11/28

I have the option to not care, merely to salvage my pride.

I also have the option to care, because life is far too short to be aimless, to be lazy, to take the easy way out and appease my selfish desire.

I have chosen to live this life with a precise and genuine seriousness,

approaching everything in front of me tenderly, willingly, and with justice.

If I have the energy, the willpower, and the time,

why would I not try?

If I have the option to see past the petty, the insipid, the inconsequential,

why would I not try?

If I have the patience, the forgiveness, and the tolerance,

why would I not try?

I will do what I can do until I realize nothing more can be done.

And then I will rest easy.