Chains

Time is such a complicated and confusing thing. It's the biggest metaphor there is, because what feels like 'endless time' really is 'no time' at all. Truthfully time is nothing but the chain that binds every single one of us. Let's face it... you can make a plan for the next day or leave your coffee on the counter to finish later, but never follow through and there is no later because maybe you never got from point A to point B. You could have died, you could have had a change of heart, you could think that you have all the time in the world when really you have no time left at all to live the life you wanted. 

We could say that life is a bitch and a fragile one at that, because we are all sat there thinking we have all the time in the world to say what we really mean, or do what we always wanted to do; but honestly we don't. We have to decide what to do with the time that is given us and that is the hardest decision that you'll ever be asked to make because you can't have it all and you certainly can't have it all at once.

Think for a minute all the ways that you can run out of time and what do you have an endless list that you probably won't have the time to finish. Ironic isn't it, that time is what we wish for the hardest yet we waste the most. So if we don't have time to do it right this time around when will we have the time to do it over??

You're probably wondering why I'm talking about the chains of time, well the truth is I've finally realized the value of it; maybe I'll still waste and forget moments but I've realized that time is not limitless. 
It's a shame that with this realization comes a dilemma, I'm really not sure how to deal with. I've become estranged from people that used to mean the world to me and when can I ever make it right if I don't make it right now? My brother is one of these people; he is joining the army. Don't get me wrong if he wants to play soldiers I'm not going to try and stop him, but what about all the lost time between us recently, that can never be found again. So if he were to be sent off to fight for a country where bombs were dropping left, right and centre, how will I ever find the time? I can delay things all want and deny myself any sort of reconciliation but time won't wait for me will it? Time won't wait for anyone, instead it keeps us chained day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute and as time releases one person it chains another.

For what it’s worth, I don't think it’s ever too late to be whoever you want to be. No matter the uncertain time limit you can always change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. Honestly I hope you try to make the best of it, I even hope you see things that startle you because time teaches us things we never thought possible. I hope you feel things you never felt before, because everyday is a new journey and every moment is another experience. And lastly I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, because the worst thing to live with, when you still have time to live is regret that you didn't chase the dream that made your heart jump out of your chest and your mind strive for excellence. 


Peace Out 
xx