ook alles kunt verliezen in de loop
van je leven. De man van mijn leven, mijn stiefzoon er kan hen altijd iets
overkomen. Mijn vader zal er ook niet altijd en voor eeuwig zijn, mijn moeder
ben ik reeds verloren. Vriendschap kan vergankelijk zijn en een (t)huis kan
verdwijnen. Maar er is altijd iets wat er van mijn niet kan ontnomen worden en
dat is hoop!
Die hoop haal ik uit de kracht van het positief denken,
waarin ik sterk geloof. Ik geloof dat er iets meer is dan ons. En hoop is voor
mij op zichzelf een kracht die je steeds
weer verder doet gaan, waardoor ik nooit opgeef. Ik geloof dat er iets is, waar
de mens geen ‘meester’ van is.
Shaggy - Hope (tekst)
I remember, wasn't so long ago
We had a one room shack and the livin' was low
And my mama by herself raised me and my bro
Wasn't easy, but we did it with the little that go
Worked hard, got us up for school every day
And kept her eyes on the stars when the skies were gray
Gave us pride to survive, really showed us the way
Now I really understood what she was tryin' to say
She said, "Son there'll be times when the tides are high
And the boat may be rocky, you can cry
Just never give up
You can never give up," uh-uh
In this life you could lead if you only believe
And in order to achieve what you need
You can never give up
You can never give up
And this hope
That keep me holding on
On and on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on
Boom-boom, couldn't have made it alone
I got a wonderful life, two kids on my own
With a strong foundation that was carved in stone
And my mama for the love that made my house a home
Made me wonder some time if this was meant to be
All this for a humble little guy like me
And all I ever really wanted was a family
To teach my kids the same value that she gave to me
She said, “Son there'll be times when the tides are high
And the boat may be rocky, you can cry
Just never give up
You can never give up,” uh-uh
In this life you could lead if you only believe
And in order to achieve what you need
You can never give up
You can never give up
And this hope
That keep me holding on
And on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on
We nah turn no stepper, things a go better
Never let yourself be overcome by pressure
Cool yah me bredda, have faith instead a
Sid-dung and a watch and all a fight one another
Blaze like fire,we nah go retire
God nah sleep and a within him we inspire
We have to reach higher for what we require
we have to make our mark before the time expire
And this hope
That keep me holding on
And on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on
And this hope
That keep me holding on
And on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on
There's hope, yeah
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, uh
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, uh
And it strikes an iron, uh
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, yeah
Hope keeps it alive, yeah
Only the strong survive, yeah
Keep it carry on, keep it carry on, yeah
Uh-uh
I'll keep it carry on, yeah
I gotta carry on, gotta carry on and be strong
Uh-uh-uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh-uh
And this hope
That keep me holding on
And on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on
We had a one room shack and the livin' was low
And my mama by herself raised me and my bro
Wasn't easy, but we did it with the little that go
Worked hard, got us up for school every day
And kept her eyes on the stars when the skies were gray
Gave us pride to survive, really showed us the way
Now I really understood what she was tryin' to say
She said, "Son there'll be times when the tides are high
And the boat may be rocky, you can cry
Just never give up
You can never give up," uh-uh
In this life you could lead if you only believe
And in order to achieve what you need
You can never give up
You can never give up
And this hope
That keep me holding on
On and on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on
Boom-boom, couldn't have made it alone
I got a wonderful life, two kids on my own
With a strong foundation that was carved in stone
And my mama for the love that made my house a home
Made me wonder some time if this was meant to be
All this for a humble little guy like me
And all I ever really wanted was a family
To teach my kids the same value that she gave to me
She said, “Son there'll be times when the tides are high
And the boat may be rocky, you can cry
Just never give up
You can never give up,” uh-uh
In this life you could lead if you only believe
And in order to achieve what you need
You can never give up
You can never give up
And this hope
That keep me holding on
And on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on
We nah turn no stepper, things a go better
Never let yourself be overcome by pressure
Cool yah me bredda, have faith instead a
Sid-dung and a watch and all a fight one another
Blaze like fire,we nah go retire
God nah sleep and a within him we inspire
We have to reach higher for what we require
we have to make our mark before the time expire
And this hope
That keep me holding on
And on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on
And this hope
That keep me holding on
And on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on
There's hope, yeah
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, uh
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, uh
And it strikes an iron, uh
Hope keeps it alive, yeah, yeah
Hope keeps it alive, yeah
Only the strong survive, yeah
Keep it carry on, keep it carry on, yeah
Uh-uh
I'll keep it carry on, yeah
I gotta carry on, gotta carry on and be strong
Uh-uh-uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh-uh
And this hope
That keep me holding on
And on
And this hope
That makes me carry on
On and on
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