Beneath the Surface
Most people move through life as if floating on a wave, rarely questioning where it is carrying them. They follow the tides of society, fashion, and inherited beliefs, living as expected rather than consciously choosing their path. Days pass. Years pass. And beneath the movement, something essential often remains untouched.
There is nothing inherently wrong with living this way. But two questions can awaken an entire life: Is this the life you truly want? Is this enough for you?
If we are born, grow, reproduce, and die without awareness, we live little differently from any other creature. Yet unlike them, we carry a rare gift. We can reflect. We can choose. We can wake up. A bird fulfills its nature by being a bird. A dog lives fully as a dog. But humans often forget to ask what it truly means to be human.
Many drift through existence chasing comfort, possessions, status, and distraction while the deeper layers of their being remain unexplored. We are not just bodies moving through routines or minds collecting information. Beneath all of it, we are conscious beings capable of depth, truth, and transformation.
Life was never meant to be merely surfed. Surfing keeps you on the surface, where things feel familiar and safe. Diving asks more. It requires courage, stillness, and trust. Beneath the surface, you begin to encounter who you are beyond roles, fears, and old stories.
Society often rewards the surface. It teaches conformity and predictability. But what if you were never meant to blend in? What if you were meant to come alive in your own way?
To live only to survive is to betray the vastness within you. To truly live is to question, to seek, and to step into the unknown with awareness. In that space, every breath becomes intentional. Every moment becomes alive.
The ocean of life is wide and waiting. The surface is comfortable. The depths are honest. You can keep drifting, or you can choose awareness. You can keep floating, or you can dive.
Life is not asking you to be perfect. It is asking you to be present. The real question is no longer what life will do to you. The question is whether you are willing to meet it fully awake.
The tragedy is not dying someday, it is never truly living while you are here.
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Author: Maurice "Mao" Correa
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