How Life Shaped You Into Becoming

“The seeker said to Life, 

"How do I overcome feeling disappointed by my life

and discouraged by how my path has unfolded?

And Life replied,

"Is there a single person who looks back on their life and says

'Everything went perfectly to plan as I hoped?'

Is there a single traveller who embarked on a journey and found

Every path smooth, without a single obstacle?

Is there a single artist who created a masterpiece and found

Every stroke and colour blended seamlessly on their first attempt?

Is there a single gardener who planted seeds and found

Every bloom perfectly grown?

Is there a single captain who sailed the seas and found

Every voyage peaceful, with no storm that surrounded them?

Is there a single dreamer who pursued their dreams and found

Every aspiration fulfilled free from any challenge or struggle?

Is there a single love story that unfolded meticulously and found

Every moment perfect and free from heartbreak?

Is there a single student who sought knowledge and found

Every lesson completely effortless, free from any confusion?

And is there a single soul who lived their life and found

Every moment to be flawless, 

withno desire to rewrite or relive any past experience?

There is no such person to be found,

For life rarely goes to plan,

from the perspective of your human self, 

That is incapable of seeing the full, complete picture of existence 

And how all paths intersect and all threads intertwine in the grand tapestry of life. 

And your story is not defined by what happened to you, or by your worst moments and so-called mistakes, but how you healed from them and who it shaped you into becoming. For all that you take away from this brief existence is love.”

— Tahlia Hunter