ABC STARS Inspires

We will only realize the value of someone or something until that someone or something is already gone. Yes, a poignant lesson we should like to learn early on to spare ourselves of regrets in the end. At first, we may feel angry or confused but if we try to put ourselves in the shoes of that someone or maybe try to fathom the disappearance of that something, then we could understand why. Cliché as it may sound, everything happens for a reason. Yes, Sir. Never take the matter personally, as always, it is not our business. It is a natural human phenomenon. And oftentimes, an act of God. But by chance or more so a blessing, it may even be one in a billion, that the person comes back and explains to you the grand scheme of the jigsaw puzzle—then, hopefully —you will be comforted, be reassured, and the dark clouds will be dissipated. Hence, you are no longer in the dark. Illumination . In the final analysis, people will go through these five stages: denial, anger,...

George Town, Penang, Malaysia F.Y.I.: This is not a Sponsored Review. 

"Harrison, I am my brother's keeper." Terence, his younger brother, would always tell him that and then he would smile. There was a pivotal moment when his life took a downward-spiral-spinning-turn when he disappointed his family.  Their parents died when they were young. He got addicted to drugs. And, he was plain bewildered that he had nowhere else to go and he had nothing else. Practically, all he had left was Terence. On the one hand, Terence is tall, handsome, intelligent, more so, street-smart. He is also quite easy on the eyes of the ladies. Well, that is redundant, just for emphasis. He is that good looking.  While on the other hand, Harrison is slow. The underdog. He was just counting the days. Looking forward to sundown. That guilt when their mother died left an imprint in his mind that pierced his heart.  He is blind, you see. But, he knew what was going on.  One September day, Terence told him, that there was this oppo...