sunday: july 19th

we've all grown over the years, our personalities have changed, our values have grown, most of us have grown for the better, i'd hope. and at the age that you're in, i'd also like to assume that you've reached some amount of maturity. 

it's dark for me, when i see people who haven't changed a bit. change is a core element of our nature, to absorb and learn from the things around us and most importantly, to learn from oneself is unspeakably important. people who still hold onto petty excuses and haven't an ounce of maturity. 

there's so many little things to appreciate out there, beautiful works of art, cinema and literature. there's so much to appreciate in learning and growing, but some of us just don't. it is really only when we explore elements deeper that we discover some amount of beauty.

the surface holds nothing, absolutely nothing. the surface is a result of everything that lies beneath it. this holds true for the soil we stand on, the walls we look at, and people. i cannot recall how many times i've hinted at this before, but the most precious people that exist are those that have taken time out of their lives to stop doing all the mediocre activities and for once, look deeper into themselves. it is there we discover and birth a passion towards all that lies around us. a true form of passion, unstirred by material rewards or the potential for it.  

what's equally important is the honest to god appreciation of wonderful humans who've taken the time for this, that sadly/gladly is motivation for many to for once in their lives, look beyond the surface. 

where some see trees, i see years of being nurtured and grown. 
where some see houses, i see the thought beyond the architecture.
where some see birds flying, i see the perpetual need to survive. 
where some see mountains, i see the shift in plates that led to their being. 
where some see insecurities, i see why. 
and where some see people, i see everything beyond their skin.