monday morning

it's not that today is really anything out of the ordinary. no special occasion, nothing major on my mind. but it is the conclusion of the past week and a starting point for this new venture.

over the past week i have seen sides of many friend that have been unusual for many of their characters. i've seen grief stricken friends who do not know how to express this. i've seen frustrated individuals who are debating if they will take a step to move from where they are. i've seen the shyness of some be pushed aside in presence of opportunity. and i have seen many who have regret what they have or have not done in life. everyone is very colorful, and each situation has a different story.

recently i had an encounter with a friend who feels the need to take the world upon their shoulders and feels as though they will let others down if they are not the strong one. there have been many reasons to be overwhelmed with grief, but yet we have to hold firm because not to is a dreadful thing. especially when our whole life and world view justification seems as though it will be ruined if we do not stand firm. and sometimes really what is needed is the collapse of what we have formerly believed was so crucial, and to simply take life as what it is, a great unknown. while we are busy disillusioning ourselves with minor issues, the real problem is our fear to face the reality that we have no control over anything other than our interactions with the world (although this is even debatable).

i'm pretty sure that if everyone was simply honest and accepting of one another's burdens that just maybe we could make this world a little more manageable to live in. so maybe this monday morning we shall all start to engage with the worlds around us in a bit different of a manner. leave our perceived differences and preconceived notions somewhere else, because they have done nothing for our benefit to this point, and see what new places we may discover.