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Week 17: Scare Quotes
Aug. 12th, 2014 08:22 amThe legend goes, there was once a king with a vast kingdom. He had everything he could ever need and his wealth grew daily. One day feeling bored he called upon his men and challenged them to bring him something that would make him sad when he was happy and happy when he was sad.
Days went by and his men failed to find any such item. Getting desperate, they went around the kingdom for help.
An old man, who was a wood carver offered him help. He carved something into a piece of wood and gave it to one of the king's men.
The king was then presented with the item he had asked for. When he opened the packaging he saw the words "This too shall pass" carved into the wood. Such powerful words that the king was left speechless.
~*~
4 little words. I feel like writing them on my wall right now. Or wait, actually on my ceiling.....that way I can look up at them when I'm in bed during a 'drop'. I love these words as they are important not only in bad times, but also in good times. We seem to so easily forget to live in the moment, to enjoy what we have. The world keeps spinning. It doesn't care if you've just been rejected by a hot girl. It doesn't care that your best friend got cancer or that you lost your parents. It simply keeps spinning.
Depression is nothing to dismiss lightly. It is an insidious, sneaky disease that takes you by surprise and slams you to the ground. Even with the best support system in place, sometimes it still wins.
If someone around you suffers from this disease, don't belittle the issue. They face very real challenges every day, just to survive. Stand with that person and give them your love, even when they seem to shove you away. That's the disease talking, not your loved one.
And if you suffer from depression, never, ever give up. No matter how dark your day is, tell yourself that the light will return because it will. We who suffer tend to dwell on the whys of the disease. In the end, it doesn't matter why it happens, we won't be any happier for the knowing....but it is about the struggle and the lessons learned.
If you're reading this, lying in bed with the most beautiful person you know right next to you, kiss them. Why? Because this too shall pass. At the same time, if, like me you are sitting alone in bed venting to the world who may or may not be listening, this too shall pass. The darkest night must at some point become day, just as the brightest day must turn to night.
I hope to remember these words when I'm with the ones I love. Nothing is forever, but the memories you create will keep you warm on the coldest night and keep you smiling on your worst day. If I remember this, I will live every moment with them to the fullest. At the same time, I must always remember this time. In the future if I ever feel sad that I was not able to make myself attend an outing, I must remember that there was a time when I couldn't lift my head from the pillow.
So live in the moment as that moment shall pass too!
~*~
Albert: You don't understand.
Chris Nielsen: It's not about understanding... it's about *not* giving up!
What Dreams May Come
Days went by and his men failed to find any such item. Getting desperate, they went around the kingdom for help.
An old man, who was a wood carver offered him help. He carved something into a piece of wood and gave it to one of the king's men.
The king was then presented with the item he had asked for. When he opened the packaging he saw the words "This too shall pass" carved into the wood. Such powerful words that the king was left speechless.
~*~
4 little words. I feel like writing them on my wall right now. Or wait, actually on my ceiling.....that way I can look up at them when I'm in bed during a 'drop'. I love these words as they are important not only in bad times, but also in good times. We seem to so easily forget to live in the moment, to enjoy what we have. The world keeps spinning. It doesn't care if you've just been rejected by a hot girl. It doesn't care that your best friend got cancer or that you lost your parents. It simply keeps spinning.
Depression is nothing to dismiss lightly. It is an insidious, sneaky disease that takes you by surprise and slams you to the ground. Even with the best support system in place, sometimes it still wins.
If someone around you suffers from this disease, don't belittle the issue. They face very real challenges every day, just to survive. Stand with that person and give them your love, even when they seem to shove you away. That's the disease talking, not your loved one.
And if you suffer from depression, never, ever give up. No matter how dark your day is, tell yourself that the light will return because it will. We who suffer tend to dwell on the whys of the disease. In the end, it doesn't matter why it happens, we won't be any happier for the knowing....but it is about the struggle and the lessons learned.
If you're reading this, lying in bed with the most beautiful person you know right next to you, kiss them. Why? Because this too shall pass. At the same time, if, like me you are sitting alone in bed venting to the world who may or may not be listening, this too shall pass. The darkest night must at some point become day, just as the brightest day must turn to night.
I hope to remember these words when I'm with the ones I love. Nothing is forever, but the memories you create will keep you warm on the coldest night and keep you smiling on your worst day. If I remember this, I will live every moment with them to the fullest. At the same time, I must always remember this time. In the future if I ever feel sad that I was not able to make myself attend an outing, I must remember that there was a time when I couldn't lift my head from the pillow.
So live in the moment as that moment shall pass too!
~*~
Albert: You don't understand.
Chris Nielsen: It's not about understanding... it's about *not* giving up!
What Dreams May Come
