A World of Their Own

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Of the 7 billion plus people who live on this blue planet, do you know how many worlds are spinning at any one time? This seems like a trick question, but please hear me out.

Every person on this planet has a world of their own, where their lives are the center of the universe in their very own custom made sphere. 

Most people are concerned with how they look, act, or how they are seen. While others do what they need to do to be present in their lives. 

The thing is, if you don’t like your own life, all you have to do is stick your nose into someone else’s. Then you can live vicariously through them as your world begins to wither. 

The ability to be present in one’s life and to be conscious of who you allow to traverse your landscape, is a quality few possess.

As you observe the worlds being cultivated by your friends and neighbors, you may be presented with beauty but you are never truly able to see what they have hidden in the backwoods of their lives.

 — Nicole Barden 11/1/2021