Atsu Hime

Today I finished watching this Japanese drama "Atsu Hime" which is based on a true story.
This series really taught me a lot of things, and it always leave me in tears and in amazed wonder.

What I took away from this drama is the following:

To be gracefully strong

We all have the power to be strong, be it brutally or kindly. But I want to be strong in a way that people will look towards me for strength out of their own will. That my own strength is able to move others without force.

To be humbly confident 

To be confident and yet humble is something not a lot of people are doing. Most people are either too conceited or lack the self-esteem. Which one are you?

To be gently straightforward 

It's easy to be straightforward if you do not care about the other party's feelings. It's easy to hurt others with your straightforwardness. But to be gently straightforward, you will have to be much more open and sensitive to others. So that you will be able to understand the plight of others and move accordingly. (Am I making sense here?)

To be indefinitely forgiving 

Can you look into the eyes of your enemy and give him/her your heartfelt praise? Can you look into their eyes and tell them sincerely "I have forgiven you"?

To be courageously looking forward

I am still learning to look forward. Learning to pick up from my failures and move forward. I'm still growing as a person and I won't stop either. To be courageously looking forward...

To be daringly curious

I know of a lot of people who are very curious about many things. But they are always giving themselves excuses to not satisfy their curiosity. If you are truly bent on finding out about something, who can stop you but yourself?

To always be honest with oneself and others 

Sounds easy but difficult to do. The hard truth is never easy, neither is life. After all, there's always something called reality...

To be determinedly leading

Are you one who is always looking for opportunity to lead? Are you one who is always up for taking on responsibility? Will you be a leader who is determined to lead your fellows no matter the outcome? It is nice glory to lead your fellows to success but how many of the so-called leaders is able to accept the failure of their leadership? How many will stay on to rebuild instead of fleeing? Just how many can see through their leadership to the end where their goal is?