I found this idea to be quite profound. I was just sitting at my desk doing some work when I looked over at a notepad. You know those times when the most everyday thing happens, but it's just really meaningful or significant for you? That's kind of what this was like for me.
It was just a blank piece of paper, and I started thinking about the endless possibilities this paper presents to me. Honestly, think about it. You have a piece of paper, and you can do the most simple thing on it, like doodling, or the most important thing in your life, like say writing lyrics to the song that makes you the next big hit. Seriously, think if you had paper in front of you, what could you really write on it or do with it, and what could that lead to?
- scrunch it up into a ball for an entertaining basketball game with your garbage can when you don't want to study
- make a paper airplane and throw it at your friend so he can't study
- draw something, fold it up and make it into a card, and give it to someone for no reason
- revise (oh god.)
- make a shopping list (or a wish list, and stick it up in front of you like i did – 3 out of 4 things crossed out, one to go!)
Okay so that was just random, but no, when this happened, I was thinking a bit deeper and was really beginning to appreciate where this paper could lead me. Then I started to think that this piece of paper is a lot like our life. We can do whatever we want, we can lead ourselves anywhere we choose, and it's in our control every day we wake up.
The past won't do much today. If it's good, take confidence from it to determine your future, don't rely on it to propel you forwards forever. If it's not so good, keep this blank piece of paper in mind…don't re-write the same story every day – just choose what you want, and move towards it. I know the past is still meaningful, it is still a part of us, but it's really what we do day-to-day that reflects on who we are.
Choose the script you write for yourself, the picture you draw for yourself, or the shape you make for yourself, because at the start and end of every day, we're all as simple as a blank piece of paper. And the possibilities are endless.
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