Alazia

Wednesday’s Word

Alazia –

            The realization that the answer to the question of what kind of person one might become actually has an answer

            From the Turkish god Alaz Khan, a fire diety

One of the most pressing questions children get asked is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” because it offers the child a chance to articulate dreams, expand on interests and develop a sense of identity. Sure the answer might change from one week – or day – to the next, but that’s part of the malleability of childhood, part of the innocence that we all likely shared at one point. The mere fact that we could actually be someone, anyone, anything, wasn’t daunting, or worrisome. There weren’t ladders to climb or presentations to give; we simply allowed ourselves to dream. This fluidity of the human spirit accounts for much of the desire and drive that propels and pushes us forward. Over time, it’s so easy to forget what we wanted to do in the first place – we get lost in the shuffle, the commute to the eventual that the journey is often misrepresented as being anything but a stop on the trip, when really, it is the trip! As we grow, mature and age, it’s so much harder to keep reaching for that eventual light. It seems dimmer, maybe. Or further off in the distance than originally estimated. So sometimes, it’s easier to just keep pushing instead of remembering to stop, breathe, and appreciate the moment.