Who decided not to breathe.
Turned red, purple, then blue.
Colorful indeed.
No matter how his friends begged,
Well, he would not concede,
And now he's dead.
You see, cause everybody knows,
You got to breathe.
But, oh God,
Under the weight of life,
Things seem brighter on the other side...
Lighter on the other side...
Another one: See this monkey sitting on a tree,
One day, decided to climb down,
And run off to the city.
Look at him now, Tired and drunk
And living on the street.
As good as dead.
You see, a monkey should know,
Stay up your tree.
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/dave+matthews+band/big+eyed+fish_20036501.html ]
But, oh God,
Under the weight of life,
Things seem brighter on the other side.
Oh, God,
But under the weight of life,
Things seem much brighter on the other side.
No way, no way, no way.... out... of here...
Another one: A big eyed fish,
Yeah, swimming in the sea,
Oh, how he dreamed.
He wants to be a bird,
Swooping, diving through the breeze.
One day, he caught a big blue wave,
Up onto the beach,
And now he's dead.
You see, a fish's dream,
Should stay in the sea.
But, oh God,
Under the weight of life,
Things seem brighter on the other side.
No way... no way...no way...out... of here...
No way out of life.
Everyone knows the saying the grass is always greener. And DMB shows it through a beautiful song. This has been a phrase that has been mulling through my mind for the past few weeks. You see, during the end of my final semester at Loyola, I was ready and prepared to go to Bangkok. Nothing could stop me. But also during the last few weeks, so many crazy and epic things went on, from the senior gala, to a crazy week in Delaware, to enjoying some of the best food Baltimore has to offer. And during all of those events, Bangkok was on my mind. I had a daily countdown going. Things were perfect. I was about to go to the place where i had dreamed about being for 2 years since the day I had left. Everything is perfect in Bangkok. Good weather, good friends. I'll be teaching at a University. The food is so good there. We have so much time to travel. But this was all that was in my head during the long sunny days at Dewey Beach, and during the incredible events during Senior Week. But before I even realized it, I was in a car with my girlfriend driving from Baltimore to New York City to head to the airport. "Where had the last 2 weeks gone??" I thought as I was walking through security and about to board the plane.
The next thing you know, I was teaching my first class. WOAH. I thought I was just in Dewey Beach. Did I graduate? I'm not in the US anymore? This is weird. This doesn't feel like Bangkok. And now that I am settled in here and have gotten in a routine, I think of how much i miss Loyola and being back home. I am in paradise, and all i can think of is Baltimore, Maryland. Our brains work in a strange way. They focus on things that we don't have, or at least mine does....
But I am trying to live in the moment here and really appreciate things for what they truly are. And really have fun in the moment, and love what I'm doing, and not always striving for more....or trying to be better. The present IS good. I AM happy. Things ARE good. Life IS awesome. Something that I was told a while ago was that the grass is always greener, but sometimes, you are in the color that gives the grass its green glow. If you sit around and wallow and only think of being in other places, then of course you arent going to enjoy the moment. "I want to go to California" I think its perfect there. I have had those thoughts countless times, but i am not in California. I am in Bangkok. And by longing for being somewhere else, it can really mask the landscape and take away from the grass that is right in front of you. There is green grass everywhere. There are fun things to do everywhere. Life is what you make it. "It's not where, but what you think that really matters"
We all go through times where we wish we were other places, or with other people. Or even living a completely different life... But the fact of the matter is...You're not. You only get one life, roughly 44 million minutes. That isnt that much. So no matter where you are....... love it. Go to new places, try new things. Find good happy hour specials. Get lost. Meet new people. Get into crazy situations.
No one is holding you back from LOVING the moment except yourself. "Life is perfect unless you choose not to believe that." Jeff Parsons
There are good things everywhere.....You just have to look.
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