Life is the wonderful conglomeration of a series of unique occasions.
Think about that: no moment will compare to the one before it or after it.
Because the world will continue to spin and evolve. After all, we are merely guests on this planet. The one thing we are truly given here is time. Everything else is the product of it.
Time
is constant; it will continue to pass regardless of our situations,
regardless of our happiness, regardless of our desire. There is no sense
in pleading for time to pass more slowly or more quickly. There is no
point in rushing time or trying to hold onto it.
“Things" will never be done. You will never “get there.” And time will keep passing.
I say we will never "get there," but a like how A.A. Milne puts it better:
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday."
Someday. It is not a defined limit or destination. It is just when it is. Do we put too many restrictions on our time? Do we rush too much?
We take the highway instead of the scenic route.
We use self check out instead of talking to the cashier.
We buy fast passes to skip the line at amusement parks.
We take moving walkways to get through the airport quicker.
Why do we feel the need to fast-forward life? I say, "We have nothing but time," and people with due dates and deadlines scoff at me. However, those things are the limitations of life. (And don't get me wrong, they are important!) But the freedom of life comes when you take the time restrictions away from everything else.
If you don't finish your yard work to help your elderly neighbor, if you don't get to your point in a conversation, if you take longer to arrive somewhere because you stopped to pick strawberries, if you miss exercising because you went out to breakfast with a friend, if your walk takes longer because you stopped to look at the sky and smell a flower... you have lived well.
Think back on the best times of your life.
Generally they weren't done "on-time," and time didn't matter anyway. Generally, they are the times when you free yourself of the restrictions of time.
You need to know that this time you are in, it’s all you’ve got. There
are no guarantees and EVERYTHING is liable to change with time. So where
you are, take your time. Enjoy your time. Cherish your time. This is life, don't restrict it.
We don't choose which family we are born into, we don't choose which country or state we live in, we don't choose how many siblings we have, we don't choose our innate talents and abilities, we don't choose the way some people treat us, we don't choose the way other people feel about us.
The truth is we choose very little concerning our circumstances. And we are indebted by nobody, entitled to nothing. However, we choose what we do with our circumstances, we choose how we live.
I believe in romantic realists. A realist accurately assesses a situation and responds reasonably and accordingly; a romantic hopes for the best anyway. Being cynical and downhearted will spare you plenty of disappointment and pain, but you, nor anyone else, will be any better for it.
Disappointment will come, people will hurt you and you will hurt people. Some people will disagree with your opinion and some will disagree with your entire existence. You will scrape your knee. You will lose people. You will fail in your job. You will let loved ones down. People will insult you. It is inevitable that there will be darkness.
But even in the dead of night, the moon offers some light.
You don't have to do things because that's how your parents did them, you don't have to do things the way your leaders did them, you don't have to do things the way your peers and friends do them, you don't even have to do things the way you did them before.
Allow yourself to grow and change. And allow yourself to be happy. When disappointment shows its face, take it and move forward.
The truth is we choose very little concerning our circumstances. And we are indebted by nobody, entitled to nothing. However, we choose what we do with our circumstances, we choose how we live.
I believe in romantic realists. A realist accurately assesses a situation and responds reasonably and accordingly; a romantic hopes for the best anyway. Being cynical and downhearted will spare you plenty of disappointment and pain, but you, nor anyone else, will be any better for it.
Disappointment will come, people will hurt you and you will hurt people. Some people will disagree with your opinion and some will disagree with your entire existence. You will scrape your knee. You will lose people. You will fail in your job. You will let loved ones down. People will insult you. It is inevitable that there will be darkness.
But even in the dead of night, the moon offers some light.
You don't have to do things because that's how your parents did them, you don't have to do things the way your leaders did them, you don't have to do things the way your peers and friends do them, you don't even have to do things the way you did them before.
Allow yourself to grow and change. And allow yourself to be happy. When disappointment shows its face, take it and move forward.