The Eiffel Tower

I found this keychain of the Eiffel Tower in the grass of my old apartment building last semester. I left it there for about three days, just to see if the person who lost it would magically realize where they dropped it and come claim it. Once it became apparent that this thing was an orphan, I decided to give it a home on my keychain.

The thing I love besides the way I found it, so dilapidated and forgotten, was the fact that it's leg is missing. How often do we think of monuments, people like this who are in the limelight 24/7, to be unstoppable, infallible, invincible? What are the expectations associated with fame, or success?

It seems so stupid to delve so deep into something so trivial, but every time I look at this keychain, I am reminded that I need to give people a break. I need to let them make mistakes without my eye of scrutiny judging them. I need to love a little more, mend more often, and be a lighthouse from the storm of everyday life for the people I love. But most of all, I need to be less critical of myself. We are all our biggest judges, something I have experienced firsthand a lot this year. It's okay to not get 1,000 things done one day, as long as you try your hardest each day to be the best person you can be. I was once told by a very important person that I should not run faster than I could, and do the best I could each day, and that I would be blessed for it. Thank you keychain, for reminding me of that in a round-about way.