25 March 2012

For a good portion, if not all, of our life, we look for people who can stand up to the test of time. To find true friends to last forever and to find someone who can stay with you for every step of your life until the end comes. There are many people that we'll come across that simply won't be able to measure up to our expectations. Even though we might not think that we should, it's good to just let them go. In the moment we might not really understand the big picture, which makes it even harder to make certain decisions. We just have to be able to trust that things will work out okay.

Time has an interesting way of testing us all. We never know exactly how to pass each test, which is why many people come and go in our lives. It might not always be our fault, but I believe that everything must happen for a reason. In order to see the bigger picture of life, we must first detach ourselves from all things that are of importance to us...which is nearly impossible for most people. I think this is why we find people who're "blinded by love", "led astray", or left to depression or suicide. They can't stand the thought of maybe living alone, losing someone tremendously important, or even having to make a serious decision. Many of these thoughts will remain a mystery to us all...left for us to guess at. I think that while we like to be able to see everything up close, it's healthy to try to zoom out for a little while.

The bigger picture, while good to be able to see, can be confusing for us. It's like reading the end of the book after only reading Chapter 1. There are characters and settings that you never imagined; however, we read the last pages because we want to know whether the books turns out the way we want it to...happily ever after.