Tuesday, November 14

The Battle

Is losing a hard long fight always a bad thing? I think if you fought the battle with all your heart and strength, then whether you eventually win it or not, you're a winner already. My heart goes out to Belinda Emmett (former 'Home and Away' star and wife of Rove McManus of 'Rove Live'), a 32yr old Aussie actress who died on Sat after a long battle with Cancer. I don't like it when newspapers have titles that read 'Belinda loses battle with Cancer' etc. Cos she did not lose, neither is she a loser. She had an incurable disease so how can you expect the girl to win? No one can. Not even the doctors can help certain patients so we cannot really term it as 'losing the battle'. I like to call it 'surrendering' or maybe 'co-operating' with the disease. Sometimes in life you can't always have things your way. Then you just have to surrender or co-operate. That's what happened with Belinda. She just had to accept her fate and go with whatever plans it had for her. But she didn't go without fighting. That's what really matters. It's not in the ultimate victory where true character resides. It's in the battle. And boy o boy she did alot in that short 32 years - she was a popular actress, she touched many hearts with her beauty and kindness, she fell in love, she got married while she was fighting Cancer, but through all of that, never did she allow Cancer to get to her. That's where her victory is. In life's many other situations, it's the battle that we must concentrate on. For the end results will surely come around some day...but the battle is what you have in hand and there lies your true victory...it is in the strength and heart you put into that battle.

I still remember when I first saw Belinda on 'Home and Away'. She was a natural and she was one of the kindest human beings ever. I hate the fact that someone like her came down with a terrible illness like this and that she had to leave this world at such a tender age. This is the kind of thing that amazes me about life. People are just here only for a while...some for a very short while...and then we go and hurt each other. It's just a big waste of time guys! Last Sat was not such a great day for me. I was having a crappy useless argument in the car with someone close and I wanted to be dropped off then and there, rather than having to put up with that kind of shit. I can be pretty stubborn and if someone don't treat me with respect and that too for no fault of mine, I switch off totally and I want to be left alone. So after being dropped off instantly on the highway as I asked to, I walked down that road with alot of drivers passing me by, giving me strange looks and some men even whistling at me cos it was a strange place for a girl like me to be walking. I felt weird and then rang up a Taxi and asked them to pick me up from the 'nowhere' I was at. I went home shortly after that and heard about Belinda's death on TV, and I was thinking that she would have been breathing her last breaths when all of that shit was happening to me. What a sad life we live and this is mockery at it's best. While some are dying unfair deaths, others are scowling at each other over trivial matters. I wanna be a better person and I think I am already a good person in some ways. But I don't understand why people walk all over me. Maybe cos I allow them to walk all over me. I tried and I tried and I tried...but I can never get some people in my life to appreciate me. It's a battle on it's own and even if I don't win it in the end, I know I tried my best to be loved. And the most important thing is that I appreciated and loved everyone who came across my life and I gave them the respect they deserve no matter what.

With Belinda on my mind, I wanted to say this to all of you. Treat your loved-ones with love and respect - mother, father, sister, brother, friend, neighbor....they are not just labels. They are hearts beating every second, wanting your love and appreciation. If you want love and respect, treat others the same way. You've got to give a little in order to get a little. And battles need to be fought, not necessarily won. We are all fighting many kinds of battles each day...and what matters is that we are fighting without giving up. And when the time is right, it's ok to surrender and that's not losing. It's accepting your fate. And if someone don't appreciate you the way you want them to, then just surrender. Just let it be and do your thing as usual. Never stop appreciating and loving others.

Have you ever cried for a total stranger? I have many times before and now for Belinda. I'll make it upto her...I won't let a single day pass me by without having fun and showing people I care. May Belinda's soul rest in peace! She died being her, giving her 100%. And that's a sure winner.


I dedicate today's music to Belinda's beautiful soul.


UPDATE:
I have updated current music with a video tribute to Belinda that has been done by a youTuber. It captures many memorable moments of Belinda's life and is done with the song Angel by Sara McLachlan. Have a look if you have time.


Current Song: I Could Fall In Love by Selena
Current Song: youTube video - a tribute to Belinda

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kumarldh said...

during a battle if a soldier is killed he or she is considered martyr, i agree with you the news heading could have been, belinda loses her life, she didnt loose he battle, only thing she got killed while fighting, the enemy was strong.
On the other hand I will say her family did loose the battle, they lost the only fighter.

Anonymous said...

ummmm...i dont know what to say but yes i hv seen how far the disease can go.

Jay Noel said...

Hopefully science can make more advancements to fight this horrible disease.

Everyone knows someone that has had some sort of cancer connection.

Anonymous said...

I don't like it when newspapers have titles that read 'Belinda loses battle with Cancer' etc. Cos she did not lose, neither is she a loser.

That is true and I never really thought of it that way.

