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Our lives are written in short chapters. There is one for every phase. And then things change. The greatest challenge of all is to take them on – both the good and the bad.

Sometimes, you have to remind yourself that nothing lasts forever. And nothing lasts long enough for that matter. All we can do is to appreciate the present, take things as they are, and as the song goes, let it be.

Because when you’re a little calmer and there’s a hint of peace in the air, you realize that you can’t fight everything. Not all problems are solved by talking. Not all low points can be forgotten with a moment on the other end of the spectrum. We have to learn to let time take its course. Have a little faith in the good. When it comes to situations you can’t change, thinking about it is just the worse thing you can do.

And for everything that life holds, I still believe that the simplest things always mean the most. In our own ways, we are here to help each other. The small gestures of kindness, the people who think of us, the ones who go out of their way to make us feel just a little better. Those are the ones who should mean the most.

The sad songs are still true. They’ll always be. But we can learn not to believe in them so much.