I look back on the past year of my life -the people who have come, the people who have gone, the ones who have stayed. I look at the person I was, the person I am, the person I now want to be, and I am so thankful and grateful for all that I have. Last year I was the saddest person alive. Angry, depressed, and unmotivated. Now that I am in such a different place, I can see how all the suffering I experienced contributed to all that I have now, and it becomes abundantly clear to me that we truly know nothing. As we go through life we want to be assured that we know the purpose of every action and behaviour, and every single thing that happens in our lives. We want someone to blame when things go wrong, and we want to feel special when things go right. The truth is that regardless of how things may seem on the surface, the deeper meaning is unknown and will only be revealed when we truly learn, accept and grow from whatever it is that we experience. Just because something doesn't take the form you expect doesn't mean that it isn't a gift. And some times the greatest gifts are the ones we don't want.
In the words of J. R. R Tolkien
"All that is gold does not glitter"
Moon
