~ Eleanor Roosevelt

just think about it
where you are right now

right now you are on a floating rock
a floating rock in space

compared to this floating rock
your are tiny... insignificant... unimportant

no matter what you do... or not do
this floating rock in space will keep spinning
within our huge solar system
which is tiny... insignificant... unimportant
within this vast universe

you don't know why you are here
on this floating rock in space

no one knows
although some people claim to know

but in fact they don't

your existence on this floating rock
has a precise beginning and a precise ending
although you don't know the date of the ending... yet

all existence ever will end... it always does...
and always new existences will begin... and end again...

no one knows why this is so
it just is...

so if you think that life around you has gone crazy
if you're uncertain of the future
of what will happen tomorrow
and the day after... and the day after that day...

just step back
and watch yourself

on this tiny floating rock in space
whitin our tiny solar system
whitin this vast universe
of floating rocks

if you have fears
if you worry about an upcoming test
or an important job interview
or maybe a life changing romantic date

if you have anxiety
if you are sad
if you are angry
if you don't know what to do sometimes

just step back
and watch yourself

on this tiny floating rock in space

it will pass
it always does

because on a cosmic scale
it doesn't matter

nothing really matters

everything will end eventually
and everything will beginn anew eventually

so...

if you have anxiety
if you are sad
if you are angry
if you don't know what to do sometimes

just let go

step back

take a look at this vast infinity around you

and know

that all will pass

all the good things

all the bad things

they will disappear

like tears in the rain

because on an cosmic scale

it doesn't matter

nothing really matters

whatever you do in your life
with your life

is just on your personal scale

but here... things do matter

because even if you cease to be one day
your actions may linger

in time

and space

in the smile of your baby

in the grateful eyes of that old woman you helped
crossing the street

in the loving moments you have shared
with your partner

in a poem you have written

or a song you have sung

so again...

if you have anxiety
if you are sad
if you are angry
if you don't know what to do sometimes

just try to live your life

on this tiny, tiny floating rock
in our tiny, tiny solar system
surrounded by this vast universal eternity

try to live your life with dignity

be as helpful as you can be

be as friendly and mindful and loving as you can be

be humble

and let go

of all your fears
of all your anxiety
of all your sadness
of all your anger

find happiness and relief
in the knowing

that all things pass
but that YOU
can make the difference

of what will linger
when you have moved on

will it be
fear or anxiety or sadness or anger

or will it be
joy and laughter and love

if you're uncertain
of your future

just think about it
where you are right now

and know

that all will pass

all the good things

all the bad things

they will disappear

like tears in the rain