Realizing what's in front of you.

Times like these, people never really take the time and realize what’s in front of them; life. We are so consumed with work, school and technology, that it takes over are lives completely. Society has become molded into this routine, where expectations are met; this mad mad world we live in.

A great philosopher of China, Lao Tzu, once wrote, “Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.” As a child, we never come to realize what the future will be like, the aspects we will be challenged to face. Life at a young age is simple; easy. Some more than others, who don’t get to experience that simplicity. We get older; there are tasks to complete and fears to overcome. When is there a time to let go of everything and embrace the life that’s around us? Is there ever a time to let go? We overdue things in life that we never realize the beautiful things: family, close friends, our pets and even the objects we own.

A flaw that we have, that’s something we can’t control or make go away, is our desire for unnecessary things. We are human; it comes naturally to have the desire that satisfies us inside and out. But too much of something can eventually out due a person. It can lead to fatal emotions, addiction, and even death. We need things, people, to satisfy us, to make us feel good inside. Even if our desires overcome us, at times, letting go of we want isn’t always bad.

Life as we know it is unbearable at times. We go through life questioning are selves the mistakes we’ve caused, the decision we make and the emotions we feel for people. Life is never easy, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take a break and embrace life with the close people that matter the most. Letting go of people we care about can be painful, but if means to heal the soul, regain our inner personality, then some decisions are too be made.

All the small things in life become worth wanting than something larger. Materialistic things become nothing but objects that occupy are space and time. Accepting the little things can be meaningful, enjoying, pleasing. Dinner with a friend, a movie night, a scoop of ice cream; small things that makes us happy, feel safe, are worth cherishing. Life is short; not knowing when the end will come, we need to let go of the bad stuff that molds are lives and realizing that there’s more to life than the duties we have to complete.