Life has an affect on all of us yet so often its meaning passes us by as we take life for granted. Each morning we wake, we move forth with the day. On the matter of seizing it, well that's for one to tell. Not all yearn to be free...free of the clutches of another, or even oneself. Free to roam the streets with grace and ease as the hands of the clock tick onward. Time is but a gift granted to us ever so preciously, to rule one's will and dedication in hopes of performing and achieving what is so rightfully ours, greatness.
In my eyes I am me, one, individual to all. My limitations are those I set myself. My successes and my losses, I judge myself. None have nor will live the life I lead. Yes, generations of similar encounters have confused my peers and perhaps convinced them otherwise, but come judgement day my heart will play to an orchestra brought to life by my love and peace with this world.
What occurs in the past is done, finished with. There is no hope in other outcomes other than those you choose to stir yourself. Gone are the days behind us. What remains are opportunities; opportunities for change, for starting anew. Opportunities to live a brighter way. Believe in a day in which joy and cheer cast a hypnotic, overwhelming love in our souls. Live in a day in which hospitality and loyalty are but second nature. But gone are those days as well, for we have bequethed them to their lonely dark corners. Chivalry and courtship are not so easily recognized my friend, disguised in charm and wit, swindled by wine and treasures of the heart. The purity of it all has slowly diminished away at the mercy of respect, or lack of.
What one believes theirs is a dangerous belief. Take charge of your life. Know that what you do with it will impact the universe, no matter how small or how grand the effect may be, and a dominoe effect will begin to play out before your life. The many lives you encounter, the many deaths and miracles, are blessings unto you, although not all pleasant. Together our choices, our trivials and trials, are unfolding a path towards happiness filled with tears and passion.
Wise up to the reality of the world. Keep it in mind. Wise up to your immediate reality, so close to home and as far as you're willing to extend it. How far will that be? As far as the eye can see and the hand can reach? Will you allow that to define you, or another? Will you go beyond your limitations? We are all but one. Anything you can conceive you can achieve alongside great strength and resilience, courage, persistence, and support. I am one, me, an individual amongst warriors of life. I own mine and I do as I please. I rule my emotions, my mind, and my actions. I am young and have so much more to develop. It is in high hopes that I progress into a more astute and creative creature of this bountiful earth. All I can ask for is that you accept and trust my soul, allowing me to partake in this freedom I know as life, for it may be the only chance I get...a small one perhaps, but allow me to make it damn well worth it.
