...looking at all of your pictures, I can tell that you and your friends seem to always be smiling and happy, and to me, that is beautiful. Really, just perfect. So many people are not content with what they have, and always want more no matter what they get, but I think the essence of their existence holds no substance because they cannot perceive the essence of things in the light of nature, thus giving nothing valuable back to nature, while genuine, beautiful, and happy people are a catalyst for the will to live, love, help, share, trust, and all of those things that make life worthy. That's what I mean.
Moi:
...well, i guess that's well and good. but honestly, i don't think anyone can ever say that anything is perfect. only that perfection (in one's life) is perfectly relative. and so maybe what matters is that people believe themselves to be happy to be happy. even if there's discontentment in certain areas of one's life, that doesn't mean they can't be happy. the notion that the essence of existence is pretty much lost because of this inherent feeling of discontent is kind of hard to take in. or maybe i'm just confused by what you mean by "giving nothing valuable back to nature."
i guess what i'm trying to say is, perfection, even in the general, zero-discontent sense, is a pipe dream. at least to me, and probably because i'm still at this stage of wanting to do a lot of things. and i think what's essential can be laid out in order of magnitude. so basically, life holds meaning right now because of certain things but i could still be searching for something deeper. anyhow, to be sure, i believe in perfection in the moment. because these are isolated, and it's far easier to take life one moment at a time. and so that's probably what you saw in the photos. and it's great because someone saw them for what they are. beauty in the moment.
//May 2007 in retrospect//
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