Making life seem more precious.

My main pursuit is happiness. But after that, it's probably the pursuit of ideas. Or the pursuit of thought. I like to think. That makes me happy. That, and the pursuit of love. I've discovered that love is a concept. A thought. A feeling. I like to write about love. Love letters. Poems. Short stories. Reflections. Occasionally, I have negative thoughts. Which don't make me particularly happy. Maybe even a bit sad. But I don't dwell on the negative. Because most of the time I'm in love. And that's about as positive as one can get. I think I've had a happy life. Sure, there's been some sadness mixed in. But that proved to be a positive. Because when my happiness is contrasted with the moments of sadness, it makes the happiness seem even better. You know. Like night makes day brighter. And still, I see something wonderful about darkness. I've been sad because I lost someone I loved. But better that than to have never loved. Also, I'm not looking forward to death. But the fact that I must die makes every day of life seem more precious. --Jim Broede