At each turn of the cog, a thought escapes...

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately..about the importance of things, the significance of being, the serenity found in solitude, the peace found in shared moments, the potential of love and the relevance of it all.

The world is a funny place. When you are young, all you want to do is grow up and see the world, but once you are older, you want to be young and be responsibility free..But in actual fact, you can grow up and still stay young at heart! Life needn’t be so serious (as Ae and Caroline have taught me) and you have to be a little adventurous and free because life is short (as Maris shows me every time she goes on holiday) but you also have to be responsible and O.C. (that's ming philosopy Living your life is important.

People are funny too. So much hiding and pretense going on..but what for? Afraid that people won’t like you for who you are? So what? Another concept is people wanting what other people have without the hard work..now that is really funny..I mean, clichés like no pain no gain MUST have come from somewhere! Being you is way more interesting than trying to be someone else for others.

Its funny how when things get chaotic it’s rare for people to actually stop and re evaluate things..its so much easier to let things careen out of control and ignore the carnage until it slaps you in the face..yeah it may be hard to deal with things, but finding that inner silence during the storm makes you so much more stable.

The funniest thing is..its actually quite simple..and it has been said many many times over..just be happy. Happy to be alive, happy to have great friends, happy to do what you are doing, happy to be free, happy to just be. Stop comparing yourself to the person on your right, stop being envious about someone else’s life, stop judging people and making assumptions based on hearsay, stop putting other people down to make yourself feel great.. (that one was for your caeci baby!) Be happy for who you are and the lives you touch because there is always peace to be found in shared moments with people you love.

Ofcourse, when you are done thinking about all these things, making yourself the better person that you want to be, its always good to have someone to share this with. The newly discovered restaurants or menus, someone to tell how crappy or great your day was..And even if you have to somehow wait for this ‘significant other’ to come..well, the potential of love can be good for you too.. because if things come too easy to you, at most times you won’t appreciate what you have.

All of this can be wrapped up in one word. Love. Love for self, love for others, love for country, love for mankind. If you love, you have passion, and if you have passion, then nothing is beyond your reach.