Left behind...

‘Everything in life is a learning experience’

-The Puppet Master

Have you ever felt like a slow child sitting at the front desk in his classroom, trying to learn as fast as the others, only to be forgotten by an indifferent teacher? No matter how hard he tries, no matter how much he strives he will always, in the end, be left behind…And some may argue it is not cruel, and many will agree. They say the masses cannot lose grip on their success due to their waiting for the weakest link.

What about those animals who are wounded, they will be easy prey to the wolves following them. Those in the front will move on, leaving the unfortunate one behind…Some may say it is in nature itself to preserve the species, and that the species cannot succumb due to the saving of the one who will die nonetheless.

In some homes there are parents who have grown tired of their problems. They pack up their things and just disappear one night, leaving their children defenseless, behind…Surely there are those who argue people act in weird ways at times, and it should be forgiven, for in the end they are protecting themselves from insanity.

Even eternal lovers separate occasionally due to one partner’s desire to ‘live life to its fullest’ without taking into consideration the needs or desires of his other half, and one stays alone, behind…What argument people may add is that one should look for its own happiness, even if sometimes it means others must be sacrificed.

An old pet is forgotten by a child, eager to receive her new pet and hold it in her arms.The original one tries its best to be noticed, only to be replaced easily and left behind…Parents may agree children need new experiences, and each new experience makes them grow to become better people.

Clearly, all these fools have never felt what it is to be left behind.

When you stay behind what’s left is the cold winter of a cruel solitude. The hungry, impious predators loom around waiting for your fall to devour you, gnawing at your bones when nothing is left.

Look up now, stand up, stand out, and stand proud. You have been left behind for a reason. Someone has overlooked your true value. Someone has mistaken you for something else and, in many ways your abandonment will ultimately help you to realize your true worth.

Lesson learned: Stand up, light a fire, and fend off the wolves of your past. You have not been left behind, as those fools have not moved forward. They have turned and moved a different way.