lastditcheffort
What's in a dare? A thousand risks, a thousand opportunities. As you stand there, on the edge of your mind, with the lesser part of your conscience making decisions for you, can you tell me that the risk is worth the reward?
That one little secret didn't hold much value; it would never change the world, let alone anyone's daily life. How, then, was such a trivial piece of information enough to decimate an entire relationship? If only I could make you understand that it was for your own good that I kept it from you.
Every picture that was taken represented something, but what he did not know. A picture taken at a desert would yield an ocean landscape. A picture of himself, however, revealed the image of a smiling child, and he at once thought of the places he'd left behind.
"Don't do it! Would you really waste something as valuable as your own life for something so earthly?" She looked curiously at the pedestal. This would grant any wish, fulfill any desire; the cost: a shortened lifespan.
Everything has a method, he told me. No matter what he did, whether for enjoyment or pay, the event had to follow a specific process which ended in a predetermined way. There was no room for spontaneous decisions. "So," I asked him, "Do you think you're really living?'
Take my hand, let me lead you through a journey called life. On this path, you will see many people, find many treasures, and experience wonderful things. But nothing can last without a goodbye. Do not fear this, my friend; it is the goodbye that makes the experience worth-while.