Pieces

It's been a long time since I've written something of this nature. Enjoy...

As I sit here in the laundromat, I'm left to contemplate an idea that wedged itself in my brain earlier today while I was cutting my hair. The idea of being "whole". People discuss it frequently. They don't feel complete. They feel someone else completes them. My conclusion about the matter is fairly simple, but it seems to be one that the majority of people miss. There is no wholeness within ourselves. It's against the nature of humanity. Yes solitude and singularity can be a great thing and can be fulfilling for many but truly, at their deepest level those individuals are at peace, are happy because of someone else, or something else in their lives. I alone can attest to this. At the end of the day, we are just a piece. We are only one small component in what creates a larger whole. Not all the pieces are equal in size and most people will admit to making their life work without having all the pieces in front if them. Most people don't know how to put them all together either. It's more of an art than a science. You can't look at the picture on the box for help with this puzzle. You have to to about it blindly. There's no way around it. Sometimes you have to force a piece into it's place; and sometimes they fall into place without any strategy or planning on your own accord. 
In one way or another, everyone's puzzle links to each others. There is no avoiding it. As it's been said, "no man is an island." 
As life enraptures you, don't forget that it's a reliance and acceptance of the other pieces that will ultimately leave you feeling whole, and you, you are a piece that will do the same for someone else. Here's to figuring out how to fit all the pieces together. Salud!