Life before Life
Posted: August 17, 2009 at 12:13 pmFrom Aug 17, 2009
Life is so goddamned bittersweet.
Joyous birth of an adorable, healthy child to a dear friend with whom I used to spend my every day… Devastating surgery for my divine and beautiful friend to remove the cancer from her body… Elation over finishing my degree, riddled with various “no’s” from the college, it’s almost unbelievable until I actually get the diploma in my eager hands… An amazing job with awesome benefits and extraordinary pay, that I can’t escape from quickly enough… A home life that is beyond any of my dreams… The constant energy drain that escapes me through parenting two brilliant and fascinating children…
Yes, it’s bittersweet. And these emotions that accompany the simple act of BEing… They are magnificent. The highs and the lows define this existence with purity and rawness. As much as I feel alien in this world, I am not alienated, and I wouldn’t have given up this experience of life here for anything.
Life, death. The cycles of Earth, Summer, Winter…
I don’t remember what it was to be before I was born here, but if I was given an option, I’m sure glad I chose it.
