The Present (Apathy's Stain)

Apathy hits us at the most convenient moments in life.

We get stuck in this wirlwind of not caring about life and all ambition is simply drained from our very being.

This doesn't happen to everyone. Most people are able to rise above this. But for those who have tried to block the memories from their painful past can fully understand going through this.

When apathy strikes someone, they find themselves stuck in the present.

I can't tell you how wonderful it sounds to be in a state of mind where you just do not care about anything that happens. If something happens to others, family, friends, or even yourself.

You simply don't care about anything.

On the surface, that sounds like freedom. To not care about anybodies well being, including your own should allow you to do things you never dreamed you could accomplish. But it doesn't.

You see, apathy is a paralysis of the heart. It binds you to your own personal prison.

I know a lot of people who say they, "Live in the moment."

Sounds right. Making each decision as it comes to you rather than planning out every step from now until you die, sounds smart. And it is, but sometimes doing this will put you in a spot where you're risking more than you should be.

The present is a constant. You'll always find yourself there. You can dream about the future, and mourn about the past, but you will always be in the present.

The present is now, and now, and now and now.

Simple. Right?

The people who are, "living in the moment," are the ones who complain about their lives the most. It's always about the glory days of the past, or where they are going in the future. You never hear about how amazing their lives are now.

People are more scared of today than they are of tomorrow. The past is behind them, so it's easy to move on from that, and tomorrow holds mystery. Today is simple. Today is boring. Today holds no mystery.

Fear of normalcy is what makes living in the hear and now so scary.

There is hope. There's always hope. Even when life seems boring and mediocre, meaningful things can happen. If everything happens for a reason, then today must also have a purpose.

Every day is just as important as the last, but we are stuck living them one at a time.

So get over it.

That's life.

It's filled with highs and lows but you have to take advantage of every moment to truly live.

Stop getting stuck inside of who you are or who you were or who you're going to be (it's a mouthful I know).

Life is a beautiful experience but it is also a very difficult journey.

I am young, yet I have grown an understanding of what it is to live. My opinion may change tomorrow and there isn't anything wrong with that. I'm growing and that's what's important.

So just live without worry of what tomorrow holds.

Wipe away the stain of apathy by waking up and taking a try at living.