You know what the thing is? After a death, we can appreciate life a little more, but the sad thing is, as time passes, we forget to appreciate. And we end up going back to our simple way of living.

Anonymous said...

GUESS WHO IS BACK AND ON THE ATTACK

Hi Keshi

A very touching story. Athough I live about a world away from you, I heard about the death.

I put a story of a hero on "Thoughts."

I am doing very well now. thanks for your kind words.

Hugs Bev

Anonymous said...

beautiful post gal :)
Ever wonder how the world talks about diseases as they would talk of war..like conquering a disease, losing to some other disease,batteling something else..?

Anonymous said...

Sad news indeed. Cancer claims young and old alike. This is why I joined the cancer fighting team I did. We may not find a cure for our friends or even our children, but I do believe the work we do today leads the way for a better chance for our grandchildren.

Take care my dear southern angel.

Anonymous said...

hey you!
We are all different and it is sometimes its totally unfair to compare some one else to us... we cannot look at some one who was ill and say that we ought to be happier... we just have to say "I ought to be happy"
people walk all over us, because we allow them to.. that is so true..
Just don't think of it like that. Become immune to it. But it does hurt when a loved one does that... and in those times I guess it is ok to react.. even if it means being stubborn... Guess that lets them know that it bothers you that much.

Cheers Mayt!

Sunita said...

May God bless her soul!

Anonymous said...

May the lovely lady rest in peace!
My prayers for her soul!

Jewel Rays said...

:) The best thing about Belinda is she lived her life to the fullest and she left a leagacy that made people like you notice her. And that's something everyone should probably take notice of her and get inspired.

Cheers!

Anonymous said...

Hi Keshi,

This is a real heartfelt post.! You have taken the example of Belinda and taught a lesson so beautiful and yet so essential to our lives. We need to fight our battles always and see to it that even if we don`t stay, we atleast reach out to those loved ones. We will never lose a battle that way..

Thanks for posting..!

With Best Regards,
Srijith Unni.

Anonymous said...

i'm listening James Blunt ''goodbye my lover'' as I read this post.thats totally unrelated but it's a beautiful song.you must listen to it someday.

I don't know if everyone deserve love.I would like to reckon that it SHOULD be earned.I'm a miser when it comes to spreading love.but it's just me...in the end nothing really matters.And death,I only wish,were absolute.The battles not ended.

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

It's so sad to see someone go that young. My mother died from cancer when she was 46.

Anonymous said...

thanks Kesh :)
I washed coz I had no more clean stuff left :) [ that reason was mentioned in there(i think) .... i think u speed read.. i dont blame ye :) and that post was a positive rant :)) ]

and of-late dreams have a weird way of being reflective of reality :(

thanks mayt!

kumarldh said...

me the first, my cloths are ok, i just messed up with my headphones again as i didn't check my trousers. have messed up with usb drives once and currency i don't remember how many times

Anonymous said...

Sorry to know about Belinda's demise. Thanks to you for letting me know about her. May her soul rest in peace.
I agree with you that we need to respect everyone irrespective of age, wealth and anything for that matter.

Sujit said...

a soul that has fought a battle never losses.. where the outcome is win or lose..! wish her soul to rest in peace ..

Pallavi said...

Heartfelt post. Well winning is important in a battle but the struggle is most important. The person you get transformed into in the process is the real deal.

Azuka said...

Wonderful perspective, I must say. I agree entirely with your views -- it was a battle, but not in the physical.

Maintaining a positive attitude and inspiring others even in the mist of misfortune is something I admire. That's why I love Magic Johnson.

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

Kay Vee said...

this was such a meaningful and touching post like most of ur other posts! if i say it was a beautiful post, i wud make an understatement...

really wonderful and thot provoking words..."they are not just labels" and "battles hav to be fought not necessarily won"...

i agree with wat u siad abt giving first and then getting it back, be it appreciation, respect or love...

i hav cried too for complete strangers before...sometimes i still do...i never knew who belinda was...now thanks to u i know abt her!
:)

Pradeep Puranik said...

It would be nothing but pure stupidity to say that she lost a battle against cancer. Only the ignorant speak thus.

Why cancer? Life itself is an incurable disease! From the very moment we are born on earth, we all begin fighting a battle that is destined to end with our death.

Cancer or not, our earthly forms will die. I don't think that makes us loosers.

Most of the time, these people don't even know what the **** they are talking about. What a shame!

Cazzie!!! said...

I blogged about this the other day, I still feel very sad, it breaks my heart.

Anonymous said...

with cancer, its never a battle. if u cant win something its not a battle. its a judgment.

may her soul rest in peace!

nice touching blog keshi!

anup.777 said...

u r absolutely right ... we waste time arguing over petty things or worrying about trivial things when life itself is such a gr8 blessing ...

Neer said...

