Soul Mates

Do you believe in the concept of soul mates? I think I do. I think there is one person in that you are meant, truly to be with. Will you know once you see them (i.e. love at first sight)? I doubt it, but I think once you know, you know. End of story.

But what if that person you are meant to be with is a murderer? Could you stand knowing that he has killed another human being without a second thought? Would you stay?

What if that person was a depressive manic and suicidal? And although, you, family, and friends all offer her endless amounts of help, in the end she's just not happy. You know, with in a year, she will be dead by her own hand? Do you stay with her and deal with the consequences later?

What if that person was a cheater? That, even though you both cry over the times he has hurt you, you know it's never gonna change? Deep down, that's just his nature? Do you stay and try to get through it by trying to change him or forgiving and forgetting, or do you leave him?

What if the person you are meant to be with is not the person you want to be with at all? What path would you choose?

Or, what if you are not meant to be with anybody? Do you constantly pursue a life with a partner or accept a life of solitude?

What path would you choose?

Free Spirit

All it would take is ten grand.

"That's a lot," you say. I don't know who you are, but I bet you're saying it. I would bet ten grand you're saying, and wouldn't that be paradoxical? Ok, maybe paradoxical isn't the right word... Hell, who cares about the right word. The point is it really

would take just 10k.

To not be tied down. Drop all contacts, pack a leather bag full of necessities and sentimentals, throw that in the car, and hit the road. Don't look back until you're older, when you won't regret it.

If America is such a free country, why do I feel so tied down by traditions and expectancies? I just want to go. Live. Really live, not live in a fishbowl of a dorm or college campus.

I want to meet people trying to be themselves, not other students trying to be better students.

There is so much to see that I can only fantasize about and if I keep with tradition, that I will only ever fantasize about.

College costs more than ten grand. And that's not even the way I want to live.

Yes, it would just take ten grand to scratch that itch.