Life Wears You Down

The other day I found a note that said "Nothing can wear you down more completely than life."

At first I didn't think much of it. But as the day wore on, I found myself thinking more and more about the quote. It felt like one sentence had summed it all up.

I first thought that it seemed to be a negative statement. Life struggles and hard ships taking a toll on us. The hard parts in life itself wear people down. In many ways, it is true. It is very draining when something bad happens. It can physically wear you down.

Then the thought occurred to me that it might not be a completely negative sentence. Sometimes good thing can wear you down. The happy and fun moments can be tiring, for all the right reasons. Surprises and major events take their tolls on people but not always in a negative way. For example: having a new baby... Very happy and positive, but I've heard that can wear a person down pretty quick... Not in a bad way, but in a selfless love and joyful way.

So I had determined that the sentence was true. One sentence to summed it up. Still, I continued to think about it... was there more meaning behind it?

"Nothing can wear you down more completely than life"

Wear like shaping? Like when water shapes a mountain by wearing it down? Okay, let's run with this. Bare with me...

Maybe this sentence could also mean nothing can shape you more completely than life. That makes sense. Life continues to shape who we are. Experiences, both good and bad, shape who we are, who we were, and who we will become. So life it's self wears us down to the person we are. Interesting theory.

Anyway, just wanted to share what's been on my mind lately

-Silver

Currently listening to: "Awake On a Train" by Mum