i repeat

this is only a dream.. none of this is real... whatever you think is real, is never and has never been real...

the things you see, the places you go, the people you meet... they are all part of a giant dream that you have full control over... even in your DREAM dreams (like the part of sleep right before REM sleep) you can overcome the idea of it being a "dream" and start taking control.. start flying, start laughing, start running!!

so pay attention to the fact that you are left with some important things you CANT change.. like when you were born and when you die... other than suicides (or, arguably, euthanasia.. but even that is somewhat not your choice.. you wouldn't do it if you didnt have to) you really cant choose when you are going to die... decay shows no mercy and it feeds on young bodies who think they're invincible, but end up finding out that they're not. on the terms of when you are born, there is absolutely no choice in that.. there is absolutely no choice as to whether you ARE born or not. this was chosen for you.

so you start off with no choice and you usually end with no choice.. the dirty old man sitting at the corner of Agony and Despair and the richest man in his crisp black suit walking past him with no attention to his sorrows. these men, although choosing different paths in life itself, still have the same fate: death.

congratulations, everyone amounts to death

so in between existing and non-existing.. we have choices.. the only ones we're really capable of. life is not a job.. life is not a task or a chore or a WHATEVER.. life is just taking up that middle time until your time is up...

but so much static has taken over the minds of the miniscule human species and we all think that everything is so important.

our possessions,

our relationships,

our problems,

or finances...

none of this matters.. it's just stuff that we've all made up so living this life is more or less boring.

drop what you're doing and make sure you're doing what you want...

because it's the only thing you should ever be doing... if you want to steal, then go ahead and do it.. you'll have to suffer the consequences.. but that is still your choice. on the other hand, i'm hoping nobody WANTS to steal.. i'm hoping that anyone living the life they choose never would want somebody else's life hindered by their actions.

i guess what i'm trying to say is you only get one chance...

this isnt dress rehearsal...

this is the real thing..

do whatever you want, whenever you want.. and if you're not happy, you better be figuring out why because time is still running really fast, and always against your favor

"how quickly it changes yet

how quickly we forget

that this too shall pass

as quickly as it came."

-from my little green book.

sidenote: most of the people reading this have these choices for the most part... i am also aware and taking into consideration the people who do not have these choices.. who not only had no choice in existing, but also no choice in WHERE they exist. this applies to people in third world countries where genocide, disease and famine are variables that they cannot choose.

two things are taken from their situation: the appreciation of your own life in comparison to theirs, which is always a weird thing because you can seriously start getting depressed and feel guilty that you have such a good life and others dont.. but that is something that can't be fixed with a flip of a switch... so that leads me to the other factor taken... the fact that if you feel guilty enough that you have such an amazing life and others don't, and you WANT to do something about it, then you should... but that is also completely up to you (see how this works??) if appreciating your life is what you want, then just do that.. no pressure.. it's your dream

everything is your choice.. so if you are thinking negatively or feeling down, just know that it is entirely your fault because you're choosing to feel that way... and i mean that even in the darkest of moments.. not saying that the emotion of sadness is a bad thing, but when it's getting in the way of your life, that is your choice...

just something to think about... or not think about... or do, or not do... whatever you want!

BDOML

Know You Know.