"And though they were sad, they rescued everyone.
They lifted up the sun.
A spoonful weighs a ton.
Giving more than they had the process had begun.
A million came from one.
The limits now were none.
Being drunk on their plan, they lifted up the sun.
Forcing it off with both hands, the trapdoor came undone.
Above our heads it swung.
The privilege had been won.
Being drunk on their plan, they lifted up the sun.
Yelling as hard as they can, the doubters all were stunned.
Heard louder than a gun.
The sound they made was love."
The selfless words of Wayne Coyne, frontman of The Flaming Lips, never cease to amaze and inspire me. In a world where the emphasis is almost always on 'what we don't have' or 'what we must try to achieve' or 'what we want to be or own' the art of appreciating ones own life has taken a rather unfortunate backseat. From time to time we are reminded of how grateful we should be - the recent Haiti earthquake disaster for example showing the true horror and despair in some people's lives - and for a few days we overlook life's flaws and feel lucky to be living the life we were given. But holding on to this feeling is a hard task, like trying to hold on to a bar of soap in an incredibly bubbly bubble bath. It slips away from us, almost inevitably sometimes and it's so ridiculously easy to get demoralised by this and stop trying. Sure sometimes taking a rest and trying again later can be useful - time away from anything allows for important reflection. But so many people, myself included, sit around waiting for life to happen, waiting to feel happy, for some amazing to situation to occur and make everything worthwhile, when in reality it's very rare that something comes entirely out of nothing. This is why it's so important to grab the soap whilst you can, because the more you let it slip away the smaller it becomes and the more difficult it becomes to hold onto.
The truth is if you don't grab the big soap bar of life and get a hold of it soon, you risk one day there being nothing left to grab at all.
So for all metaphorical intents and purposes, it's time to dry your hands, grab that soap and don't let go.
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