On Olives and Sake

…We did this:

Kundera’s question throughout the “Unbearable Lightness of Being,” was “Muß es sein?” (Must it be?), and the answer always came back the same, “Es muß sein!” (It must be!).

We carry the burden of our decisions throughout our life here. We carry our trophies, our losses, but mostly, we carry our painful compromises. Like scars, they maim us forever.

We see our existence through these very same choices. Instead of turning a page, we tear it out of our book. Then we close our eyes and we let the heavy air engulf us. We push forward and simply hope we made the right decisions.

Compromises tell of the weakness we all have. Compromises tell of our human condition.

In one week, I hugged a woman dying of Leukemia, and I closed the book on three years of my life. Now, I’ll drink my beer and go to sleep.