The other day, me and my good friend Mr. Tang were musing over some things. Namely, we were discussing the way in which life seems to be so significant and at the same time so unimportant when you look at it in the whole scope of the universe. It’s like how if you think about it, nothing we do really matters unless we change the world, which unfortunately I’m not sure many of us will do. Everything we do will be forgotten in a matter of time, and considering the age of the universe, it seems a relatively insignificant and small amount at that. So why do we struggle with things like homework and exercise and all these things that we push ourselves to do, if in the end, it all means nothing? At the same time, all these things are extremely important. They are the building blocks of our lives, and even though in the global scheme of the universe our lives may be redundant, our lives to ourselves are obviously the biggest things and most important things.
The way I see it is this way. Say God came down to you one day and said, “Yo, look here, I’ll give you one set of 24 hours, where you can do anything, anything at all, because this 24 hours is magical and like a dream, where your life resets to back before the 24 hours once you have lived it.” Now if this happened, of course it’d be pretty exciting and you’d do everything you have ever wanted to I suppose and it would be a pretty special day for you. But at the same time, it would have no consequence to the rest of your life. But what is important with this analogy is the how you would spend this day.
I think we’d all agree we’d spend it doing stuff that would make us happy. Do all the things we want to, but couldn’t in our real life, say the things we can’t, and be with the people that make us happy. It is the lack of consequence associated with this ‘free day’ that would set us free to make us and those we care about, truly happy. I think it’s fun to think for a moment what you would do with this day, and who you would spend it with. But as I was saying, it is the fact that our lives would be reset that sets us free. And I think we can do the same with our lives. It is somewhat damning when you think about how useless life can seem in the greater scheme of things, but rather than get us down that all our efforts are really in vain, you should let this set you free. I would now go on my usual follow your dreams, spread the love, blah blah talk, but I’m sure that if you’re reading this you’ve already heard it a million times.
Another thing I was thinking about the other day as I was sitting on the train, was photographs. I was thinking about how cool they are and how they remind us of all the happy times we had, all the times where there was absolutely nothing to worry about. And then there are baby photos, which remind us of a truly carefree time in our lives, where we were full of baby food and potential. Before dreams became ‘dreams’, and were actually life plans. Back when anything was possible, and it didn’t matter what anyone said or thought. I think photographs, when they capture the moment, they also bottle the happiness and the mood that goes with them. I love the way in which they are so personal and really only apply to those who understand what is happening, and in most instances, only those that were there. You can’t really explain what each one means to someone else, and I think that is really the beauty of a photograph.
I think the same can be said of our minds in many ways. For example, it seems at times that I am continually talking for my whole life, and even then I am really only summarising what is going on in my brain. It’s kinda scary when you stop and realise how much really goes on inside your brain, and the amount you think about everything, and anything.
Crazy world. Anyways, that’s all I’ve got I think cos I’ve run out of steam. I hope to see yall around some time, and yeah. I feel this blog is really short and disjointed and at points meaningless, but I think I just haven’t got back into the groove yet. Until next time, laterz yall.
