A Song a day: 12th Aug 2012 (苦中作樂

The song that I chose for today is “苦中作樂” by Andy Hui. The meaning of the title is “Being happy during sadness”.

The lyrics of the song are exactly about trying to be happy when we are sad. In the song, the protagonist got dumped by his girlfriend. A few days before he got dumped, his girlfriend told him that he is the closest person that she had in her life. Back then he was very happy about that. Now that he got dumped, he still remembers the feeling of happiness from the time that he spent with his ex-girlfriend. So he tried to think about these moments when he feels sad. He will remember this sadness and remember that there could be happiness in sadness. He realised that feeling this sadness means that he wasn’t dreaming that they spent time together.

From the lyrics, this song is about self-healing. I guess one important from this is that we should stay positive. In our life, there are many things that can make us feel sad, but if we had felt happy once during these events, then at least we wouldn’t feel that we are in a tragic. We might not be about to change the things happen around us, but at the very least, we have the power to change our mind set, to change the way we view this world and make ourselves feel happier during hard time. Hope you will enjoy this song.