Kesh... touching post!!

ann said...

Keshi... I have been saying this for years... it is NOT a battle. People don't say she battled with heart disease, she battled with MS, etc. It is a tragedy that anyone has to suffer this wretched disease.

Sadly I have buried too many friends of my age and younger, much younger from this. Only last week another one, and this week another has slipped into her final coma, and I am waiting on news about a friend's baby who has been sent home.

None of us knows what tomorrow will bring. There is so much suffering in the world on an individual level and on a global scale and we should count our blessings and be thankful for all the good things in our life and pray for the fortitude, courage and dignity to deal with the bad.

lotsa luv ann xxxxx

EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima said...

Sweet Keshi,
May the tragedies of existential reality never make us lose the beauty of the affinity of our common humanity.

As we say in Igbo language "Nkiruka", the future is greater.

God bless.

Anonymous said...

R.I.P to Belinda and a touching post too.

Cinderella said...

Hearing for the first time about her Kesh, but still I feel a void inside.

Why do people have to die?

God bless her soul to rest in peace.

Anonymous said...

Yes, why do they all write Lost the Battle...no one looses a battle they did not start. Its the situations in life that got us into problems. She was a brave woman to go through life starring at death. She managed to live a satisfying life because she was brave. And she knew one day things might ho bad, but she also knew it all could turn good. May God bless the souls departed too early to know the world.

You are honest and open. People think you are too open, dont let them be. Try to take out the emotions in your life that are too complacent to people who make ur life miserable. Have and give longer timeouts so that you can find wats wrong with their characters. The loosing battle is not yours, but theirs.

I do cry for other people, from sports to movies to real life deaths on TV. Its called being human, we are and we will always be one.

Hugs dear.

Anonymous said...

Hi Keshi,
came here from contented's blog..
that was a nice set of answers you gave..:)
and this post..I know, it happens doesnt it..and it hurts..and although it does seem trivial, i am sure even Belinda herself had moments just like you did...and not letting people treat me that way..thats something I have to learn. Fortunately, very few do.
Know your own worth and dont value yourself at other's people's evaluation is what I think I told someone close this morning.:)


Very touching, Keshi...and keep your heart open..of late my fiath in human kindness has only increased...because of some wonderful people Ive met in recent days.

Anonymous said...

Quite touching post!

Actually, I stood there watching as someone "surrending" to That disease!

Its sad! :(

May her soul rest in peace!

think said...

Keshi: We can never stop the media hype when they go with all odd news. Only that person knows the suffering and pain and how can that be said as a loser. When she fights to keep her life back to track its not lost battle but a winning step for her success.

We all have positive and negative energy and we have to keep going. Death can come to anyone, but when people suffer for years, their inner self is very silent looking for a light.

Romeo Morningwood said...

So true.
It is awful when someone so young is taken...we should live each day as if it were our last (carpe diem) but our brains (and our friends) can't accomodate such on the edge behavior. We need to finish mappping the human genome so that we can give people a fighting chance against diseases.

So Keshiroo you have a little stubborn streak do ya?
It's ok if you are being adamant about something important...did you dig your heels in on something worthwhile?

I want to know how many fellows stopped after they had whistled (hubba hubba) to offer you a ride?

Anonymous said...

may her soul rest in peace...

this is another heartfelt post of yours,Keshi..

and yeah,its very true that we should live our life to the fullest,love and be loved,respect and be respected..

thanx for the touching post and a good song...

sleep tight tonight...muahhh!

Unknown said...

Oh how sad!! May her sould rest in peace. She leaves a loving and lasting memory of her behind.

jac said...

very touchy !!...thanks for letting us know a kinder side of you.
:)

LERA said...

quite touching !

Life said...

media is the most worst tool in todays world.They have changed the meaning of media.

Well written keshi.Yeh she is winner in all sense..She had famliy,she had fame and she was been loved by eveyone.One can get all this in one life which is got in such short span..she is WINNERRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!


Nice thoughts from you keshi.I liked it

Take Care
Vikas

Kavi said...

Wonderful, thought provoking post. As usual !

Well, as time flies by, the trivial things cease to matter ! Especially when bigger events confront us. Somebdoy told me the other day, "Whent the game is over, the king and pawn go back into the same box" ! How true !

Life goes on ! And by God, she was a winner, all through !

Suman Pant said...

itwas a touching post KAP... and what a coincidence,,,i was reading about a book in children suffering form cancer by erma bombeck....hmmm

will be out for week... will miss you tons... take care sweets.

Anonymous said...

Touching. Agreed.

Pranay said...

Wow...wonderful....Such people don't lose. It's a victory that such a disesa and even death facing her didn't defeat her will to live. And that is what is fighting. Your mental strength.And if she's fought till the end I don't think she's surrendered either. I think she's won the battle in the limited time she had.
I think you have made very important points here. Life should be big not long. Cheer up. Even you have to be strong to accept a fellow soldier's absence. :).

