Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The Quest for the Zest of Life

I desire to live life to the fullest,

     To relish and enjoy every moment,

            For its own beauty and uniqueness.

To laugh in the face of uncertainty,

     Because it means a world of possibilities.

Oh to Dream without limitations,

     For when I was a child, practicality passed by unheeded.


To see the world through eyes of faith,

     And believe that good still does exist on this earth.

The naivete of a child is beautiful in its simplicity,

     But a world dark with sin seeks only to exploit.

Still I will seek to preserve that mindset:

     To forgive as I have been forgiven
       
          To smile more often than I frown

               To laugh often, and truly live in the moment.

Life does not grow more complicated as we grow older;
   
     We simply forget how to really live.