After the Sunday evening Mass, I sat down facing the crucifix, but my mind had left the four walls of the church. I was trying to say a word or two of prayer, but just couldn't find the right word to use. I could only make a deep sigh and say: Jesus mercy, Mary help. In trying to get things right and stand upright, we've made so many decisions, some that favoured us and others that backfired, but then, it would seem as if the negative outweighs the positive. I know some can relate to this. We wasted valuable time, money, principles, and respect, but one thing is certain: we would never give up. Life sometimes throws at us what we least expect, what we do not bargain for; in the twinkle of an eye, we will just find ourselves in the mud, drowned in a pool of despair; do not give up; suicide is not an option, because it's a permanent solution to a temporary problem, as opined by Albert Camus. A seed must die before it resurrects back to life to produce fruit. We are al...