Die Muräne said...

good post keshi. I didn't know her, but it touched me like you discribe her. So nice.

"...but I can never get some people in my life to appreciate me"
- maybe you should take better care of your focus

Keshi said...

Kumar heyy hows u?

** her family did loose the battle, they lost the only fighter.

yeah and I feel so much for her family!

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Southy yeah I know u wud know alot abt this illness...it's such a terrible thing to go through...the patient's and the loved-ones' courage and strength really gets tested here.

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Phoenix I hope that will happen soon. Now there's a vaccine for Cervical Cancer.

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AB heyy!

**but the sad thing is, as time passes, we forget to appreciate. And we end up going back to our simple way of living

yes true...thats human nature. ppl forget and move on. But I have made a big promise to myself that I WILL NEVER FORGET. I will always think abt the innocent ppl who died b4 me and will always apply the lessons to my life, in any situation.

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Bev HUGGGGGGGGZ! Im so glad to hear u r BETTER now.

yes she was a hero. nothing else. I mean just imagine going through that illness, her beautiful hair falling off, her career taking a back-seat, staring at death and kiving one minute at a time...just imagine that! She went thru it all but she fought till the last minute. So yeah, she's a HERO in my world.

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LaVida yeah why cant the world talk abt battling WAR? We all need peace.

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Niki heyy tnxxx baby HUGGGGGGGGGGGGZ!

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Tre thats so true...the work we do today will TC of our generations to come.

ty for being a big part of it mate!

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Soj heyy hope ur feeling better today.


**we cannot look at some one who was ill and say that we ought to be happier... we just have to say "I ought to be happy"

It works differently for me. I kno wwut u mean tho - we have to be happy for ourselves irrespective of the world ard us. But I always like to derive lessons from other ppl's lives and experiences. Cos I could very well be in their shoes.

tnxxxx Soj!

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Sunita ty!

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ty Kautilya!

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Amy u pointed out something really imp.

**she lived her life to the fullest and she left a leagacy that made people like you notice her

thats so true! And even I didnt realise it to that extent until u wrote it down. So ty and yeah for that reason, she's a WINNER in many other ways too!

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Srijith heyy tnxxx!

**We need to fight our battles always and see to it that even if we don`t stay, we atleast reach out to those loved ones

thats what I wanted to say. No point feeling so upset that we lost. Sometimes we just have to surrender.

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Ash hugggggggz mah sweet miser! :)

**I would like to reckon that it SHOULD be earned.

I agree. But when someone close to me hurts me, I cant stop loving them Ash...its just me...I maybe upset for few days and then Im back to square one :)


**I'm a miser when it comes to spreading love.

thats good in a way...I wish I could be like that.


**battle hasnt ended

U think there's more after death? Im really curious.

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Andrew yeah its so sad when a life is ended even b4 its begun. belinda got married only close to a year ago and she wanted to have kids.


**My mother died from cancer when she was 46.

Im so sorry to hear that! 46 is way too young. My dad died at 44 from a heart attack.
HUGGGGGGGGGZ Andrew!

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KK yes..respect should be equal to everyone. ty!

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Sujit heyy!

**a soul that has fought a battle never losses

ty, thats so true!

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Pallavi heyy!

**The person you get transformed into in the process is the real deal.

thats so darn true! Cos u can win the battle and not have learnt anything from it. But the person who lost it would have learnt so much! it's the transformation that matters. ty for that very valid point!

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WC Zahymaka!

**Maintaining a positive attitude and inspiring others even in the mist of misfortune is something I admire. That's why I love Magic Johnson.

yes. And who's Magic Johnson?

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heyy Shitrint ty n hugggggggggz!

Im glad I told u all abt Belinda...it seems that she has already touched all ur hearts thru this post.

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Praddy heyy!

** Life itself is an incurable disease! From the very moment we are born on earth, we all begin fighting a battle that is destined to end with our death.

thats sooo very well-observed! ty Praddy. U bring wisdom to my posts.


**Cancer or not, our earthly forms will die. I don't think that makes us loosers.

Thats so right! Life itself is something we cant keep to ourselves forever. How true.

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Caz it broke my heart too to a million pieces when I saw it on news on Sat. I just sat their in total shock and my mum knew that I was very upset. Cos she knew I used to follow up on Belinda's battle from the day we heard she had Cancer. And I was a fan of Rebecca Fisher from Home and Away.

What a great girl and a great inspiration!

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Deepsat heyy!

**if u cant win something its not a battle. its a judgment.

thats so very true, ty!

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Anup hows life? Missed ya.

**worrying about trivial things when life itself is such a gr8 blessing .

yeah cos ppl forget to realise that Life itself is something that will be lost sooner or later.

