Palm Trees. Sunny Beach. Oh-so-soothing shore.... ahhh... Life As ItShould Be

Why is it that every time I begin to see the illusive light at the end of the tunnel, something happens? Or I see myself out of the tunnel but find that I have been bombarded with bird poop on my way out?

Now, let's be honest... Life can pretty much stink. A lot. I'd say, dear readers, that our only option would be to join the elephants and the bears, by moving somewhere in a remote jungle where we can live off of coconut juice and mangos. Live the life of Tarzan.

But then again, we would probably pour over ourselves a bigger task of staying alive. I wouldn't call tigers friendly. Now, think of this: People who live in the real world sometimes wish to die. BUT...For some funny reason, we need to stay alive in a jungle. Absolutely imperative to stay alive.

In the jungle, you see things as they are. There are no overbearing bosses or incomprehensive spouses. It's simply You and well... possible death by starvation or being cruelly eaten by an animal  3x smaller or larger than you.  While the bear is tearing you apart or the vulture is ripping your eyeballs out, you'd know exactly what the dictionary failed to describe in the word "pain". Little do you know what is waiting for you on the other side, unless you completely repent of all the times you lied to mom about  who exactly broke her dishes and discarded the evidence.

"In the Jungle, the sheer terror of dying keeps you alive."

Here on earth... the sheer terror of leaving behind an imperfect, but in its own way, loving family behind should scare you out of your pants. The face of your "little brother" figure should keep you up at night to haunt you. All the times you wet your pants or skirt laughing at the dumb thing your friend did should automatically play in your mind every time you even contemplate the idea of giving up your life for a false idea. The time you saved the little girl's life should play as breaking news on every channel.

Tell me, what else do YOU need to see life as it is?