Escape the World

Perhaps it is only me. Perhaps it is just the everyday settings I have placed myself in. Perhaps it is real.

For the most part, I have an absolutely incredible life. I really couldn't ask for more. I have been blessed beyond measure in absolutely every area of my life. Yet sometimes I still feel a longing to escape from the world. Just an urge to run away from everyone, and not deal with problems anymore. But you cannot escape problems. After all, that is rather what we are here on Earth to learn from.

But sometimes I do not feel as if I belong here. Like there is someplace else I am supposed to be. The feeling is only fleeting though, and then I come back around and see the simple everyday wonders that constantly surround me.

When two paths diverge in front of me, and I wonder what would be at the end of each one, it can be hard to know which one you really want more. Perhaps you jump back and forth between them for a bit, but then you eventually must choose, for nobody can be a fence-sitter for long without falling off.

There comes a point when you really must decide what is most important to you. You cannot use just your heart to decide on decisions, nor can you only use your mind. Sometimes you wonder if they contradict each other though.

But oh, to run away. Escape the world, and live far away. Away from problems, contradictions, struggles, unnecessary games or pain. Letting it all go, and fall into oblivion. Live in a world of beauty, simple wonders, and pure happiness. What possibilities that could hold!

And yet, in a corrupt, crazy world, could that even be possible? Perhaps not.

So we create the beauty around us. We notice the little things. We stand a little taller. We let things go that could infinitely bother us. We walk away sometimes, and sometimes we stand still.

Notice the birds singing. The smiles on children's faces. Slow-motion wonders in the air. Different colors gracing the evening. Or just a calm, quiet peace of mind.

And then you remember again, you do not have to run away. Escape the world in your mind and in your heart. Create a paradise there that nobody can disturb. Hold onto your kingdom and the royalty that you know exists.

And one day.... one day, it will all be as you dream.


Tara Howard




Copyright January 29, 2015