I read a phrase about the human experience today; I'd not like to share the actual text as it's deeply personal to me, although it made me think about my own human experience, my life of peaks and troughs. I was left smiling, not because my life has been one full of verdant valleys and flower-filled rolling hills; it has not. I was left smiling because my life is, meaning I am in it, and that means I am able to enjoy it, some at least.
I'll rarely complain about my life-experience and when I do it's more specific than just life. I might lament certain actions, events and occurrences, however life itself, in its entirety, has been a good experience generally and I'm lucky to have lived and learned throughout. my life has been more good than bad and I'm looking forward to more.
I believe the human experience we all have would be somewhat diminished if there were no rocky rough roads to traverse and navigate, no adversity to overcome. Would the glorious moments of life be as fulfilling, as deeply satisfying and wonderful, if we didn't have the occasional bad moment? Isn't laughing much better when it happens because at times we cry? I think it is.
I've climbed mountains and stood on the edge of what seemed like forever watching the vista below reaching out to the horizon in the distance. I've watched glorious sunsets there and felt truly alive and connected...But only after I climbed what, at first, had seemed an insurmountable obstacle, worked hard to ascend and find that place.
Traversing life isn't always the easiest and neither does it always present the best of experiences to us, however where light exists so does shadow and we cannot always reside solely within one alone. As one withdraws the other comes forth bringing with it balance to the human experience.
Becca 馃挆
I took the image in this post myself.
