THE MOST IMPORTANT VOICE OF ALL

Young girl

Don't cry

I'll be right here when your world starts to fall...

These 3 lines alone are enough to soaked up my eye balls.

It's really hard not to feel emotional when you hear this song. It's such an inspirational song that it helps you believe again; especially when you are down, this song makes you cry like a baby when you hear it.

I feel that this song conjures the presence of something, when you feel that there's nothing left.

The song provides comfort, within the strokes of its melodic lines. 

Now that's a good song.

Never really a fan of Christina Aguilera growing up due to childishness. I was so-called pro-Britney, anti-Christina, for no particular reasons.

But as age got the better of me, I began to realize that idolizing is kinda stupid (though I admit my guilty pleasures of adoring hot hunks and adorable geeks) and I turn to appreciate songs more for what they have to offer lyrically.

Undeniably, besides her powerful pipes in which Christina Aguilera shows off through the extension of her jaws, she also did a few good meaningful tracks that deserve credits.

One such song is "The Voice Within".

Picture yourself crying alone, feeling that there's nothing left in this world worth living for because you feel like a failure.

I don't know how many of you have felt that way before but despite my inflated ego, I admit that I have felt that miserable before, experienced unbearable mental and emotional pain that I feel like tearing my heart or brains apart - whichever way that can help destroy the problem altogether.

Then a voice says this: 

Young girl

Don't cry

I'll be right here when your world starts to fall...

Young girl

It's alright

Your tears will dry, you'll soon be free to fly  

My dad has repeatedly drum in me this particular teaching of the wise Buddha - that things or situations are never permanent.

One day your up and another, you could be down. You will never be sad forever...your tears will dry.

It is never going to be easy going through a rough patch in life, especially when that period feels like it last for years. I always look at my dad and is amazed at the way he can always seem to do it.  With dad's words and spirit in mind, I've gone through some of the toughest moments of my life, though on the way, I pestered a lot of people with the rhythms of my vents. 

When you're safe inside your room, you tend to dream

Of a place where nothing's harder than it seems

No one ever wants or bothers to explain

Of the heartache life can bring and what it means

We always want a stress-free and easy life. Seriously...ME TOO!!!

Sometimes I have no idea why I'm stuck in suck-fests but not colourful festivals. But I guess everybody knows that if there's no hardship in life, we won't learn lessons and won't progress. 

*reinstating positivity* 

But I guess I'm lucky in so many ways. The fact that I can write about all these and make myself feel better shows that I have my parents who keep pumping in me words of encouragement so that I can go the extra mile. 

Like expressed in the song, there are people with no guidance as to how to overcome the sorrows and pains in life, and they learn the hard way what those difficult moments offer. I'm not the most positive person in the world (though I used to be kinda positive), but I think my dad has programmed in us that challenges in life only make us stronger, so much so that I just have to think so. 

CHORUS:

When there's no one else

Look inside yourself

Like the oldest friend

Just trust the voice within

Then you'll find the strength that will guide your way

If you'll learn to begin

To trust the voice within...

For those who feel like there is no one, it's not true.

For one thing, there's always God and for another, you still have yourself, and the voice inside you. I might be crazy but I always talk to that voice inside of me, which I believe had led me to develop a constant-mutter-to-myself habit. There are times that I shout out ridiculous lines, that don't make any sense to anyone, except myself and that voice I'm talking to. Please tell me I'm not going 'cuckoo'. Oh well, this song is a relief. It encourages us to seek the voice within and trust it some more! Wah! I'm sane!

I guess it is true that sometimes we should listen to our hearts instead of the head. I'm the type that follows the heart instead of the brain...so ya, I am usually deemed emotional but I guess there are times when your heart just knows, you know. If everything is done according to logic, I guess then creativity won't exist. Before I deviate further, I shall make a U-Turn to go back to the main point - TRUST YOUR VOICE WITHIN AND TRUST WHAT YOUR HEART SAYS! I guess no matter how many 'advisors' we have, only we ourselves know what is best for us. And thus, the voice within has one of the biggest say in your decision-making process. And I believe many times, it is also that voice that gives us the strength, because only you can tell yourself to set up your mind and not give up. No one can tell you what to think, except your voice within.

Young girl

Don't hide

You'll never change if you just run away

Young girl

Just hold tight

Soon you're gonna see your brighter day

This verse is like a big tight slap that reds my face not just because of the impact, but also because of embarrassment.

I'm the kind of girl who always tries to run away from problems and challenges. Most of the times I just want to throw everything and leave all the troubles behind. 

But there are no escapes in life actually.  

It is not easy at all...most of the time I guess I'm just forced into situations whereby I just can't run. But if I could, I really would run.

I'm sure that some of you know what I mean. And I'm sure that most of you agree that after that particular rough patch, at the end of it, we look back, it really was just an experience. I admire people who can just strive through hardship effortlessly, well, they just make it look easy I guess.

The general advice is to just 'hold tight and soon we'll see the brighter day'. But then the dark clouds will definitely come back and then, again, we sit and wait for the next wind of change. That's basically part and parcel of life I guess. You are just riding along whatever that comes and there's no saying when the wind will blow away them dark clouds. But then there's also a saying that every cloud has a silver lining, and so, find the silver lining if there's still no sunshine. Of course it's always easier to pour out words of wisdom than the execution of wisdom itself because some of us are emotionally driven rather than logically designed.

Now in a world where innocence is quickly claimed

It's so hard to stand your ground when you're so afraid

No one reaches out a hand for you to hold

When you look outside, look inside to your soul

Not easy to have your own ideas and point of views as there is always someone out there who will drag you down by giving you words from hell.

You want to stand by your beliefs, but you are encircled with the fire of fear - scared of being wrong, scared of being made fun of, scared of failing etc. I'm one of those who is very opinionated but at the same time, I find my head the functioning as a storeroom for my thoughts, instead of exhibiting my opinions and ideas. 

There are times also when we feel so pressured that we subdued to the public's perception of what is good and what is bad, although we have our own way of looking at things. The norm is constantly perceived as correct and good and righteous by the society...and thus. sometimes we just conform to the society rather than transform them. But I guess the song reminds us that before we let others judge us, we should know who we really are first. It is the voice within us that should determine who we are and empower us to carry on despite the negatives flying around.

Life is a journey

It can take you anyway you choose to go

As long as you're learning

You'll find all you'll ever need to know

You'll break it (Hold on)

You'll make it 

Just don't forsake it because

No one can tell you what you can't do

No one can stop you, you know that it's true...

Perhaps the verse above can really serve as a 'lifeguard' as its sturdy lines could  save us from drowning in a whirlpool propelled by the power of our helplessness and despair.

I think this is one of many good inspirational songs that should be remembered and shared. You'll never know when one simple song can reduce someone's pain or heartache or stress to 3 minutes of light pleasure. 

So it's my pleasure to present you this pleasure...

With Lotsa Love

TammyC