So wake up, and do it.

Awake is the new sleep
Awake is the new sleep
So wake up
Wake up
And do it
Whatever it is
=)

I love this song. Ben Lee is great.

So I was thinking about the whole concept of speaking now or forever holding your peace, and I realized just how true, and applicable to life, it is. There are so many times that if you wait too long to say or do something, you've missed your chance and there's no relevance in doing something-- or speaking-- now. Because it's just too late. With that in mind, I decided to write someone a letter. I am probably going to send them this letter very soon, either via Facebook message or snail mail. Snail mail might be kind of weird since we're on the same campus and have a class together. But whatever. Who doesn't love getting snail mail, right?? Right.

So here's the letter.

Dear ______________,

Who are you? And what have you done with my friend?
I would say that I feel like I don't even know you anymore, but that would be too generous. That would imply that we still acknowledge each other.
...But we don't.
What happened to you?
What has made you do this, repeatedly, to people?
I don't understand you.
I guess I just don't understand.
In general.
What happened?
Please tell me.
Please don't treat me like I don't exist.
I'm still here...
...I still exist.
You should get that.
I guess what bothers me the most is the fact that we didn't have a fight. We didn't mutually agree to go our own separate ways. We didn't decide to just stop speaking to each other.
...Right?
We just ignore each other like we never even knew each other at all. Don't you think that's just a little screwed up?
Well it is.
And it makes me feel... I don't even, I can't even come up with a word for what it makes me feel because it was just so bizarre and out of the blue.
Honestly, we didn't speak that much the first few weeks of school. But we did communicate a little.
Then one day I saw one of your tweets, and being me, decided to let you know (via text) that I'd be there for you if you needed/wanted.
...No response from you, at which point I figured you wanted nothing to do with me.
Which really confused/bewildered me because actually nothing happened that would have qualified that feeling.
And so I sit here, thinking that I have to "Speak Now" or forever hold my peace.
And the thing about peace?
It doesn't mean anything if you don't fight first.