A/N: A song called 100 Years by Five For Fighting inspired this. If you haven't heard it, please do. It really is a good song.
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It was a beautiful day outside. The sun was shining, and spring had just arrived. All around me was the sweet scent of life, blossoming trees, blooming flowers, and the ground sprouting out grass. It was beautiful... but sadly, I didn't have the time to appreciate my surroundings. I saw it all, but I never paid attention. Tennis practice had just ended, and I dwelled on the new information I had just collected. Perhaps, if I hadn't, I wouldn't be where I am now.
Up until that moment, life was a long journey for me. One that was prepared, a path that was well taken care of, with everything planned out. I had a long way to go before the end. Or so I thought.
But that was the thing. Life, it was not planned out. I learned that the hard way. There were things that you just couldn't just predict, things that words couldn't describe. You could add the science in it, but in the end, it was just what it was in the beginning.
I had always imagined that perfect life... The one that I'd always thought was waiting for me: a family, a career, being successful. It was all planned. I had it all planned. It was there, waiting for me to claim it. My future. Maybe I should have learned my lesson from that long ago day.
Sometimes things weren't always the way they seemed. Sometimes you couldn't make predictions before handed.
There were knots in every rope of life, no matter how neat you kept it, and none of those ropes are perfect, just as they are not the same. I remember each of those knots, experiences that I had to overcome, problems that made my life more difficult. I untangled them. Each and every time, I would find a solution. Things that intrigued me, things that I kept notice of; they were my tools. I wouldn't let my guard down, for that was who I was. That guard, it was me. I couldn't say that I've always smiled like someone I once knew, nor could I hide it all with an expressionless face. I was the one that they looked for when they needed information, but now?
I guess now that would never happen again. My rope? It's just been cut short.
I haven't realized how precious one thing can be until you no longer have it... My life? What could have been more precious to me than that? I didn't have anyone else in my life. Essentially, I was alone. Now, I am alone once more.
I was 15... There was a long way for me to go.
22? Life has just started for me.
But now, I realize that there is only so much time you are given on this earth. Make the best of it, because you just don't know when something can be taken away.
Remember that. I know I'll never forget.
Nothing in the world is 100%. Don't waste your time like I did, because nothing is forever.
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Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed it. I'd love some feedback. I added that tennis reference, Tricycle. Thanks for the reviews!
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It was a beautiful day outside. The sun was shining, and spring had just arrived. All around me was the sweet scent of life, blossoming trees, blooming flowers, and the ground sprouting out grass. It was beautiful... but sadly, I didn't have the time to appreciate my surroundings. I saw it all, but I never paid attention. Tennis practice had just ended, and I dwelled on the new information I had just collected. Perhaps, if I hadn't, I wouldn't be where I am now.
Up until that moment, life was a long journey for me. One that was prepared, a path that was well taken care of, with everything planned out. I had a long way to go before the end. Or so I thought.
But that was the thing. Life, it was not planned out. I learned that the hard way. There were things that you just couldn't just predict, things that words couldn't describe. You could add the science in it, but in the end, it was just what it was in the beginning.
I had always imagined that perfect life... The one that I'd always thought was waiting for me: a family, a career, being successful. It was all planned. I had it all planned. It was there, waiting for me to claim it. My future. Maybe I should have learned my lesson from that long ago day.
Sometimes things weren't always the way they seemed. Sometimes you couldn't make predictions before handed.
There were knots in every rope of life, no matter how neat you kept it, and none of those ropes are perfect, just as they are not the same. I remember each of those knots, experiences that I had to overcome, problems that made my life more difficult. I untangled them. Each and every time, I would find a solution. Things that intrigued me, things that I kept notice of; they were my tools. I wouldn't let my guard down, for that was who I was. That guard, it was me. I couldn't say that I've always smiled like someone I once knew, nor could I hide it all with an expressionless face. I was the one that they looked for when they needed information, but now?
I guess now that would never happen again. My rope? It's just been cut short.
I haven't realized how precious one thing can be until you no longer have it... My life? What could have been more precious to me than that? I didn't have anyone else in my life. Essentially, I was alone. Now, I am alone once more.
I was 15... There was a long way for me to go.
22? Life has just started for me.
But now, I realize that there is only so much time you are given on this earth. Make the best of it, because you just don't know when something can be taken away.
Remember that. I know I'll never forget.
Nothing in the world is 100%. Don't waste your time like I did, because nothing is forever.
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Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed it. I'd love some feedback. I added that tennis reference, Tricycle. Thanks for the reviews!