Possibilities and limitations

I think there are differences between being young and old, especially in the mind. When you are young you know it all but as time passes on you begin to understand things and you start to realize that the more you understand the less you know. You move from being an arrogant know-it-all to someone who has a more humble to approach to life. This is a good change.

However not all changes are good. When you are young the world is yours. You can do anything, become anything. Your world has endless possibilities and no limitations. But life, destiny, the will of God or whatever you call it might have other plans for you. It can be cruel beyond words or compassionate beyond understanding.

But since we live in a world of good and evil you will meet both of them. One of them can bring you infinite bliss while the other will trip you over and then start kicking on you as you lie there. As you rise again it can do the same thing to you again and again. Few people have such bad luck so there is usually a time of happiness between the times they fall down.

But each time you fall it hurts and each time it becomes harder and takes longer to rise up again. So at some points you start seeing the limitations rather than the possibilities. You stop reaching for the stars because you know it hurts when you fall. You start seeing what can’t be done rather than what could be done so that you will never fall again. But by doing that you also stop living, you start existing. If you do not reach for the stars you will never reach them.

It’s far easier going trough life on autopilot. You don’t need to think, feel or do anything special. Just avoid falling and it’ll be fine, it will be boring but it’s an easy existence. A wise man once said “It doesn't matter how hard you fall, it's how you rise up again that matters!”. The ability to rise up again is the quality that separates living people from existing people.

If you live you might have a few bad experiences that really shows how cruel life can be but it will also show you how truly wonderful it can be and what true happiness is about. So would you rather be without those moments of joy for a few moments of sadness. Everything in this world has a price, even happiness and the big question is are you prepared to pay it by living your life?

I think the key to all of this is seeing your possibilities rather than your limitations. Realism is always important but that shouldn’t stop you from living?