For the last four days, I am blessed to wake up to this gorgeous view from our bedroom. We are staying in one of the condo apartments in Haeundae Beach. It is 1.5-km long and is considered as one of Korea’s most famous and beautiful beaches located in the Eastern part of Busan.
How many of us wake up in the morning and feel grateful about that fact? I used to wake up at the alarm of my phone and the first thing that comes to mind is WORK — that or whatever plan was made the day before. Pathetic, isn’t it? Instead of saying my thanks for the privilege to be alive and savor the moment like sunrise, I would begrudge the shortness of my sleep. I was living like a machine. Work. Sleep. Repeat. True, I have friends at the office whose company I enjoyed much — but the monotony of everyday grind doing the same thing over and over again could drive most people to either burnout or boredom.
Boredom makes us less appreciative of life and the miracles that come along with it. We take many things, circumstance and worse, people for granted because we get so used to it that it no longer holds any charm (or we think it will be there forever). That is, in large extent, the reason why we regret the loss of someone or something — for we fail to appreciate it or to express our love and care while it (or the person) is present.
I am on my Day-30 in 365 Photo Challenge — 335 photos more to go, yay! If you care to join, read the guidelines here.
Wonderful and so timely for me. Thank you my friend.
Awww you are welcome. Just remembered you said you want a pingback lol
Very wise words my friend. Thank you for sharing your vacation! The water is warmer than usual though, giggles. The ole pacific is not warm by any means. I can’t get into it anymore, but used to as a kid.
THANK YOU for reading. I will check out your color crazy for the week.
I enjoyed the view but I did not dare the winter water hahaha even washing of hands after using some public comfort roomd is already a torture lol
Gorgeous photos and truthful words!
The sunrise is always gorgeous and one of my top favorite things in this life
Amazing and stunning photos, wow! I envy you. However I do not take anything for granted in life. I have lost so many, all of my family in fact, so I enjoy the little things. A powerful message you have shared here. So glad you are able to get away and enjoy the beauty and time for you to think about nothing and not hearing phones or alarm clocks! Enjoy!
I took for granted my health for many years. I had to earn money coz I was supporting the college education of my 3 younger siblings. At times, I took for granted the presence of some loved ones because I was either too busy or too tired. But I am learning bit by bit to show appreciation.
What great pictures – but how did I pass you in the challenge?
I really have no idea hahaha I never imagined myself being in a photography challenge tbh but thanks to you otherwise I will not be in Virily ?
Nice post! Nice pictures!
Thank you for dropping by
What beautiful views! Thanks for sharing. Just today I was thinking of how boredom keeps us from focusing on being filled with gratitude for our many blessings.
True, when we are bored we only see the monotony and not the beauty of being alive. Thanks for reading
Everything can be boring especially everything associated with the paradigm; work, a must, obligations, and routine, even on things we like or love, except that we can find an eternal abundance of peace and happiness in addition to a vacation to a beautiful place like you do today. Hehe…
Everything? I do not know about you but eating is never a subject of my boredom hahaha. Some people though bore me to death with their drama and so I walk away eventually — but food? No sirreee ?
Everything, and includes eating! There are always two sides to every story. Hahaha…
Well everything has two sides but I am singleminded where food is concerned. I often joke that if food is not available in “heaven” then I will happily come back just to enjoy it ???
…and that is the reason why you have failed to settle in heaven and return to earth???
Hahahaha so in this lifetime I need to deal with addiction to food ??? I see we already run out of reply button. I am not certain who is talkative between the two of us ?
LOL! Hey… If we want long, so be it! Same so if you want it short!
Does Virily award points to talkative peeps? Haha truth be told I am not yet quite familiar with its format.
Fun is my middle name. The benefit of the name is to share and exchange ideas, knowledge, philosophy and build friendships and who knows to meet the soul brother/sister. A little award is merely an additional vitamin to be more eager to open the laptop. Hehe…
I agree. I get to be talkative here because it is seldom I find people in the actual world who are interested in discussing stuff about life and reality
I totally agree about that!
We run out of the reply button once we pass two responses, so we should decide when we will stop. For example, do not click the reply button above there to reply to this comment. Hehehe…
Good that you totally agree coz, again, we run out of the reply button and mayhaps that is a sign to zip my laptop from answering more lol
Is that so? Oh well, when somebody tells me one thing, I do the very thing lol. You know like why disappoint the person? ?
Now I am surprised by my previous response! Now I see that every response has a reply button! I’m laughing at myself now! Now…..!!! Hahahaha…
My dad raised a wonderful daughter, you see haha. I was only kidding sir when I responded to your comment (altho there is truth in that trait of mine of not wanting to be told what to do or what not to do), please do not mind it. Purely joke.
Don’t worry be happy!
Like a fire from the sky, thats something I like!
Yes you nailed it! A ball of fire that I ended up taking too many shots haha
wonderfoul place end fothos.
Thanks for checking it out
It’s a beautiful area and nice sunset. Thanks for sharing.
This is actually sunrise but yes the area was gorgeous