why so serious?

the above line was said by the awarded best supporting actor

in the film Dark Knight.. no other than Heth Ledger as joker!

today, we also celebrate Ash Wednesday.. it has been a week since we had our last vacation.

now, we are again here in the formation-house burdened with a ton of workloads(feb-march are the "Lent days" for students like me.)

many workaholics are also burning their candles just to stay in their jobs. america is now suffering a recession.

if people don't give a damn i am pretty sure their asses will surely be red because of so much kicks..

yet, this ash marked on our foreheads marked not only that we attended the ash wednesday mass but it represents humility..

"from dust we came, to dust we shall return.." literaly it is true! cause when we die we become one with the dust again.. reading between the lines, you will realize that it also speaks of humility. humility comes from the latin word "humus" which means sand. humility is the only way to holiness. pride keeps us away from God. proud men think that they have no sins. they are gods themseleves but the person who has an ash-cross marked on his\her forehead will surely be on his\her way to holiness.

we have all the means\reasons\allibies not to attend mass.. this day reminds us to stop and smell the roses.

Jesus Christ stopped being God-like and embraced the human sins. we are burdened by workloads\assignments\damn research papers in English\clearances.. i hate studying really! so, good news for us students! what i am trying to say is.. "why so serious?"