YOU KNOW, there's so much more to life than the different shades
of the sunset. There's so much more to it than the glass buildings
that reflect the light of the dying sun. There's so much more promise
in this world than to see cars fly down the road and people in business
suits tread back to where they will lay their heads. Yes. There is
so much more.
There is a lot of silence and pain that people like us will never
know of. People like us who immerse ourselves in the stress that make
up our academic or working lives. People like us who surf the Net.
Who write. Who read. Who live happy, peaceful, contented lives. We're
comfortable—yes. Indeed we are. And we will probably be comfortable
for the rest of our lives.
We will always appreciate the dying leaves of the tree. We appreciate
the many changes that seasons bring to our lives. We appreciate the
stability and security that we will always have food on our tables
and clothes on our backs. We appreciate so many things. But we must
learn to appreciate more—and do more.
Because there is so much more to life than mere appreciation. So
much more than to have an eye for aesthetics. Life is to be lived.
To be fought for. To be killed for. Life should not be led passively.
It should spark a fire. Create a burning. Conquer a darkness.
Life is more than the silence of the country night. Or the low purr
of the city cars. Life is a battle—a battle that most people
will never know of.
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Candice says she is "a failing law student."
