When I was your age, I would go to plays all the time, just sit in the darkness and try to take it all in inside me. Contain everything in some corner of my heart so that when I had my shot, it could all come pouring out - all the lights and moments and colour. Brenna Ehrlich
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The quote above by Neil Simon is a beautiful reminder of the power of imagination. As we grow older, we tend to believe change is inevitable and becoming the person we want to be is almost impossible. When we were young, we used to go to plays and try to take it all in inside us. We used to try and contain everything in some corner of our heart so that when we had our shot, it could all come pouring out - all the lights and moments and colour.

And now here we are as grown ups, sitting in the darkness and trying to understand why this world is so confusing or why others aren’t as perceptive as they used to be. But if we can sit in the darkness and try as hard as we can to take it all in, as Neil Simon says, “when you’re done counting the years, you’ll find there's time for love”.

Source: Placid Girl

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