The Search Has Just Begun

Life is about a lot of things. One of the most important things that life is about is learning.
Yesterday, I learned some interesting things from a friend of mine. Allow me to share me findings, if you will please(:

• I learned that life and love and all their downfalls are things that you cannot let control you.

But overcoming such challenges is indeed one of the hardest things one can do in their lifetime. It takes years and years and years of practice to even come close to being able to truthfully say that you did not let them control you.

• I learned that writing about the positive is just as possible as writing about the negative.

But then I tried it, and all I felt were negative things, thus, all that I wrote was negative. Writing positive things when your mind is in a negative state makes those statements seem shallow, flakey, and like lies. They are meaningless. They are just words.

• I learned that there are those special people in the world who will not, no matter how much you talk to them, get annoyed with you, simply because they care too much about you and because they love you.

I am lucky enough to have one of those people in my life. Also, I hope that I can be one of those people for someone else.

• I learned that whatever may come your way and break you down will eventually turn out OK, even if it doesn't seem that way at first or even for a while.

It really does help in everyday life to remain optimistic and just to remember that it will all be okay in the end.

• I learned that even though something may feel like it helps but really hurts, you'll just look back at the damage later and feel very stupid.

True as ever. I just can't explain how genius it is. I know that firsthand and by watching others as they realize the truth within that statement.

• I learned that meditating helps put things into perspective.

It sounds stupid, I know. I thought it was stupid at first too. But then I tried it. I lay down in my bed, everything was off, the lights, the music, etc. I did not close my eyes, however, and I thought of everything, and I mean everything and then I thought of nothing. I let my mind go blank for the longest time. Its hard to think of nothing. Like, forget to think. Really, it is kind of hard, but worth every ounce of trying (if trying could be measured somehow).

• I learned that the best way to get someone to talk is by simply letting them know that you are there and you are worried and care about them.

It works. You should try it maybe?

All these ideas came from one human being. A mere person. Not even a sage old wise man person. A young girl in high school came up with those thoughts. She taught me each of those things. How someone so young can come up with such truth and new ideas, I still have yet to learn.

Life is about a lot of things.
This shows that life is about learning.
Now we are one step closer to finding the meaning of life.


Thank you for reading.
~Maria