Haven't
you ever wished you could predict the future?
But, even if you could, just how close would you
come to the bizarre reality you have come to face?
It's impossible to know what will happen next...
...and for those of us who spend each of our days
preparing for the next, the most precious of times are
those which are unrehearsed... those magical moments
one would never, in their wildest dreams, have imagined.
Such can be said about my time spent in
the house at 27 Madison Street.
For many, there is a time in their life when things seem so
out-of-whack... so incredibly crazy... that everything appears
to be going wrong. Yet, at the same time, there can be a
house full of your closest friends, where everything,
no matter how insane, just seems so right.
who suddenly know more about you than you had intended,
yet accept you for what you are...
or, people who teach you things
you never thought you'd want to learn,
but are forever grateful because of it.
And then there are the people whom
you have truly known forever.
These are the ones whom you can seemingly grow
apart from, yet will always remain in your life.
These are the friends whom you can always
look forward to having wild times with...
even if you two are the only ones to understand.
Sometimes life has to find you,
instead of you finding life.
Sometimes you can finish
someone else's thoughts
before they even have them.
Sometimes two people can grow up
in two completely different lands,
but end up in the very same place.
And then, if you are extremely lucky,
you will meet someone who will take you
on an adventure into the strange
foreign lands of life.
They will show you how to hold on
to your most valuable possessions,
even if they are miles and miles away,
and will forever be your source of
knowledge in your quest for tranquility.
Often, you encounter friendship
among those close to your friends.
Sometimes these friendships are silly and fun;
sometimes they are hours spent to get work accomplished.
"When you work you are a flute through whose heart
the whispering of the hours turns to music."
Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet : On Work
Sometimes they are the times spent
when waiting for someone else to return.
But, these moments are the ones you treasure,
for you know that there is nothing to lose
by just enjoying them.
Sometimes they are the ones who are
the first to hear your newest works,
for they will give their honest opinions.
admire for their sincere goodness.
These are the special beings that
are genuinely beautiful people,
inside and out.
And then, there are the ones
you have yet to discover.
These are the people you have
so much to look forward to,
for the adventure has only begun.
but they will always remain apart of your life.
They are what you look forward to when you wake up.
They are what keep you going day to day.
They are what you are thankful for when you go to sleep.
