My Wishful Realities

Just finished watching a very profound movie called The Bucket List, and it really hit me hard. Got me thinking if ever i was old and dying, how would i look back and think about my life, however long it had been...

When i was young, i wanted to live forever. As i grew up i realized death is the only certainty in the world i was living in. I can never escape it, only perhaps prolong its eventuality by living my life the best way i could live it, with the least amount of regret and hopefully leaving it a slightly better place, at least for those i am fortunate to have let into my heart.

And in my recalling, what, if any, would i regret not doing when i had the energy, the courage and the chance to do so? Follow me on my list of wishful realities...

1) Let myself fall utterly in love with someone who really really gets me.
2) Bungie jump (almost, but not quite, like No.1).
3) See Italy, greece and greenland.
4) Ride a crazy rollercoaster.
5) See wildlife running free
6) Sit on top of a lonely mountain and watch the sunset.
7) Fly a plane.
8) Know that the person holding my hand when i die still loves me.
9) Keep laughing no matter how bad life gets.
10) Be remembered.

Maybe i've missed a few on this list, maybe i'll never get to tick these off, but one thing i know i must never do... i must never lose faith in this life i've been given. I know people will come and go, and that life will hit, punish me and push me so hard to the ground. But i also know that there is always some good in anything, if i just take a moment to notice it and thank God for those moments.

Humans will never ever be happy with what they've got. We'll always want more money, power and success, and this is why we will destroy ourselves. You can plan out your life as much as you want but trust me, don't think that far ahead. You're sure to be disappointed when it doesn't work out. We are put on this earth for a short time, and i doubt it was for the reason, the chaos, the complete dysfunction that it is today.

I've always tried to live my life as simple as possible, because those simple little things, i feel, are what its all about. Live practical, risk love, cry and laugh at the same time, and don't harbor anger in your heart.

Most truly, live the person that you are...