memento mori... remember that you are human...

Someone once asked me if I knew what this life was. I could not answer them, then. I doubt I can answer them, still. But they said quite simply, that it is everything that happens in between, while we await moments that never come...
I did not understand what they meant at the time. But perhaps with everything that has since happened - in between the moments I never realised I was waiting for :) - I have come somewhat closer to the truth – at least in my own mind...

We are all still growing, all still changing, and our own definition and understanding of the theory of what this life is, continues to be shaped and moulded by the practical reality of the life we may or may not be living. An experiment in progress. Whether it being spent in nostalgia, trying to recapture things that never were, or in search of truths we might never reach.

Whatever the case may be, I have come to realise that it does not do to dwell on what "is not" and things that might have been - to spend our moments lamenting on where we are not is futile. Rather, we must revel in the wonder of what "is" and what could be - making the most of wherever we are right now. After all, adventures can be found over every horizon – if we simply leave ourselves open to the possibilities... You never know when you are making a memory.
As I sit here now, on the deck of this vast ship taking me on the long journey "home"; I feel myself sway lightly to-and-fro, at the seeming whim of the unfathomable ocean surrounding me. As the waves lap endlessly against our bow, and eddies form in the wake of our passage, I watch the sun sink slowly over the horizon.

I realise how small I am in the grand scheme of things, and how little regard the world places on my presence – or lack thereof. We are each the centres of our own worlds, yet without us, the oceans would still ebb and flow, the sun would not cease to rise and set, and the earth would continue to turn. In the end, all I can do is the best I can with what I have - to make the most of the life that I can live, the sights I see, the smells I smell, the sounds I hear, the words I say, the feelings I feel, (the songs I sing,) and the breath I breathe. For I may not pass this way again, but even if I do not, I already have. So whatever happens tomorrow, ensure you've had today...

One day when you look back on all that was: The places you've been, the friends you've met, the stories you've shared - and wonder if any of it really happened at all... Don't worry. It did :)