Mosaic

We can distinguish life mindfully when we realize the reason behind our existence.

Every one of us has a valuable role and many goals to accomplish that can impact those who run in the same circle, like family and friends. But, unfortunately, almost every one of us doesn’t understand the role and, most of the time, hates it; thus, the impact on our own life and others can be dramatic or even devastating.

There should be meaning in our lives! But can we acknowledge the actual goals?

But before all that, do we know who we are before we know our aspirations?

Who are we? Who am I?

Memories tell a lot yet invalidate self-identity. How I feel now gives me satisfaction and pride, but how memories alter my feelings is a separate narrative.

I am valiant, I am strong, I am virtuous, and I am wise; yet I am timid, I am fragile, I am vicious, and I am foolish. I am all of that simultaneously and permanently. Every piece of me has different virtue and vile; while some complete each other, others fight endlessly.

I am a whole made up of these fragments, and my total is what makes me exist. Hence, my presence is the role that I am here to fulfill.

We do not have obligations to influence our surroundings, but we have responsibilities to keep every bit and piece cherished and treasured as precious to the self. We are all sins before we learn to be good; we are all our mistakes before we become wise. We are who we are because we fail before we succeed.

We are a beautiful mosaic of every breath we inhale, gasp, and exhale.

Dana Obeid