Meaning
During these past years, I have begun to stare off into the distance more often. I have heard the echo of chirping birds amongst the trees. I have felt the warmth of a summer rainstorm upon my skin. I have smelled a cloud of spices wafting about the churning kitchen. I have felt the flickering heat of a campfire in the depths of a starry night. I have watched the sunrise appear from out of the shadows of morning. Eventually, my eyes grew tired, blurry from their strain, and I couldn't blink it all away. Sometimes things are predecided and predictable, but when the world seems to rush at you in such a stream, your benefits often slip by. So, when I had the chance to pause, I went and messed it all up, disarming my own rhythms and patterns, wasting time, and running my lungs dry in the depths of the dark. What I found there, though, was nothing so shattered and broken as what you might suppose, for things will always work out unles...
