Yesterday night, as I gazed at the sky, I couldn't help but feel jealous of how peaceful it looked. I was lured back in time to long-gone childhood days, where I opted for a memory of us as children playing "Hide and Seek". The sole concern that stewed our minds then was losing the game. I remembered how we could have easily cheated then but our dignity inhibited us. I remembered how we never chose the same place to hide in during one game. I remembered how we helped one another in finding a good shelter. I remembered how we took turns being the seeker. Many times we argued, yelled, and even stopped being friends for ten minutes or so; but it never banned us from settling things and starting a new game the next time we met. I thought of what a wonderful place this world would have been if people's minds stayed as innocent as a child's. I was grateful for the few we still have as such. As for today, I see life as another game of "Hide and Seek"; hiding our fears while seeking light through a dark way; hiding our disappointments while seeking hope on times of depression; hiding repeated faults in seeking new opportunities when old ones dispirit us; hiding our agony in seeking faith through adversity; seeking wisdom in our decisions, love in our actions, kindness in our relationships, and self-satisfaction in how we choose to live.