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G'day Annie!

**"The Secret"

I want to get it now. I will do that in the weekend then, tnxxxx!


**you just keep demanding respect and rejecting those who refuse to give it to you.

Annie sweetie Im hopeless in that. When a loved-one hurts me real bad and disrespects me, I just shut down for few days and then come back to my old self again. But this time, I have made up mind to stay away from that person...not cos I dun love em anymore...maybe cos they dun want me in their life as much as I thought I did. So why bother them.


tnxx for all ur comforting words...they really mean alot to me. HUGGGGGGGGGGGGZ!

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Neers sweetie ty!

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Hiii Ann!

u r an angel for sure...doing all that for the community..it takes alot to take that step!


**we should count our blessings and be thankful for all the good things in our life and pray for the fortitude, courage and dignity to deal with the bad.

Spot on!

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G'day Ori!

Nkiruka indeed :) ty!

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tnxxx Sanjay!


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Cinderella HUGGGGGGGGZ!


**but still I feel a void inside.

Cos Belinda was that kind of girl...someone who reached out to u from the look on her face. She was a darling. The kind, quiet, homely girl.


**why do ppl have to die?

I wish I could ans that Qn girl...its so sad!!!

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Ghosty huggggggggz!

**no one looses a battle they did not start.

thats a very good observation.


**She was a brave woman to go through life starring at death

yes Ghosty! She was diagnosed with Cancer at just 24 and she lost all her hair from Chemo. And then she came on 60mins on TV and was cracking jokes and laughing etc. She had an AMAZING spirit!

Abt me gettig hurt, well Im made for that. Thats what I think. U know, no matter what I can never hurt em back. So I choose to shut down and keep away. But I dun love em any less. When the time is right, mebbe they'll realise it...mebbe not. But Im the same Keshi and Im glad abt that.


I know u have a good heart and that u must have cried for a total stranger. I really knew that.

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Mystic_Rose WC n tnxxxx!


** i am sure even Belinda herself had moments just like you did...

yeah...she once told that she felt like giving up but then she kept picking up and moving on...it's what we call true courage. And she also said that ppl often underestimate the courage they have and it comes alive when u face really difficult situations in life. Isn that so true.


**Know your own worth and dont value yourself at other's people's evaluation is what I think I told someone close this morning.:)

thats some pretty good advice for me. ty so much, I will kepp that in mind.

TC and have a lovely day Rose!

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Contented hows u?

**Actually, I stood there watching as someone "surrending" to That disease!

really?

tnxxx and u have a great day!

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Priya tnxxx sweetie!

**Death can come to anyone, but when people suffer for years, their inner self is very silent looking for a light.

thats so true. Belinda once said that she feels so tired from the illness but she believed that some day she will be better. Which didnt happen but I guess that hope was her light.

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HE heyyyy!

**we should live each day as if it were our last

Im doing that these days...I really am.


**I want to know how many fellows stopped after they had whistled (hubba hubba) to offer you a ride?

some slowed down...I was like WTF I better call up a Taxi :) I was feeling really weird walking along that strip of road cos usually I drive down that road...not walk hehehe.

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MWAHHHHHH Ghee!

**thanx for the touching post and a good song...

tnxx! And d u know that this singer Selena was killed too?

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Calabar heyy tnxxxxxx sweetie!


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Jac ty! :)

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Lera HUGGGGGGGGGGZ!

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heyy Vikas!

**She had famliy,she had fame and she was been loved by eveyone

Thats a WINNER indeed. So many ppl in this world dun even know what love is. So yeah, Belinda was a sure WINNER in many ways. tnxx mate!


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ty Kavi!

**"Whent the game is over, the king and pawn go back into the same box"

So very true! Death dun choose.

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KAP I will miss ya loads! Come back soon with lots of pics.


** was reading about a book in children suffering form cancer by erma bombeck

awwwwwwww...childern suffering from Cancer is something I cant bear.

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ty Thomas!


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heyy Pranay hows it going?

** even death facing her didn't defeat her will to live.

So true!


**I think she's won the battle in the limited time she had.

yeah thats so right.


**Life should be big not long.

thats such a profound statement! I always believed in that. Life should be BIG indeed, not LONG.


**Even you have to be strong to accept a fellow soldier's absence. :).

awww tnxxxxxx so much Pranay! I will try my best and I want to make it up to Belinda's happy and strong spirit.

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Murane heyy tnxxx matey!

**maybe you should take better care of your focus

mebbe...u really made me think there. ty n hugggggggggggz!



Keshi.

Anonymous said...

Its a never ending misery actually...anyway how r we doing today?

Keshi said...

Im good Southy n u?

I know...it's a never-ending misery cos u never know when it'll come back and how much u have to suffer. I really feel for Cancer patients.

Keshi.

Anonymous said...

