Afterthoughts

"Fear and worry are born of the imaginings of a mind that is influenced by wordly conditions. Those who are youthful and strong fear of dying young. Those who are old and suffering worry about living too long. Locked in between are those who craze for merriment all the year round.

Joyful expectation of the pleasant seem to pass off too quickly. Fearful expectations of the unpleasant create anxieties. Ups and downs of life play with an illusory self like puppets on a string."

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I see people who are afraid to be who they are. They behave in manners they perceive attractive to others... have they even wonder if these others are atually 'attracted' in any way? Are they even attracted to themselves at the end of the day? Possibly.

I'm overwhelmed at their fears and insecurites within to be constantly monitoring your being, it must be really trying. Many a times, I wanna extend my arms and say, " It's really ok."

They limit their actions, oppress their feelings, force acts unnatrually. It disturbs me to see them going against all odds to be someone they were never meant to be, never realizing that they are loved in their purity. I try to think of reasons, to be perspective. Perhaps, they detest the body they are in. Perhaps, there is a need for greater self-esteem. But it really saddens me for I just want to love them in their truest form, not one of make-believe.