Wednesday, June 07, 2006

One Day

What is one day?

Sometimes it can feel as if a whole year has past in the space of a single day, and for me tomorrow is that day. We put so much emphasis on getting old, but is it really that bad. Are you happy? Does your life have purpose? Have you left a mark on the world? Will people miss you when you're gone?
All these questions are true of everyone, whether they know it or not, everyone leaves a mark the only thing that varies is the size of that mark. Everyone has been happy at least once in their life, it may have been fleeting, but it was there. Will people miss you? Even your enemies miss you, and the people that find your rotting corpse will know doubt have that visual mess embedded in their heads for life. Does your life have purpose? This is perhaps the most complicated question of them all, for what is purpose? It can't be easily defined because it varies from individual to individual. But simply put, if you really felt you had no purpose at all, you would have off'd yourself along time ago, and remember people, even friendship is a purpose.

So wish me well on my birthday tomorrow, I turn 27 and I may not be moving mountains, but I'm headed in the right direction.

4 comments:

kacey said...

Hope your birthday was good, Shadow.

Interesting post. Food for thought.

A day can change things, it's true.

Criminal Minds Fan said...

Happy Belated Birthday. :)

ann said...

sorry, this is a belated greeting... I hope you had a wonderful birthday.

27 is a good age. My middle son is 27. You have the world in your hands and many paths to choose. Your writing has made its mark on many people, so you have already found at least one purpose.

Enjoy life and all it has to offer.

lotsa luv ann xxxxxxx

Axe said...

Happy very belated birthday, Shadow!!! I had no Internet, sorry!

It's true what you say about that constant "purpose".