Sometimes you need to get away from the people who surround you. Sometimes it seems like they can't understand anything you say. People only understand themselves, and most of the time, they don't even understand that.
I often get angry at people. They always let me down. The are self-centered. They are greedy. They are cruel.
When it all gets too much, I tend to run away back to nature. Back to the peace that comes when you watch water roll down a hill. Or when you see a flower blowing in the wind.
Lately I've been missing the beauty in the world. All around me I just see opportunists who will do anything just to get that extra bit of cheese. They destroy everything around them. They are ugly. And not the kind of ugly that has something interesting to offer. The kind of ugly that sucks every little bit of positivity out of a room.
I honestly do not know how to avoid them, because they are everywhere. Why are humans never happy with what they have?
I am also guilty of this need to always have more. I have the love of a beautiful woman, but she makes me angry and frustrated because she doesn't understand me. I know it's irrational to want understanding, because nobody can understand me. We are a selfish species.
Sometimes it's good to let go of our egos. To let go of our sense of self. To just be free. To smell the roses. To walk barefoot on the grass. To drink from the fountain.
Sometimes it helps you to gain new perspectives. To think more clearly.
But it never seems to help me.
All images are my own.