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The Fear of Us

We aren’t beautiful because of what we look like, we are beautiful because of who we are. That’s not something our society will tell our young boys and girls. That’s not something our society will tell us, instead they’ll tell us that beauty is something we can have by exercising at expensive gyms, wearing fancy clothes, driving the right kinds of cars, wearing the right kind of makeup, having the right types of shoes, having a prestigious job, or by the number of carrots that’s put on our finger.

The truth? The truth is our society can’t afford to tell us the truth. Those lies of beauty and subsequently happiness is what feeds the greed of our capitalistic machine, and on a larger scale feeds the inequities of our entire society. They have to keep us running. They have to keep us chasing, desiring, wanting, and CONSUMING. They know the minute they allow us to slow down, the minute we stop running on the wheel in that rat cage they’ve trapped us in, we might begin to think. And when we begin to think, we may start to learn the truth. The TRUTH that beauty, happiness, and love can’t be bought. When we stop running on that wheel and start thinking, we might wake up and realize that we have always been beautiful. We may wake up and KNOW that we’ve always been beautiful and quit wasting our money and time trying to buy the gifts that God already gave us. That is the fear, that one day we might WAKE UP and KNOW…

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Live with Purpose

Carry yourself with the humble appreciation of a person who received a second chance on life because someone believed in you. Walk with the inner confidence of someone who knows that you are both beautiful and intelligent. Act with the maturity of someone who understands the children of the world will emulate you, meaning the fate of the world depends on you. Approach each day of your life with the urgency of someone who knows there are no more second chances, no more do overs, no time to rectify your wrongs, and no going back. Live every single moment with the focus of someone who has a purpose in life. — Sean King

Posted on December 5, 2012 | Quote

What If

Dec 2

Posted by Sean King

In life
we make assumptions

Assumptions like
this note won’t be the last note
I’ll ever write to you

Assumptions like
tomorrow will be more of the same
and there is nothing
that we absolutely must do today

Assumptions like
I can put my dreams
on hold for a lifetime
and still have a lifetime left
to chase my dreams

Assumptions like
we can go to bed pissed off
angry
and have time
to fix it all in the morning

Assumptions like
I can tell you
I can show you
I can do the things
I need to do
to express my love to you,
later

Assumptions like
this breath
this moment
this second
is not important
in the grand scheme of things

Assumptions like
this hello
this smile
this hug
won’t be the last smile we share
the last hug we give
the last time
we greet each other

Assumptions like
my hurtful words
won’t be the last things
I say to you
and it’s okay for me
to be upset for a minute
and everything will be okay
if you give me some space
and time

Assumptions like
love will wait
for me to get my degree
for me to buy a house
for me to become rich
for me to achieve my dreams
for me

but what if,

What if
our assumptions are all wrong

What if
tomorrow doesn’t exist

What if
we don’t have any more time left
no more minutes
will never get to say another word to each other
are unable to rectify a bad situation

What if
our future doesn’t exist
and there is no later

What if
we never share
another smile
another hello
another hug

What if
this breath is our last
this moment is our last

What if
this minute
is the most important
minute of our life

What if
there are no more mornings
or no makeup sex
or no more time to apologize

What if
your last memory of us
are the hurtful words I said to you

What if
we spend our lifetime
deferring our dreams
but never get that second
lifetime to chase them