Thinking about this week:
The death of a 19 year old boy...
The amazing fortune of living in this tiny sliver of time...
this split second in history...
where we enjoy health, comfort, knowledge, peace and life in a way that no other species has ever enjoyed...
What matters seems so simple...
so very clear!
LIFE matters...
Exploring
Respecting
Experiencing
Enjoying
LIFE...
THAT matters!
And, the only purpose that makes any sense...
the only meaning that makes anything worthwhile...
Is making the life of those around us
better...
more joyful...
more beautiful...
Making the experience for those we know, for those we love...
fuller, better...
THAT matters!
It's no secret, right.
It's what every wise man tells us, what every philosopher tends to conclude...
It's not my discovery... it's not new... but it is clearer as I get older...
It's not about knowing it...
it's about EMBRACING it...
it's about ACCEPTING it...
LIFE is what matters...
our life, and the life of those around us...
That is why the death of a find young man hurts us...
Why the senseless death of people at a club - dancing and celebrating life - being gunned down for no reason other than misplaced hate and insecurity...
Why when we live without really living feels like such a waste...
I get it...
better than before...
better than ever...
How will I live differently - accepting this as I do today?
How will I live more joyfully - embracing this as I should today?
It's about LIFE...
It's not about MORE...
It's about LOVE...
I don't want to spend my life writing about it...
I want to spend my life
experiencing it,
grateful for it,
enjoying all aspects of it,
and...
celebrating it
with
family,
friends...
in harmony...
LIFE matters...
LOVING my peeps...
It ain't necessarily sexy...
it's just true...
simply,
absolutely
TRUE!
Nestor