The Frog Chronicles

New Years

Life is a short, cruel and dark ride. You will die sooner than you like. The things you spend years acquiring will soon bore you. The universe doesn’t care all that much about whether or not you have the things you need to be comfortable or happy. You can pray to whatever god you like, but your words will go unheard because the gods are only there to sanctify us when we are at our cruelest, not to provide us the things we need to survive or be happy. You can collect gold, build castles, throw up walls or acquire power over millions, but it’s not going to stop you from waking up in a cold sweat at 3AM.

There is one thing, and one thing only, that will bring peace to a human mind: blind, ferocious, bottomless, non-judgmental love. Cling tight to your spouse, your children, your family and your friends. Always give people the benefit of the doubt, at least until they prove unworthy. Assume strangers are merely friends you haven’t met yet. 

This is my goal for the upcoming year. I’m throwing my cynicism overboard, and I’m going to fight tooth and nail for what I want most. I’ve lost too much already, and time draws short.