Gandalf

For some odd reason whenever I smoke pipe tobacco from one of my Turkish pipes I feel wise. If you have seen The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring...I always feel like Gandalf when he is smoking his pipe in Bilbo's home wondering what he is going to do now that the ring is found. Every single time I light my pipe my mind goes to that video clip haha.

I was smoking my pipe a few moments ago on my porch here in Navarre Beach and listening to one of the greatest sounds God has blessed us with, the ocean waves. I couldn't help, but think about short this life is and how far I have come in this period of time. I remember the first time when I was at the beach with all my cousins. I was 6 or 7 probably and my Uncle was there in his younger 30s...here I am now 22 and I will be in my 30s before I know it. Just goes to show you that this life is short and we aren't meant to live on this earth for long. I just want to make the most of what I have left in this life, I feel young and I want to leave a legacy in this world. I want to be known.

Live life to the fullest,be thankful for everything,anxious for nothing,make a stranger smile, live in the moment, but at the same time live for the future, make a difference, set an example,follow the footsteps, but also leave footsteps for others to follow, contra mundum, change the world before tomorrow comes because tomorrow isn't promised. I have almost died 2 times in the past 4 years and both those times have been enough to wake me up and remind me that tomorrow isn't promised and I shouldn't be here.

So, how am I going to help frodo destroy the ring? What mark am I going to leave in this life? Sometimes I hate the way that I am and do the things that I do, but it was who I was made to be.

This is from JRR Tolkien and it pretty much sums up how I feel..

Frodo: I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.

Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you.