The Start of a New Year and the Start of a *New World*

               Every day it’s the same story but a new tomorrow. Every year. Every decade. Every lifetime. Every millennia. Every era. It is the same tale but a new backstory. This is because every second you live and breathe you are adding another detail to your background and that of the world. No matter what you choose to do however you will continue to strive for more. That is exactly why every time you complete another task you immediately form a concept, a desire; to strive for something better than the last. At some point, you would think the human population would conclude that it is an incurable illness but it is just our nature. You cannot help but hope to be the best and get nothing but the best for yourself; granted this ‘best’ is different for each soul.

               One moment you are conceived and all you can hope for is to stay in that safe and comforting environment. But then you are thrown into a never-ending spiral of regret and misfortune. You grow up; you learn to walk, to talk, to run, to ride a bike; you take pride in the look of utter contempt portrayed on the faces of others around you. But then it isn’t enough for them. You try to do better to absorb all the never-ending information around you but you can never make anybody happy. And that is the way life goes. Determination over rules your being and pressure becomes overwhelming as you strive for the best. Taking the hardest classes. Putting extra effort into projects. Winning the championship game. Looking like a princess and acting like a warrior. But once that has all been achieved, where does that leave you? Looking for the next best thing. After graduating high school, one of the many rites of passage for a young soul; you go on to college. You try to make something of yourself so that you can get somewhere in life that will support your dreams so you can support the dreams of those to come after you unlike the generation before. When will enough be enough???

               It won’t.

               Forever encapsulated in this life you struggle over and over to mold yourself. To mold the world. But there are too many other acts of persuasion working against you. All that is possible is to wish for a bigger and brighter tomorrow. One where you accomplish something you meant to the day before yesterday. Time. Life. Missions. Tasks. Goals. Everything is of your own making and you put the restrictions on yourself.

               Don’t be sorry for what you have done or what you will do. Just fight to do better because it is all you know how to do.