Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Toothpaste and cranberry juice

Life is not perfect. It shouldn't be.
Things need to be difficult. They need to be annoying or frustrating. Because without those unpleasant moments, you will never know the joy of having a moment when everything feels almost perfect. As we grow up, life becomes less about the simple worries of a child and more about survival. You work to eat, to have a home, and to be able to occasionally find those small moments that make you feel like you would not change your life for the world. When you find those almost perfect moments everything inside of you clicks and you grab that moment and hold it as tight as you can. You cherish it and snuggle it because you know that it is only for a moment.
Then, when things become unpleasant once again or the routine of the day makes you feel like you are trapped in an infinite loop, you resurrect that moment in your mind and cherish it all over again.
There is a duality to life that cannot be avoided. To have happiness you must have sorrow. To be happy you must also be sad.
And to understand that life is not perfect and that once in a while you will find those almost perfect moments makes it that much easier to accept the unpleasant feelings of stress and desperation.

Life is not hard. As long as you have the courage to accept it for what it is and what it will never be.

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