Alaska Yardman

Anything and Everything

I have learned from a series of movies, books, people, that everyone gets hurt no matter what they do. Even if you completely cut yourself off from the world, you are hurting yourself, performing an injustice not only to the world but you. A wise man once wrote pain demands to be felt. Whether you get hurt by a loved one, a complete stranger, or a best friend, you feel. You feel the pain, and for a short time you focus on it. It’s all you can think about, it takes over your life, and it’s around every corner. But then you get used to it. Sometimes it fades away, goes into the shadows, or it just disappears. Pain is like love. It all has the same amount of time, same amount of emotion involved, and it takes up your life. It consumes you. It doesn’t ask, it just does it, but you let it. Some people allow love to overcome them, but don’t allow pain. Some people allow pain in, but not love. Why is that? Why can both things so beautiful destroy you?