Life Teaches

Life is like a roller coaster. Your apprehension climbs as you ride to the top of your world. And then, although you can see it coming - the momentum is to great to allow you to prevent the fall. Your heart is in your throat as you plummet toward the ground and just when you feel you'll burst, your headed back toward the sky and another glorious peak. It is for this reason I ask, would we diminish the peaks by illuminating the valleys? I enjoy my alone quite days of reflections. But, would I enjoy them if that was all I had. It is the struggles that give our lives meaning. The tears that make the laughter so rewarding. The loneliness that reveals the need for others. We gain strength and wisdom through the effort of living our lives. And if we choose to see it as such, these lessons can be their own reward.