I m doing good...:)

Curlz~ said...

may her soul rest in peace.

Shionge said...

How touching Keshi, a timely reminder to not take others for granted.

passerby55 said...

"And battles need to be fought, not necessarily won"...

Very Beautifully put,keshi

Indeed a positive message so well written to make each of ur readers know that life offers many challenges, the ultimately being death itself.

We are sometimes called upon pain, suffering, loss, and grief that may seem impossible to handle.

But i trust, that love for oneself and our dear ones who love us, we learn to face the challenges, and lift them like great Brave hearts...

You have a brave heart, and you taught many here to keep one .

Keep writing,

thankyou.

Anonymous said...

Keshi, how is it that you contain so much wisdom in you and you are younger than me?? Lol not saying wisdom comes with ages but with experience and it makes me sad to realsie what you would have gone through to have this wisdom about these kind of things. My prayers were with them as soon a I heard and are always with you Keshi.

A great fighter has gone and the battle remains....

Sree said...

every single statement is sooooo true.. just savor every moment of life..

Keshi said...

thats good Southy.

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Lil_Curlz ty!


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Shionge ty!


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Passerby55 ty!

**and lift them like great Brave hearts...

yes and those brave-hearts come alive when we face the harshest weathers...

TC n ty so much!

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Silvara heyy huggggggggz!

**Keshi, how is it that you contain so much wisdom in you and you are younger than me??

LOL who said Im younger than ya? But I agree Im not OLD enough to have gone thru the shit I have gone thru...but shit dun choose by age does it? And ofcourse Im luckier than alot of children who r suffering ard the globe. But all these trials make ppl stronger and better.

ty sweetie HUGGGGGGGGGGGGGZ n u have a great day! Ty for having me in ur prayers. I really appreciate that.



Keshi.

Keshi said...

ty Sush spot on!


Keshi.

Anonymous said...

that was a nice warm blanket.. thanks :)I am feeling better.
hmm.. yeah.. though i say we ought to be happy for ourselves, its hard not to pay attention to our environment.
I was just trying to see the other side for you:)

cheers.

Keshi said...

hey Soj Im glad the blanky helped ya...hehe.

yep ur correct...everything ard us affects us somehow.

TC!
Keshi.

Anonymous said...

Update keshi update...this is quite heavy!!!

Keshi said...

awww Im so sorry Southy!

Well I cant update today as Im really busy :( I will update tomorrow for sure. till then dun visit this site Southy...Im so sorry if I upset u by this post.

Keshi.

PrAcHi said...

Awwww keshi… you have got such a beautiful heart. This is such a wonderful post. I just loved the each n every word of it. Lots n lots of hugs to you :) I am sure every person around you must be feeling so lucky to have you with them. You just made me think over so many things in my life. Sometimes even I keep on cribbing on the little things n forget to live the God bless you. May Belinda rest in peace.

Death is the one thing which I am horrified of… I don’t want a single person I know to die before me :(.

Keshi said...

Prachi I wish some ppl close to me would say the same abt me...tnxxx n hugggggggz!


** I don’t want a single person I know to die before me

awwwwwww...I always told my mum that if she ever dies b4 me, I'd kill myself hehehe. She hates me for saying that and I know that sounds pretty selfish, but I really dunno if I could live w.o. her.


Keshi.

desperado said...

if only we could realise that lifetime...is really not that long a time in many cases

Anonymous said...

Hi Keshi.
Thank you very much for this post and video!
Best to you!

Lienumberone said...

Her victory was in her surrender, Keshi.

pradeep said...

yeah what u said here is absolute truth...and a reminder to those people out there who want to end their lives for simplest of reasons

pradeep said...

what you have said is absolutely true...fighting spirit is what matters...also these events are eye openers for all those out there who are ready to end their lives for the simplest of reasons

Jim said...

cancer is a horrible way to die
death is always painful though

if not for u
for the loved ones u leave behind
(Damn u Janice)

but living cud be a living death too

if u have a wife dat nags
and if u dont have a lover either


but its worse if your lover also nags

Anonymous said...

Those people whom God love, die young.

I agree she hasn't lost her fight against Cancer, she has shone path so that other come out and fight against Cancer and be Victorious.
Kylie Minogue for example.

Neer said...

Blonde??? Arent they HOT??? :p

have a good night! :)

Love said...

Sorry If I sound harsh but why is dying a punishment? Ever thought of that? Only because it has been labeled as such to keep mankind under the control of fear. Dying is as part of life as life itself, only the natural order of it. How one dies can be a punishment though, but then again life is so endlessly wise that we can be certain any suffering a person goes through has to do with karma. We are responsible for every single moment of our lives, every single experience we have we drew ourselves into. Karma can be from this lifetime or from a prior one, so when tragedy happens to people and they wonder, oh why them? That's the answer.
The only really important battle one fights in life is the battle with one's ego. A winner, at a soul level, is one who managed to fullfil its life's purpose in spite of all. That is the real test and the real strengh of the soul.

