On The Go

There's those moments where everything is perfect, when it seems like everything is right in the world. All your problems have mysteriously dissolved away and you seem to be on a defined high. You are the happiest you could ever be, and you want things to stay like this forever and ever. Then there's those times when you wish you could just die or run away because nothing is right in the world. You feel so overwhelmed by everything going on in your life you just want to 'quit'. While we wish the good times could last forever, they have to end some time. And for the bad times, even if they only last for a few days or hours, they seem like an eternity. You know what I'm talking about. I've always had the understanding that these times were temporary, but it's okay because the memories I replay in my mind will suffice. Life isn't really like that though. As I grow, I find that my memories that were once so vivid and clear have now become mere fuzzy blurs. I can easily say, "Yeah, that was so much fun!" But in reality, I can't remember every detail that happened that day. All I can recall is that I had a good time. I guess what I'm trying to say is that life is always on the move, on a constant shift, like the repetitive cycle of day and night. I can't just press pause anytime I'd like to and rewind back to my 8th birthday. As soon as the moment's over, it's gone forever, like a bubble popping in midair as if it was never even there. Certain things may occur again in a heightened way, but that first moment you experienced, you will never get a replay of that. Life just doesn't work that way. Although you may be saddened we can't hold onto these moments for forever, be thankful they don't, because that would mean you would be stuck having a bad day for the next 365 days of your life or even longer. No, the world won't end if you make a mistake, or take a risk that puts yourself in a train wreck. Life just moves on whether we want it to or not without anyones say. This is just one thing no one has any authority over no matter how powerful they may be. No one can control how you live your life except you. The only person that determines the direction, speed, and outcome of your life is you. It's not going to just stop one day because you want it to. This is why we must cherish the moments we experience with our all. Don't blow things off and expect a second chance, for that doesn't happen very often. You're only given one moment for each opportunity and experience so live in it.