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Last Chance
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 Created on 5-22-08
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And it was at that time that I thought about Benjamin Franklin writing that Declaration of Independance. Him saying that we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I thought about how he knew to put the 'pursuit' in there, like no one can actually have happiness. We can only pursue it.
Lately I've been at a struggle against myself, and my feelings. It's like everyday I wake up on one side of the bed, and every night I go to sleep on the other. It's an emotional marathon, but it's like when you get to the point to pass the batton, you just stand there. Because, the person you need to finish the race isn't there. And, you can't go any further by yourself.
Well, while I was watching The Pursuit Of Happiness, I did a lot of thinking. That maybe happiness isn't something that just comes and goes when it wants to, but that it's something you pursue. Maybe happiness is something we over look. I constantly find myself picking out things wrong with my life, rather than the things that aren't wrong. Is it just that as humans we put the bad over good? If something has 10 good things, yet one fault, it is automatically classified as a bad thing.
What is our society getting at?
Have I done something bad to earn all of this waiting? And, also the insecurities that the everything I'm waiting for might actually turn out to be nothing at all? I've done my best at everything I could. I know there is somethings I need work on, but I try. Don't you also think that if two people care enough about each other, that they should be together? In some way or form? Well, maybe I'm just preaching to an empty congregation. I'd just like some answers...About maybe love, and life. Or how the two of those intertwine to make something incredible, and also pull apart and make something hell. I guess now I realize that happiness isn't about having a boyfriend, or cool friends. I mean, I admit. Having a boyfriend definatly makes me happy, but it's not the key to survival. I think this is where God comes in. He is my key to survival; my happiness. And, for the longest time, I didn't see that. Now I'm still working on getting that idea branded into my mind, but I am definatly seeing things differently. Now everything is different, and will continue to become different. I am different, life is different. Maybe, it's the fact that everything is constantly changing all the time that eats away at me. People change, situations change, and most importantly feelings change. No matter how much it hurts, it happens. I guess I just have to be strong and accept that waiting is all I can do right now. At least until I figure some things out.
It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson, the declaration of independence, and our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and I remember thinking; how did he know to put the pursuit part in there. That maybe happiness is something we can only pursue, and maybe actually we can never have it, no matter what.
How did he know that?
Lately I've been at a struggle against myself, and my feelings. It's like everyday I wake up on one side of the bed, and every night I go to sleep on the other. It's an emotional marathon, but it's like when you get to the point to pass the batton, you just stand there. Because, the person you need to finish the race isn't there. And, you can't go any further by yourself.
Well, while I was watching The Pursuit Of Happiness, I did a lot of thinking. That maybe happiness isn't something that just comes and goes when it wants to, but that it's something you pursue. Maybe happiness is something we over look. I constantly find myself picking out things wrong with my life, rather than the things that aren't wrong. Is it just that as humans we put the bad over good? If something has 10 good things, yet one fault, it is automatically classified as a bad thing.
What is our society getting at?
Have I done something bad to earn all of this waiting? And, also the insecurities that the everything I'm waiting for might actually turn out to be nothing at all? I've done my best at everything I could. I know there is somethings I need work on, but I try. Don't you also think that if two people care enough about each other, that they should be together? In some way or form? Well, maybe I'm just preaching to an empty congregation. I'd just like some answers...About maybe love, and life. Or how the two of those intertwine to make something incredible, and also pull apart and make something hell. I guess now I realize that happiness isn't about having a boyfriend, or cool friends. I mean, I admit. Having a boyfriend definatly makes me happy, but it's not the key to survival. I think this is where God comes in. He is my key to survival; my happiness. And, for the longest time, I didn't see that. Now I'm still working on getting that idea branded into my mind, but I am definatly seeing things differently. Now everything is different, and will continue to become different. I am different, life is different. Maybe, it's the fact that everything is constantly changing all the time that eats away at me. People change, situations change, and most importantly feelings change. No matter how much it hurts, it happens. I guess I just have to be strong and accept that waiting is all I can do right now. At least until I figure some things out.
It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson, the declaration of independence, and our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and I remember thinking; how did he know to put the pursuit part in there. That maybe happiness is something we can only pursue, and maybe actually we can never have it, no matter what.
How did he know that?
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the pursuit of happiness is all that we have. think about it, if everyone in the world was happy. happy with everything. then nothing would change. nothing would get better. the world would become nothing. in order to find happiness people change themselves, try and change other people. they move to differnt places. yet no matter what people buy or do they always are unhappy about something and go in prusuit of something way diffrent to make them more happy..and only when something changes, and takes all that they have worked for away do they see that they were happy all along.
sometimes with love things even change...people are always changeing. its like you can be really close to someone and then they change so much so fast that it forever ruins things inbetween you and them. take life how it comes, and have as much fun as you can from day to day. then maybe when you are older you will be able to look back on your life and be truely happy for what you have managed to accomplish over your life. |
