You no longer care about anything, really.
I’m just being honest here.
I have a kid at home who has no understanding whatsoever of what money is, or how to post a photo to Instagram, or when Star Wars 8 is coming out, or why Donald Trump should or should not be president.
The kid just does life, from the only perspective he knows of.
His own.
And I have another kid at home who spends 60% of her day making cards for people, simply because it makes them feel good… she intuitively hugs me when I need it, she tears up when I show her pictures from my Africa trips, and she will put other people’s needs before her own every single time.
The kid just does life, from the only perspective she knows of.
Her own.
I have a new friend whom I call Burly, who has lived his entire life building a comfort and security on the shoulders of a country that quite honestly just let him down. He literally has no idea what tomorrow is going to look like, yet he has unknowingly filled my soul with his smile!
Burley just does life, from the only perspective he knows of.
His own.
I guess what I’m trying to wrap my mind around is the idea that I don’t get to decide what “fair” is. I don’t get to confine this word in the definitions of my own personal worldview. All I get to do is observe this life. And document this life. And tell the stories of this life that impact me. Because if I stood around quietly trying to rank every situation, or every hardship I come across, I’m going to be spending a lot of time standing around.
Sometimes life sucks.
Sometimes you don’t get what you think you deserve.
Sometimes you just want to feel sorry for yourself.
But, sometimes you just need to keep moving.
Even if in a boat.
Jon is a professional photographer from Dayton, Ohio.
