They say everybody has a story to tell. But what if I don't like the narrative I was handed? The boxes I'm supposed to fit into feel like someone else's clothes – scratchy, too tight, and the wrong colour entirely. I chase my own peculiar dreams, not the ghosts that haunt other people's nightmares.
This book-of-me is a curious thing. Some pages are filled with such certainty, scribbled out with bold strokes and bright ink. These are the parts I know, the truths I hold onto like the worn cover of a favourite childhood novel. Yet, there are so many other pages that remain blank. Or worse, they have writing on them that I simply cannot decipher. It's code, glitches in the matrix, whispers from the infinite possibilities the universe teases me with.
Do you ever find yourself lost in the stacks of your own memories and thoughts? It's not a library with neat shelves and labels. Mine is a labyrinth built from moments, half-truths, and the echoes of dreams long since forgotten. I can tell you what the sunlight felt like on my skin at age ten, or the exact shade of blue the sky was on the day a bad decision led to a wonderful discovery. But there are vast empty spaces, locked rooms, and secret passages I stumble upon by accident.
History, they say, is written by the victors. But what about our personal histories? Who's the narrator in charge? Is it our rational mind, the voice of caution trying to make sense of it all? Or is it our hearts, painting the moments of our lives with the vivid hues of emotion? It's likely some strange, bickering committee, making up the story as they go along.
The older I get, the more comfortable I am with the unknown. Maybe that's where all the best stories are found – in the spaces between what we were, what we are, and what we might yet become. The wheel of time keeps spinning, but it's up to us how we use the days, hours, and minutes it gives us. Do we build sandcastles destined to be washed away by the tide? Chase elusive moonbeams? Or simply sit awhile, and watch the clouds paint stories across the sky?
I like to think that my book of life is less about answers and more about the questions. It's a mystery wrapped in an enigma, disguised as a human being fumbling her way through existence. Maybe some readers will relate to the peculiar plot twists or find comfort in knowing they're not the only ones navigating this odd adventure. Some may be put off by my fondness for tangents and insistence upon questioning everything. But that's okay. Not every book is meant for every bookshelf.
So, tell me, friend... what does your book of life look like? Are you writing whole chapters with purpose, or simply doodling in the margins? And do you have any idea what happens next? Because honestly, I'm just as curious as you are.
Let's keep the conversation flowing. What resonated with you in this piece? Is there anything it made you ponder?
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