Today is my Birthday! (Well, technically it was yesterday.)
Rejoice World, for today is my birthday! However, a very very unusual birthday it is!
You see, July 25th is not the birthday of my physical body. I celebrate that in October.
Rather, it is instead the birthday of my being, my soul: in short, the essence of my mind.
For today I have awoken to my greater purpose, and for the first time in my life, I truly believe that my mind is free to do it. If you believe in yourself, anything is possible. It may be a tired cliché, but I believe it to be true. Without belief in oneself, failure is sure to follow. And while failure is certainly possible even if you believe in yourself, at least you tried your hardest and your heart was in the right place. THAT is living. I want to live my life as I see fit; I want to live to the fullest extent that I can. For when I die, I will not have lived without trying my best to make the most out of it.
Today I have realized that what is true for others is not necessarily true for me and vice versa. It seems obvious, but I did not truly feel it until now. I feel set free by this thought, somehow.
October contains the birth date of my mind, yet July contains the date that I reached a higher level of consciousness (at least when compared to my own internal consciousness, not others'). I think that the mind and the body are two entirely different creatures. The body is mortal and is doomed to fade away. Yet the mind, while certainly not lasting forever in a conscious sense, is immortal in its own way. Through the process of living life and giving back to life in the form of impacting the lives of those around us in a positive manner, we will always be remembered. If I live life the way that I imagine that I can, the presence of my personality and even my very soul will be felt long after I cease to physically exist.
Memory is the essence of being. To be remembered in any fashion is to have lived. To remember those who have come before us keeps them alive.
Happy Birthday Me! My body was created with the sole purpose of housing my mind: my SPIRIT!
