One tries to fly away and the other watches him closely from a wire, he says he wants to as well but he is a liar.He's never going to let go of the wire.
I am staring out the window, listening to the pitter patter of the raindrops and the cry of the cicada, besieged by the sudden serenity that over comes nature in that lush moment.And I cant stop singing the above lines from Regina Spektor's song called 'Two birds'.This got me wondering about the similarities between the two birds and us humans.
One bird is not ready to leave the other.He says he wants to,he is not only fooling the other bird but also himself. Don't we humans to do the same?We cling on to so many unfathomable things.
People hold onto another person,or memories,good or bad,or different struggles of their life.They carve a special place in the niche of their hearts for these people.Yes you will say it is love, but one day when that person abruptly leaves them, their lives are shattered into a million pieces just like a mirror to bring in bad luck!
From my own personal experiences i say that people find it very hard to let go off a loved one.
Some how in this strangely working universe, this absence leaves a hollow space, an emptiness of sorts within each one of us.And its very difficult to fill in this hollow space.
Out of the fear of the unknown, people prefer to hold on to the familiar sufferings.I can rightly say that this will hinder one's personal growth, will make one shrivel up inside like an old leaf, and be unaware of the beautiful things happening around them.
I am writing this as a freshman, yes i am new to the whole 'College" experience but i can assure you, letting go of all my past struggles, challenges,bad memories and yes of course my mistakes which i had then deeply regretted, has really helped me open my eyes and broaden my mind a bit more than the usual(I am not gonna exaggerate).I am a person who finds it really tough to let go of anything, may it be some big struggle or some small snide remark by any person.
Is one afraid of repeating the same circumstances of the past and hence not moving forward?If it is so, then how would one adapt to change of any kind.While learning biology in junior college my teacher would keep on quoting Darwin's basic principle;SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.And this is as much applicable to real life as it is to the evolutionary studies!
If you aren't ready to let go, you would not survive in this dog eat dog world.You would not open up to any new experiences or any other person what or who could really create a much more severe impact in your life.Basically you are not ready to give yourself a chance.In doing so you are not only adding misery to your own life but also directing it towards someone who doesn't need it.THINK!
Stephen King said, some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.
Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.
Why is it so difficult to just let go?Why do we keep wondering about 'what might have been'?For once just stop all this thinking and BREATHE!
Get yourself detached from all these cruel "rattraps" of the world.Stay aloof because you are not going to leave anything behind besides your thoughts and deeds. Your deeds should be selfless and that is what is gonna make them immortal and universal.
Now I'd love to go back to mesmerizing myself in the romantic scene outside my window and loosing myself in the novel I'm currently reading with a nice cup of coffee!
