in the myriad outcomes that could have been, this is the one you were given. unable to choose our thoughts, our families or our bodies, we act as if we are somewhat in charge. we put on our game face, take charge of our surroundings and react to a world we also did little to choose. and with this, the world, in all its perfection plays along, the sun blast its rays down and the leaves bend, the shadows form, the day goes. we do what we can to play along, to flow in it all, or we rebel against it, either way time pushes us all forward in this game of all games.

there is pain all around us, just as there is pleasure. a circle of feelings that flow between us all. should you fall in love you risk the inevitable feeling of the pain that comes when this love is broken. should you take a risk, whether it be a financial or social one, pain and pleasure also await. shame and fear that you might fall, but also the feeling of success when you pull off an accomplishment. when you put your neck out there is both a chance you will be noticed but just the same it will be cut off. we want it one way, not the other, but life is fair.

in the meantime what else is there but to play along. to find a song we can hum along with and keep collecting tickets and points. to stay out of jail and keep passing go and keep collecting 200$, buy some insurance and keep calculating risk and rewards. we are the energy that is around us, we ebb and flow with the ones we surround ourselves with, we are the clothes we wear and the homes we come home too. we are the news we read, the food we consume and the nations and tribes we live within. circles of energy that have nowhere to go but back and forth.