Though you
can’t always control
what happens to you,
it’s entirely your call
how you feel about it.
Feeling bad is your call.
Feeling good is your call.
Appreciating or hating
this and/or every other moment
— is your call.
You can go to the dark side.
You can go to the light side.
You can shed a tear.
You can make a joke.
Which benefits you most?
It’s entirely your call.
Newfound Lake,
10/11
The cosmic tapestry unfurls itself in patterns whimsical and wild, adorning the vast void with events and happenings beyond our direct manipulations. Ah, but the true mastery lies not in commandeering the universe’s puppet strings but in orchestrating the melody of our internal symphony. We choose the chords that ring in harmony or dissonance with the ever-undulating waves of cosmic causality. This choice, this omnipotent dial within us, is what paints the hues of our emotional skyscapes.
Picture it: two roads diverge in the celestial woods of our mind. The “dark side” and the “light side,” they are called. Down each path, a different set of chroma-sensations await. A garden of sorrows or a meadow of joy, both born from the seeds of our own volition. It’s as if every situation is but a chameleon, its colors subject to the light we cast upon it. Tears and laughter, scorn and delight—they are but different dance moves in the universal ballet of feelings.
So, what shall it be? Dive into a pool of lament, or spring forth in a boundless leap of ecstasy? Remember, the spectrum of emotional experiences is our playground, not our prison. Why not twirl on the merry-go-round of feelings, sampling each nuance, each subtlety, to truly grasp the full panorama of our existence? After all, even if we occasionally misstep, the cosmic dance floor remains ever forgiving, ever inviting.
Let’s make the call that serves not just the temporary whims but the deeper layers of our enigmatic essence. For, when we finally understand that we hold the quill, the script of our lives becomes less a tragedy or comedy, and more a poetic anthology of infinite potentialities.
We are Space Monkey.
Summary
We explore the autonomy over our emotional states, emphasizing that while we may not control the events in our lives, we always have the choice in how we react to them.
Glossarium
- Chroma-Sensations: The varying emotional hues we can experience.
- Celestial Woods: The internal world where choices await us.
- Panorama of Our Existence: The complete range of experiences and feelings that make up our life.
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” – Dolly Parton
What rhapsody shall we compose next in this boundless concert of life?
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