I just finished reading the book, Looking for Alaska by John Green. The story of a scared shitless passionate girl named Alaska, and a boy who loved her.
The book swirls around the quotations "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" and "I go to seek a Great Perhaps."
Alaska's answer for the first, "Straight & Fast."
I have to admit, I was tempted to do the same. I was too afraid to face the dangers and "perhaps" of the labyrinth i called life. But then I realized, it was not life I was afraid of. It was being hurt, and suffering.
I do not want to forget what I have learned. Nothing of matter can be destroyed. Not you, not I. Nor Alaska, fictional though she may be.
She taught me to speak, listen, and above all, act; that craziness is okay. Be as insane as you really are, it will matter that much more when people say they love you. Speak out. Women aren't to be objectified. Life is suffering. It's okay to not know what you're doing. The only way out of "the labyrinth" is to forgive and embrace "the Great Perhaps", straight and fast. Love "your crooked neighbor, with all your crooked heart." Most importantly, You are not permanent. You will not be remembered. And that is okay. It is completely and permanently okay.
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