(Un)planned Life by Wayne Hayes
“we’re going to the movies, I hope you have a good time at home.” Sent at 9:04 PM, just before disaster hit. Would you think that god planned this? Planned to hurt your loved ones, with even worse in sight. They planned for the movies four days ago. You planned for them to come to your graduation. You planned your whole life… or not. Those are the words that make me think or not. Life is a very amazing thing. However, the worst thing about life is the lingering randomization. Life is something people plan, something people build up, yet life isn’t something you can just predict on a meter or on a widespread Google Doc. That random factor of life is what I fear. My goals are something to look forward to. However, would life itself look forward to the same things? Ever-changing, why would that be fair? It is. When people say, “Life isn’t fair,” they aren’t lying. From your status to your own birth, everything is random to us. You don’t get a say in anything. You get born, you follow your parents, you go to school, you get a job. A life. “Unemployment is at an all time high. The current generation needs to step it up!” Okay. So you get born, you follow your parents, you go to school, you hopefully get a job. Life. “As you were born, you see your parents have no money. They are distraught about having a baby as that’s another mouth to feed.” “That’s great. So you get born. Hopefully your parents love you even if you weren’t wanted. Going to school is probably hell, as kids are bullies. You desperately need a job.” I plan to become a programmer with computers, or a streamer of some sort. My parents and I are planning something here or there. But the way I see it is this: you don’t plan life. You can’t plan life. Life is a world of surprises.
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