Today’s What If…

The question hangs, a specter in the room,
'What is there to live for?'
its hushed tones, a chilling wind through the soul,
leaving behind a desolate silence.

We all touch that precipice,
some pushed by a hurricane of pain,
others by the gentle erosion of day-to-day,
the constant drip, drip, drip of unfulfilled dreams.

Still...

There's more than just the cliché,
the 'Who am I living for?'
The spouse, the friend, the relative?

There's a universe inside you,
a concerto of experiences,
even some of your threadbare convictions

woven through time.

What about your experience to share?

What about your convictions of authenticity?

What about your appreciation

to be alive,

to be a human being

capable of contributing something

to Humankind needing to think better of themselves?

What about your laughter of joy

Often erupting quietly inside soul,
a melody of appreciation that only you could compose?

What about the fear you conquered,
the battles you won,
the scars that tell the story of your resilience?

There's a fire in your heart,
a spark of brilliance,
a unique composition waiting to be played.

You are a vessel of wisdom,
a reservoir of emotions,
an embodiment of the human experience.
And that, dear thinker, is something worth living for.

So let your light illuminate,
let your voice be heard,
let your story be told.

You are a masterpiece,
a creation in progress,
a universe waiting to be explored.

You are more than enough.
You are worthy.
You are alive.

Your compassion and love

May well have transformed into wisdom

A sharing that might give hope

To another thinking

“What if?”