Landscape And Poetry

Imagine Loving Life

mount van hoevenberg view

Looking at this landscape, it is astonishing how everything works well together. Shades of orange, red, pink, yellow and green could be found and yet they all work together to create something beautiful. The trees are very different too. Some are shaped in a cone, some are more triangular, some are too far to see and look like dots, and yet they all look well together. The mountains are very different too with their shapes, sizes and amount of colorful trees that they have. If I look above, the clouds dance in perfect harmony with the blue sky. All I could see is beauty. I do not judge, and I do not see ugliness even on the trees that no longer have leaves.

There are times when I want to find beauty in others the way I find beauty in nature. Everyone is different, everyone has their own goals, their own motives, their own minds and their own beliefs. I try to visualize everyone as mountains, trees, clouds, and so on. So I cannot say this tree is too thin, this mountain is too fat, this cloud is shaped the wrong way, and everyone I see is ugly. Everyone is trying to survive the winter, everyone is trying to change, trying to be happier and suffer less. I just hope I can accept enough about who I am, I can accept my flaws, that I can accept others as well and not judge them. I have come to realize that how well I treat myself is how well I will treat others. So everyday, I try to love my time, love my life, and love all of my weaknesses, so that one day, I have nothing but acceptance for others, and in that same day, I will have nothing but acceptance for myself.