left standing alone with the falling sun

in life i think i'm just gliding along trying not to step on people's foot but i think for the past few days i've been really touchy with comments made by others regarding myself. those things i easily brushed off seem so hurtful to actually hear; especially coming out from your good friends. it's a holiday; time for a break from everything, period where you exhale and think back what you have done for the past mid semester. probably ponder what you want to change for the rest of the semester too i suppose. *study for the exam too maybe? well, that's a given*

was doing random clicking on the net when i found this picture *courtesy of desmondwyson, thanks :)*; i thought it was really nice and poignant. it has a line saying "left standing alone with the falling sun". i think it's an irony *much like my life?* you're so engrossed with something and when it leaves/ disappoints, you feel a pang of emptiness inside. but you're missing something, something much greater than what just left. you've always taken it for granted, thinking that it's always been there and it will always be there. but reality gets the upper hand; the sun is falling.

maybe what we should do in life is get a bigger picture; a wider perspective; a larger macroscopic spectacle to view our lives. see what is important and those that are temporary. i know it's hard to find the time to just breathe and look back what we have done so far but sometimes it is more necessary than needed.

it's the holiday; let's take the time to exhale and reflect.