How do you anticipate a future inside a room? Are you going to live your life or merely to survive?
In a room of nothing but darkness. None to see, even yourself. Have been there since the first day and had never had the courage to lookout. Got no what to do's list. Just the routine of sleep and wake. Cozy at its very best. Not until a ray of light passes through a windowpane. All seems unfamiliar. For the first time, there has been a sensation of apprehension, doubt, concern, and excitement. There was nobody around, but voices had been heard. Voices not so simple or loud, but quite friendly to the ears and nostalgic. You even have to take a few steps closer, but you have stopped. You turned your back for a moment and saw your hands chained from the other side of the space. How do you forget that? Since then, it has been there. The lights started flickering slowly.
The next day, the light came up. And you stared blankly at it. No single thoughts at all. You've never been moved from where you were sitting. Days gone way fast, still much of muchness. A month has passed, the voice is as loud as thunder, adrenaline moved your hands to cover both ears. That was it! You knew that you'd been handcuffed, but you could use your hands. Moves may be limited, but moving may be possible. You saw the chain end with the light as your compass and began to break it. You successfully release yourself from the heavily roasted chain minutes before the lights fade.
Light has returned and you are prepared to do far more this time than yesterday. Now, you will unleash the bravest muse you've been hiding inside of you. You now see the windowpane connected to bars from the left. However, it is not only to smash the window bars but also the bravery to get it into the depth. Are you going to dive off the top? Or will patiently wait until the lights are bright again to look for a step? How do you foresee a future inside a room when you hesitate to look for something new? You tie yourself! Afraid of changes. Fear of leaving the comfort zone. When will you see your worth to live in this cruel yet wonderful world? When your eyes can no longer see? Wake up! We were created with eyes. Eyes that do not meet each other nor see different sideways at the same time. Not seeing ourselves as a villain of our own is no different.
Is it just enough that you live without doing anything? Or are you going to pack yourself up and do something good that might change what you're used to? You can bring yourself on peak. If it has failed the first attempt, get up! Life doesn't end. Life doesn't end there. Even if defeat, disappointment, and anger have built up, you can ace it for as long as you believe. Do not settle in a room without failure, for it'll be used in life later as a survival kit. You may not be immediate in your determination to improve and increase your survival, but will afar you from losing hope. Know how to pause for some time. Know when to fight and when to not. Our dream is to live by lights. And we can build a higher stack of joy, achievement, and wins as long as we bring ourselves to it.
Where and what we see for the first time does not end our life. We want to get out of comfort places and be enthusiastic about life lessons and victories. Don't dim those colors, let the darkness of your thoughts be overcome. You'll learn to live the life in which you've dreamed until then.
Words by Stephanie Gabinete
Graphics by Rayzhel Gonser
Photo from Google
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