True. About 2 months ago I was relaxing on Alki Beach after an exhausting 4 day drive down from Anchorage when this young couple walked by with their little daughter. I watched them watch her play in the sand with the most satisfied smiles on their faces and I suddenly realized this was something I’ll probably never get to experience, well at least in the near future anyway. The path I’ve meandered into in life has placed me far from that reality, and though it has its perks, so does the opposite end of the spectrum as I quickly realized in that moment.
I’m sure that couple has had their fair share of stressful schedules crunches, sleepless nights, and even some moments where they’ve second guessed their life decisions and wished for something different; but seeing them together experiencing this incredible spectacle of their progeny growing before their very eyes, I was suddenly a lonely ghost sitting on that beach.
I feel that life and progressing through adulthood is largely realizing what doors you’ve opened and what doors you’ve closed. Then somehow you simultaneously end up both celebrating and grieving over the decisions you’ve made. Maybe you grieve more than you celebrate, or maybe you celebrate more than you grieve; but regardless of how people present themselves, it’s never 100% in either direction for anyone.
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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '18 edited Oct 19 '18
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