I Was Here - Lady Antebellum (Brice Williams)

You will notice me
I'll be leaving my mark like initials carvedIn an old oak tree, you wait and see
Maybe I'll write like Twain wroteMaybe I'll paint like Van GoghCure the common cold, I don't knowBut I'm ready start 'cause I know in my heart
I wanna do something that matters, say something differentSomething that sets the whole world on its earI wanna do something better with the time I've been givenI wanna try to touch a few hearts in this lifeLeave nothing less than something that says “I was here”
I will prove you wrongIf you think I'm all talk, you're in for a shock'Cause this dream's too strong and before too long
Maybe I'll compose symphoniesMaybe I'll fight for world peace'Cause I know it's my destinyTo leave more than a trace of myself in this place!
I wanna do something that matters, say something differentSomething that sets the whole world on its earI wanna do something better with the time I've been givenI wanna try to touch a few hearts in this lifeAnd leave nothing less than something that says “I was here”
And I know that I, I will do more than just pass through this lifeI'll leave nothing less than something that says “I was here”I was here

Through Your Eyes

Recently, I just finished reading (the oh so long shelved) novel titled Atonement. 

To summarize the story, it was about a young girl too bemused in her own world which has caused her elder sister to die in despair and disappointed love. The little girl, grow up to realize her mistakes and spend her whole life trying to amend her faults. 

But set aside the love and despair (I know, it'll be much more interesting if we discuss on those parts), I am more intrigued about the little girl's assumptions and perspective that lead her to falsely accuse her sister's lover a rapist. Through her eyes, her sister's lover is a man that she needs to protect her sister from, not knowing the feelings they have for each other.

Assume, as they say 'make the a** out of you and me'. 

It's hard not to assume, and I myself trying hard not to assume. 

Every single time, I always remind myself there's always a story behind what I see.

May it be a too cheerful girl, with a fiancee that passed away in an accident;

A lady that appeared to be lazy, when she's actually in a depressed state;

or a patient that refused to take medications, when she's actually allergic to it.

Ask, never assume.

Because more often than not, the event that you see through your eyes, is never the full story.