Fleeting moments

It is upsetting that certain phases end. I am aware that we should be grateful for all the lessons we get to learn from it and the many opportunities that are awaiting for us. However, for a moment, can we simply acknowledge the fact that when things come to an end, they leave us with this huge pile of memories which we have no idea what to do about?

First there’s school. We make friends as kids and hold on to all these sweet promises such as that we will be together come what may and nothing can ever separate us. Then we part ways and years later even though we laugh at the same jokes, it is absurd to realize how differently each one of us have experienced the same things.

I think high school is the best part of one’s life. There might be many who must have had an amazing college life or some others who might not have enjoyed their high school as much as the other kids do. To me it was a unicorn served on a rainbow platter. The recklessness that followed for the next two years of my life is unmatched by any of the experiences I have had so far. But even this was short lived.

College is interesting in a way that it actually opens our eyes and makes us view the world differently. Throughout school and high school although we meet so many people who function differently than us, yet we never let the differences turn into disputes. In college things take a turn, for better or worse I am yet to comprehend. The moral science lessons seem impossible to apply because everyone is rarely ready to compromise on anything. Even though we make friends for life, the competitive spirit to be better than others creeps into our lives and throws us to manage adulthood. It is a confusing phase for many since most people you will find around yourself are lost. With all the differences and disparities, what holds us together is a sense of being lost in the world where nobody really knows what they want or where they are going.

As soon as we get past all these phases it can be overwhelming to give way to our insecurities to settle in since we haven’t even started out in life. Looking at accomplished people can drive us through a series of monomaniacal unprecedented highs and lows, where we will struggle to hold on to something that will give us a sense of belonging. Amidst all this what really sucks is that things come to an end, both good and the bad ones. No matter how much trying a situation is, once we have to move past it, there will always be a little hesitation. Sometimes people want to hold on to the good things and never move past it. Other times people are afraid if the things that are yet to come will be more worse than the ones they are living with in the present. No matter what the circumstance is, it is the way of life that we have to keep moving on come what may.

Until next time, Readers ☺