Truly living one's life.

I could easily rewrite the lives of my unhappy friends. And make them happy. It's a knack. So easy. Because from the sidelines, I can see routes to happiness. For others. Unfortunately, I can't force happiness onto anyone. Because my mentally and emotionally disturbed and depressed friends have to make their own decisions. I can't force my ways, my desires, my wishes on them. Only they can choose their own routes to happiness. I can't foist happiness on anyone. But myself. Meanwhile, I settle for writing imaginative stories. About the lives of others. But I can only truly live one life. My own. --Jim Broede