Collection of Short Stories/Songs/Messages

What Is This Thing We Called "Life"?

When you think about it, we all have stories we will never tell. We grow up on the ideas that the world is made up of fairy tales and happy endings. We look up to superheroes that save the world. We are constantly happy, running free, with our minds having no barriers. As we grow up, all that simply disappears. Our childish dreams and our beliefs in that someday magic will exist come crashing down. Reality hits us hard and we realize that it’s time to let go of that nonsense. We stop believing in the little things and try so hard to put a meaning with an object in the world. Maybe we are secretly hoping for something other than ourselves to carry us out of this thing we call life. In the end it all leads to the same exact thing: you being alone and hoping for something that won’t ever happen. Heroes don’t exist anymore and sometimes you have to be your own.

You know, maybe things don't happen for a reason. Maybe we're just grasping for ways to make sense of the chaos around us. Maybe we're giving meaning to things that have no meaning. Maybe we're clinging to hope so hard that we forget about reality. What if we're wrong and nothing is meant to be? We're just lost souls wandering endlessly, desperately seeking comfort from the thought that things will work out in the end no matter what. What if we've tricked ourselves into believing that everything will be okay just so we don't have to face the reality that maybe it won't?

The thing is, life is designed to throw us curveballs. We must go with the flow and take the punches it gives. Sure, everyone gets knocked down sometimes, but it only makes them stronger. Holding on to those dreams we’ve had since we were children doesn’t mean that we are weak or scared. It only means that we believe there is something out there that is meant to make us happy. Those are the thoughts that make us free; the ones that we must always hold on to.