The first time I saw this Plinky prompt I was torn between the two options but when I think about it again, I knew it's a fairly easy question to be answered because the answer has always been with me ever since I was a kid.

Bright-living-room

My childhood was blessed with an abundance of imaginations far greater than the ones I have today. Living in a small suburb didn't stop me from imagining that I'm actually living in a house surrounded by a beautiful garden, in some other country where the beach and the city are just a walking distance away. The natural light that comes into the house had always played an important role in strengthening the fantasy I had about living in a beautiful make-belief place.

I love it when the sun's rays shined through a huge tree in the front yard after it had rained. The wet grass seemed like it was adorned with diamonds when the sun's rays hit it. I would usually squat and then gaze at the grass, admiring what I see. The colors of the leaves and flowers in the yard seemed more vibrant than before it had rained. The setting definitely made me feel happier and more alive at that moment. It was so bright yet so serene.

Moreover, my room has always been a sanctuary for me. It's an extension of my identity, a place where I could unwind and be inspired. I do get bored and fatalistic very easily though if I don't redecorate my room every month or so even if it means just rearranging the stuff that I have. Something must change so that I could always be inspired. Everything must also be in order so that I could go about doing my daily routines without being interrupted.

I always knew that I feed on the energy of my surroundings to keep myself inspired and motivated. No inspiration means no life. So, of course I think where I live is more important than what I do for a living because inspirations to me are like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. That is if it's even attainable. It's a rarity and I can't put a price on it.

As for what I do for a living, it's just work. It's never guaranteed anyway and it will always change. It won't be there when I come home and needed a sanctuary. It's just what I do for a living and not what I live to do.

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." - Marilyn Monroe

This is my favorite quote so far. I think Marilyn Monroe spoke from experience when she came up with this. It's brilliant and I could totally relate to it. It's the truest truth.

1. "I believe that everything happens for a reason" - This is true. Everything that we've done and will be doing, will affect all the other events in our life. Even the smallest of events could snowball into something huge and might change the course of history. I believe that God has plans for everyone. Sure, we could make our own plans but He will decide in the end and it's our duty to accept the fate that He had written for us and learn from it.

2. "People change so that you can learn to let go." - Imagine that you're in a relationship and suddenly the person you love changed into someone that you don't know anymore. A stranger. You've been trying to cope but finally you give in. You let go. It's hard to swallow at first but in the end you've finally learned something. You've learned to let go and if you're meant for each other, that person will come back to you and your relationship will grow stronger because absence makes the heart grows fonder.

3. "Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right." - Everybody makes mistakes. Sometimes we're lucky that there are people that would advise us before we make mistakes but often times we disregard them. Finally, when something went wrong, only then we will learn to appreciate it when it was right before and wished that we hadn't done the mistake in the first place.

4. "You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself." - Not everyone in this world are as trustworthy as we think they are. The world is full of hypocrites. Sometimes, we can't even trust ourselves too. And whether we like it or not, we'll easily believe lies that are thrown at us and when we realize that they're all lies, we will learn to be more cautious and trust no one but ourselves for our own sake. In this world, nothing is a guaranteed anyway. Everybody has to be prepared for the worst.

5. "Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." - Your life is perfect. Everything is great. Never been better. But suddenly it falls apart due to some unforeseen circumstances. However, every dark cloud has a silver lining. Things in your life that were good before turned out to be better after the storm. New and better opportunities rises. New discoveries were made that you knew if you had them back then, you'd be happy enough. So, turning over a new leaf might just be what you needed all this while.