Written by Roberto Sanchez
Today, I woke like I’ve woken many days before.
Everything feels on repeat.
What am I gonna do?
Am I hungry?
What am I gonna eat?
Blah, blah, blih, blah…
The day becomes a beat in the song of life.
Zoom out into the stars, look down —
all you see is a dot.
That dot?
Not me.
Not you.
Just the place we live in.
Moving aimlessly… dot. dot. dot.
So why was today important?
I ask myself daily.
The answer?
I am the alien.
Not from the cosmos,
but from the ether —
that place we all came from but don’t remember.
The bones.
The flesh.
That’s our space suit.
We are magic.
We came from a place forgotten,
given this astronaut body to experience this day,
and maybe a few more.
Then — we return.
So, immortal soul trapped in mortal flesh,
what have you learned?
In my younger years, I cried in my mind:
Why is my life so shitty?
Am I good enough?
Does the Source even know?
To some, that Source is Allah.
To others, Jesus.
To some — just “The Source.”
Or maybe… God.
Does He know how shitty I’m living?
Does He understand His creation is unhappy?
That was then.
Now I see what I couldn’t before:
I am magic.
And so is everyone we meet.
They may not say it,
but they whisper indirectly:
You are not alone, son.
You are not alone, daughter.
Here, you will meet others.
You will converse.
You will love.
To someone, you are important.
Be glad.
Embrace the magic.
Text © Roberto Sanchez
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“The day becomes a beat in the song of life.” — what a line…