"i might've just stolen this scene from a song"...

"These are the Nights" by Making April. if you've never heard it, you should check it out. it's a great song. in a sense, it really helps explain how i am feeling. today i had a wonderful talk with a great friend. and while walking and talking, we passed many people that were in a state of bliss with each other. and while deep in conversation, it really got me thinking about life. now this is the sappiest post yet, just hear me out. have you ever had a moment that you want to just pause and stay in for awhile? just something so perfect that you cringe at ever having to be without it? it could really be anything. just a moment. and then it's over. it may not be over forever, but you know that you will never have that moment back. it's frozen in time. and our time together here is short. what i am trying to convey is this. while i was walking, thinking, and talking, i felt like i may take advantage of these moments all the time. i think a lot of us do. and as morbid and debbie downer as it sounds, we aren't here forever. and the person or thing we love the most or share these "moments" with may be gone before we are ready to let them be gone. i sometimes stop and think about this in the most random places. like the middle of a party. i watch people laugh together or sneak a quick kiss and think how unfortunate it is that we forget how important it is to appreciate things like this. so before i get way too involved in this rant, let me just say this. pause for a second and think about your life. think of these "moments". drop your grudges and hate and pessimism. it's not really worth it in the longrun. just don't let your moments go. they define us and make our life. oh yea, and one more thing, smile because you can.