it's all about the little things

what is life about?

i can tell you in one word. it's really quite simple. it's a word we use without any consideration for what it's true meaning is about. it's a meaning, a purpose that's so simplistic, that we forget it's true definition because we take it for granted.

i called a friend of mine today. a friend i haven't talked to in 25 years. 25 YEARS. that doesn't mean much to those reading this, but for me, it means everything. it's the little things. he was my best friend in 4th grade and he called me last wednesday. why? because it'll be my birthday in about 12 days and he remembered. He remembered after 25 years. I haven't spoken to Jason in 25 years and he remembered my birthday after 25 years. and you know what. i still know his. July 20. and you know why? because he was born the day that man stepped on the moon. he was supposed to be Apollo, but he turned out Jason, and he turned out my friend. i have it easy, because someone stepped on the moon on his birthday, but on mine, a coupla people were born. and he remembered it.

i have a pretty good life. i have parents that are still married after 25 years. i have two sisters who are my best friends. i have close friends who would be willing to do anything for me, and why? because they care. and it may sound like a line from a movie or something from a commercial, but like i said, it's the small things, and it matters to me.

and it's what makes my world turn.

hapiness