We Are Never Truly Ourselves Until We Are At Pause

At Pause.mp3
1 Minute 31 Seconds. Read by Elizabeth, my UK robot friend.

by Aaron Matlen

We are never truly ourselves until we are at pause. All too often we get caught up in the pace of emotional moments and forget who and what we are about. Of course we then act irrationally. It is only when one sits down and truly reflects that one reaches their true self, their clarity, their character.

When it comes down to it, we all get caught up in emotional moments and it seems to make what we discover 'at pause' silly. We spend all this time in reflection coming to what rationally we would have ourselves believe and be, but inevitably are brought back into the reality of drama, emotion, and irrationality.

Life is full of tense moments that cloud reason, and we do not always think before we speak or act -- do we always mean every word, do we always mean every action? No, because life is not so cool and calm and reasonable.

It is only when one is at pause and considers their actions and thoughts that they find who and what they are about. This is a state of reflection and requires deeper thought that sometimes gets lost in the moment, but its value does not disappear. For when one reflects on an irrational action and finds, "Hey, this is really not me," they have shown their reflective self is one deeper than their self-of-the-moment.

It is easy to get caught up in the moment, to speak before thinking, to share an incomplete thought -- but it is not the real you. The real you is at the core of a deep reflection, reason, and love. The world would be a different place if we all put ourselves together 'at pause' and realized 'it is only then that I truly find myself, it is only then may I be judged.'