Holding on and letting go...
At certain moments in our lives we realize that it is a time to let go of everything we've known in order to protect one thing that has changed our lives. We risk all for the greater good. There will come a time when we realize that to lose everything is a fair price to pay for the moments of happiness we experience; however lasting or brief. When we give in, we must give in completely. If we live only halfway, we will gain nothing on either spectrum. But to utterly sever ourselves from what we know, to consciously throw away our insecurities, we learn to build anew. And with it comes a greater appreciation for all the positive aspects that surround us. All that was beautiful is now breath-taking, all that was dull is brilliant, all that was gray is now bursting with color. Every lungful of air is sweet and satisfying, every tear of joy is as precious as gold, every touch is magnified to the limit of the senses. Life, once again, feels lived, not only tolerated, not wasted. There is a happiness there, an unusual stability, content to stand still and drink up all the glory of the moment, without allowing the past or the future to compromise the present.
At those moments we must find that one thing that has changed our outlook and cling to it for our very existence. All must have a goal or it is all in vain. Yet learning to trust that the one changed thing is enough to sustain us, to be convinced that it is worthwhile, that is the real challenge. Ask yourself this: Is my life better now that it has changed, or is it changed for the worse? If it is worse, then we must work to regain the ground we've lost. If it is better, in any sense, then it is all worthwhile. No matter how much work it takes to let go of the past, the present and the prospect of the future is worth the risk. Find something to love, and fight for it; that is always worthwhile, no exceptions.
"That life may be greater than death, but love is greater than both..."
At those moments we must find that one thing that has changed our outlook and cling to it for our very existence. All must have a goal or it is all in vain. Yet learning to trust that the one changed thing is enough to sustain us, to be convinced that it is worthwhile, that is the real challenge. Ask yourself this: Is my life better now that it has changed, or is it changed for the worse? If it is worse, then we must work to regain the ground we've lost. If it is better, in any sense, then it is all worthwhile. No matter how much work it takes to let go of the past, the present and the prospect of the future is worth the risk. Find something to love, and fight for it; that is always worthwhile, no exceptions.
"That life may be greater than death, but love is greater than both..."