Let's Try

People would often say that going away is hard, but lately, I have realized that it's not that tough. What's even harder for me is staying. Staying is underrated. People think that once you have started something, it's just so easy to go through the process. What they don't see is how hard it is to keep something, to be committed, to be consistent, to keep trying to stay. We can always start to plant a seed, but isn't it harder to commit to frequently water it so it grows? We can always start new friendships, but isn't it always harder to maintain it? We can always apply for that job, but isn't it harder to stay in that job? We can always enroll to that class, but isn't it always harder to stay in there and try your best to graduate? It's always harder to stay and trust the process. In the same way that it is always easy to quit things and people, but always harder to stay. We can easily quit people and tell them we can't do it anymore, but isn't it always harder to stay? To try and to work it out? We can easily quit our lives and just pull that trigger, but isn't it always harder to stay and keep living? Isn't it always harder to stay and and keep hoping that things will get better? It is always even harder to stay. Quitting and going away can also be hard at times, but staying will always be harder and painful. Trying to stay alive in life amidst all the adversaries and obstacles will always be harder than just going away. Choosing to stay in life even though you've thought of dying so many times, will always be harder to maintain. Choosing to wake up everyday and rise up for another day will always be harder than to stay in bed. Choosing to love even when it hurts will always be harder than to give up and quit. Choosing to live will always be harder. But we will always try. We will always try. Let's always try to stay. Let's always try to choose to stay a little bit more than we did yesterday. Let's try staying.