Life is a constant withering of possibilities they say. Through our quick drift as mortals, certain things seem to characterize our life. They were people and thoughts. Thoughts occupy no space, people do.
Some times life just places people in our paths to guide us through a difficult situation, sometimes these people are also there to strengthen and encourage us especially in very trying moments of our lives.
They have a profound effect on our lives, people who leave their mark for better or worse. Most times after the storm is weathered they disappear with it, leaving you with the memories of their kindness.
I'd like to think that on my death bed i will be able to recall every face that has meant a thing to me, every single act of kindness from anyone, both the ones that stayed and completed their destinies in my life to the ones that left such an indelible presence in my life. But then again why should i have to wait until my dying bed before i remember voices from the past?
Sometimes we cannot help but make such a mess of things, that the ones that are supposed to be there forever, or another month or another year perhaps leave us with the almost familiar feeling of loneliness.
But then that was human nature, the very urge to poke and prod and test the boundaries of normalcy, the almost erotic feel of danger and pain. Just like the pain of a tooth ache, we just cannot resist probing the painful area with our tongues, prodding the pain just to ascertain it still hurts, despite the very blinding fact it does, very much evident by the searing pain left in its wake.
We all pass through different phases in our lives, some of these phases could either be for a period of time, or last a lifetime.
However, the most important thing really is that if we are going through a difficult moment in anytime of our lives, be it a family member suffering from cancer, a controlling partner/husband/boyfriend, unemployment, depression, whatever it is you may be facing, the truth is you might never know the outcome of that circumstance, you don't know if you're problem will overwhelm you or if you'll walk through the rumble unscathed.
What you do need to know is the fact that this moment, of joy or sadness, happiness or pain, this moment of your life is fleeting. The compensation of this very obvious truth is the fact that the life you have here, right here, right now, is the one you have chosen. There my friends is a lot of power and hope in that fact.
I'm not sure if knowing this changes my perception and the way i view the things happening around me, but what i wouldn't want to change is the the knowledge that no matter how hard life will get, i will not face it alone, this gives me great courage and intoxicating joy, and with this feeling all i can do is wait for that moment in my life because as they say that which does not kill you can only make you stronger.
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