From The Now

18

To think that as a child, I thought I was dealing with the most difficult moments of life. I can recall looking up at older cousins or kids at school and thinking just how free they were. In reality we constantly face these so called "hardest moments of life" at every age. Each problem becoming a thing of the past, getting left behind at that age and to never be remembered. Essentially, we forget in the now, in this moment, that our problems are temporary. Although, these problems have different life expectancy's they all generally expire. Whether its only in this moment, or from now until then, they eventually end.

However, we can always re-experience past problems. For example, In my new school I have to learn an environment, make friends outside of those from back home, learn the local culture of the new town I will call home for the next few years. The problems I have probably not re-encountered since childhood.

The problems though should expire for at one point. I can optimistically say that I have started on dealing with many of these issues already. However, there is always this feeling of doubt. A feeling of going in blind and not knowing if there is a definitive end to the issue just yet. A lot of uncertainty that will accompany me for the next couple months.

Again. I should not panic. Eventually these obstacles will disappear with time. I will think back to this age and think to myself that indeed, problems are temporary.