The Unknown.

     Why do we continue on in this way?  Wake up in the morning, get ready, go to school, learn, come home, sleep.  Such mundane activities.  When did this dull routine take its' course?  I want so much to change it.  To shake it all up and bring new light into my life.  I need something exciting.  But then again, with excitement often comes danger.  Do I really want to run that risk?  So what to do?  I do not, will not, and cannot ever know the answers to these questions.  That is a part of life: The Unknown.  It is a rather frightening part, but it exists undeniably.

Pain.

     I have felt pain.  It may not be the same kind of pain which you have suffered from.  My pain may seem miniscule in comparison to yours, but either way, it is still pain.  It has still helped shape who both of us are today.  Helped us to learn who we are, who we want to be, our personal beliefs, and which things we value the most.  Pain can be insufferable.  it can be agonizing, torturous, or even negligible.  But either way, it is something that should never be kept to one's self.  You may not want to share your pain with others, and this is understandable. But, telling of your pain just might be the one thing that encourages somebody else to release their pain.  What if, by chance, that person understands what you are going through?
     I have felt pain.  We all have.  Being human, it is seemingly inevitable.  We cannot always stop the pain, but we can help it.  By listening to one another, we can ease it ever so slightly.  By encouraging ourselves and others, we can remove it little by little.  By getting up in the morning, looking at yourself in the mirror, and saying to yourself, "Things can change"  you can improve your outlook on life.  You can forget the misery of pain for a while and think of the happiness and positivity that does exist.  For these reasons, I tend to find myself looking in the mirror and smiling.  At first, the smile is a mask.  Then slowly, it begins to widen.  A true smile appears on my face and there, within that moment, I am happy.