People just sound so weak and lost I cannot help but open my big mouth. Open your eyes and start seeing life for what it really is.

The real concern we should all have is preserving life on planet earth on the long run, is that feasible at the rate we are going? Now, that would be a real tragedy and the defeat of mankind.

Jim said...

Update keshi update...this is quite heavy!!!

for old men
it is heavy

Anonymous said...

Yup! Its my Grandpa! :(

FH said...

She is a winner , Keshi! Anybody who fights for themselves and others are THE heros! May her soul rest in peace.

As we would say in India 'It's her time' and she is in a better world I am sure!

Good post, Keshi! Have agreat day darling:)

HARUNA said...

Tha's tight! She is not a loser!!! She fought bravely!!!

--Sunrise-- said...

the only reason the press use the word "loses" is to make it more dramatic/sentimental/to have a bigger effect on the readers basically...

don't put urself down, Keshi... even a total stranger can tell that you have a pure heart... :)

Aditi said...

Very well written.. I agree its not so much loosing a battle as it is making the best of the time u have left..
You can be surly and bitter at loosing out on the rest of your life
or u can fit it into the time u have left and make the best of it.
I know easier said for me but still

Margie said...

A very sad post Keshi!
Just too sad!

Thank you for the visits!
I'm still stuck here at home..
and am supposed to stay in bed!
But, it's so hard to do that!
But,those were Dr's orders!

Gotta get back to bed!
My back is very sore!
Hoping in a few days, I'll be some better!

CU Keshi!
hugs!

Margie

Keshi said...

Desperado heyy!

**if only we could realise that lifetime...is really not that long a time in many cases

thats so true! ppl alwasys think this life is forever. They have such a hold on it that most dun realise it until it's too late to make use of the time here.

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Krystyna ty sweetie!

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TT hey thats right...twas in the humble and graceful surrender!

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Dinkan WC n tnxxx!

**who want to end their lives for simplest of reasons

thats right. Some desperately wanna keep their lives and some just go n kill themselves for trivial stuff.

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Saby it's Belinda's funeral today.


**but living cud be a living death too

I agree.


**but its worse if your lover also nags

heheheh :):) Where have u been these days? Naggin some other blogger?

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Tarun hello!

**Those people whom God love, die young.

I agree. Its ALWAYS the case! And Belinda was not just a celebrity...o.w. I wudnt be making a post just for her. She really is a very down-to-Earth Aussie girl and was sooo sweet. She had something abt her that got us all hooked on to her. She was a genuine heart. A rare thing to find in showbiz.


**I agree she hasn't lost her fight against Cancer, she has shone path so that other come out and fight against Cancer and be Victorious.
Kylie Minogue for example.

So true! Belinda did so many things to help Cancer victims in the few years she was fighting it. She reached out to so many! And she died on the day Kylie came back to showbiz after her long break getting treatment for her cancer!


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Neers heyyy haha Im just a brunette :):) tnxxx!

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LetsF#ck hello!

**Sorry If I sound harsh but why is dying a punishment?

To me it is. Cos I have lost alot of loved-ones and to live w.o. them is hell. Lets get realistic...no one wants to die or have their loved-one dying, now do we?


**Dying is as part of life as life itself, only the natural order of it.

true but the unknown nature of death scares ppl.


**we can be certain any suffering a person goes through has to do with karma.

mebbe....


**Karma can be from this lifetime or from a prior one, so when tragedy happens to people and they wonder, oh why them? That's the answer.

But not everyone believes in this theory so it's hard for everyone to resolve to that explanation n make up their mind. We can only see this life and this life's experiences. So when a bad thing happens to a good person, ppl do get upset and it seems very unfair.


**That is the real test and the real strengh of the soul.

yeah I agree.


**People just sound so weak and lost I cannot help but open my big mouth. Open your eyes and start seeing life for what it really is.

yes but surely u cant expect ppl to be dancing when someone dies. It's a sad event.


**The real concern we should all have is preserving life on planet earth on the long run, is that feasible at the rate we are going?

I think this is altogether another post :)

tnxxx!

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Contented really! Im so sorry :(


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Foodie heyyy!


**She is a winner , Keshi! Anybody who fights for themselves and others are THE heros!

yep thats right.


**As we would say in India 'It's her time' and she is in a better world I am sure!

I'd like to believe that too :*(

ty sweetie HUGGGGGGGGZ!

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HARUNA heyyy!

**She fought bravely!!!

Very bravely!

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Hiii Sunrise!


**don't put urself down, Keshi... even a total stranger can tell that you have a pure heart... :)

ty and I aprreciate ur efforts to make me feel better. HUGGGGGGGGGZ!

