attempting eloquence

another from June 2007.

life is not a series of moments, as most believe them to be.

it is a series of adventures, and each adventure builds up, more and more, leading to the greatest adventure of all. some of these adventures are happy, some sad, some unusual, some mundane, but they exist as episodes that can be viewed upon as true experience. and each of these smaller adventures, leading to the destination are what life really is, what life really means.

the journey is the destination. and adventures all the way.

"Never fear quarrels, but seek adventures." seek that which is the meaning of life. the journey. everyone's life, no matter how dull or exciting, has the same ultimate adventure in the end, but we can enjoy the pre-show. live the pre-show.

we cannot live our lives passively and expect to be taken along on the road less traveled. we cannot live our lives assuming that everything is understood. and we cannot live our lives with regret.

i am saying "live our lives" as in the fullest extent, the best possible way for each of us on our individual paths in life. it isn't easy, it isn't always pretty, but it is so much more satisfying when the road we choose through thought and honest philosophy, the truths that we as individuals hold and not what we are told, help us discover what we never thought possible. there will always be dull moments, there will always be unhappy times, there will always be things we wished we had/hadn't done/said/thought, but we can be more content and more alive with the knowledge that we know ourselves.