beauty.
" I had always heard your entire life
flashes in front of your eyes
the second before you die
First of all
That one second isn't a second at all
it stretches on forever
like an ocean of time
I guess
I could be pretty pissed off
about what happened to me
but it's hard to stay mad
when there's so much beauty in the world
Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once
and it's too much
my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst
And then I remember to relax
and stop trying to hold on to it
and then it flows through me like rain
and I can't feel anything but gratitude
for every single moment of my stupid little life
You have no idea
what I'm talking about
I'm sure
But don't worry
you will someday. "
- Lester Burnham, American Beauty (1999)