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Aditi heyyy!


**it is making the best of the time u have left..

thats so right!


**You can be surly and bitter at loosing out on the rest of your life or u can fit it into the time u have left and make the best of it.

I'd do that for sure. If I were ever diagnosed witha terminal illness, I'd just gather up all my courage and just live one minute at a time. Just like how Belinda did it. Just enjoy whatever time that has been given. And that's exactly what she said in a TV interview.

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Margieeeeee now get better cos I miss u LOADSZ :(

I never listen to the doc tho LOL!

HUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGZ now TC and come backk all refreshed and well next week. MWAHHHH!



Keshi.

SamY said...

i'v lost two ppl in my family to cancer ... kinda made me stoic to ppl death

short life maybe ... but she lived it in full

but did u realize that if you were to know u'd only live for a few more years what you do henceforth is very likely to change /:)

Keshi said...

Samy Im so sorry to hear that...HUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGZ! Must have been really tough to go thru all that. I hope u had the best time with em b4 they were gone.


**but did u realize that if you were to know u'd only live for a few more years what you do henceforth is very likely to change

I so know this more than anyone else. U have no idea Samy. And I dun wanna upset u now so lets not talk abt it. HUGGGGGGGGZ!

Keshi.

Anonymous said...

Truly inspirational...

gP said...

keshi dear..dat was me Sivanesa...the new blogger sign is really driving me nuts!

Priyanka Mahanta Pandiyan said...

Keshi, I can't believe U r so much like me or vice-versa. After reading this post, I feel like I've met a soul-sister. Keep going girl. U r doing absolutely fab. HUGGGGZZZZ!!! (your style)

Love said...

**Sorry If I sound harsh but why is dying a punishment?

To me it is. Cos I have lost alot of loved-ones and to live w.o. them is hell. Lets get realistic...no one wants to die or have their loved-one dying, now do we?

RE- Darling we'll ALL die. Death is just a change, not a loss. Your soul and spirit go on living, only it goes to different dimentions we not always, or I should say, most of the times are not aware of.
Try to learn to let them go, it's easier for a soul to move on when they know their loved ones are at peace. You should be content knowing that they could finally rest (if they were struggling or in pain).

**Dying is as part of life as life itself, only the natural order of it.

true but the unknown nature of death scares ppl.

RE- And it is because we live our lives caught in an illusion. That same fear control factor I mentioned in my post has caused the illutionist trap we live in. Our challenge is to realise this and start living life in-tunned with all our bodies, not just the tangible one. Once humans evolve to this understanding the fear of the unknown that is associated with death will cease.
I would suggest prayer and meditation for someone facing moments like this. Get in-tunned with your higher beings.


**we can be certain any suffering a person goes through has to do with karma.

mebbe....

RE- Everything has a correlation. Everything has a cause and an effect. The tragedies of this planet have been caused by its inhabitants, not by the planet itself. Evolution, evolution and evolution, that was the original purpose, not this attachment to the material and temporary.


**Karma can be from this lifetime or from a prior one, so when tragedy happens to people and they wonder, oh why them? That's the answer.

But not everyone believes in this theory so it's hard for everyone to resolve to that explanation n make up their mind. We can only see this life and this life's experiences. So when a bad thing happens to a good person, ppl do get upset and it seems very unfair.

RE- Well, it's the task of those enlightenned to try and lead the rest into the light (however redundant that might sound).


**That is the real test and the real strengh of the soul.

yeah I agree.

RE- Once we understand ourselves for what we really are we will begin to live our lives in touch with our higher self (soul-spirit).


**People just sound so weak and lost I cannot help but open my big mouth. Open your eyes and start seeing life for what it really is.

yes but surely u cant expect ppl to be dancing when someone dies. It's a sad event.

RE- No, I can't but I can at least try and make them realise the only tragedy is to keep on being blind. That sadness they feel is because they don't understand. Surelly you'll miss someone dear, but life goes on both for you and for them.

**The real concern we should all have is preserving life on planet earth on the long run, is that feasible at the rate we are going?

I think this is altogether another post :)

tnxxx!

Amen Keshi. May God bless the souls of those that have parted.

Anonymous said...

... may her soul rest in peace!!! and Godbless her family!

... hows u Kesh? sorry m not regularly blogging these days... hope ur doin' fine sweetie!
u take care na.... miss ya!

hugss**

Keshi said...

Sreejith ty!

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Ghosty oh ok. Why did u change into the new version lol!


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tnxxx Priyanka sweetie huggggggz! I know u have a beautiful heart too...and ur a very beautiful lady both in and out.

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LetsF#ck hey tnxxx! U seem to be a very 'enlightened' soul and Im glad abt that :) ty!


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Kath HUGGGGGGGGGZ I miss u :*(

Ive been ok...and urself?



Keshi.