E is for Elephants.
Of course it is. If you even entertained the slightest
thought that I would write about something other than elephants, you should be
ashamed of yourself. Clearly, you don’t know me as well as you think you do.
For those of you who really don’t know me that well, let me
begin this post by saying that I love elephants. With a passion. I can’t get
enough of them. When I see something that has an elephant on it, I will
typically buy it. People now buy me things simply because it has an elephant on
it. (Makes buying gifts for me so much easier I think.) I have so many
elephants in my life. From sweatshirts, to rings, to bracelets, rings,
necklaces, blankets, shirts, scarfs, piggy banks, statues, and stuffed elephants,
elephants pretty much consume my life.
I don’t know why I like elephants so much. I don’t have the
words to describe the feeling that I get when I see one. The joy is so intense
that it very often brings tears to my eyes. If I ever got to touch one, we all
know I would end up balling my eyes out from excitement. When I am stressed,
elephants bring me peace, and when I am upset, they provide the comfort I so
desperately need.
Now, while I love elephants, this post is actually not me
trying to convince you to fall in love with them either. Rather, it is to
convince you to find something for yourself that is to me what elephants are to
me. Everyone needs something, anything good, that they can turn to no matter
the situation. Something that brings them pure joy, just by looking at it.
Something that can bring comfort where others have failed. I’m not advocating
that you do something bad or look at things you’ll regret later in life for a
moment of fleeting joy, instead I’m telling you to find your elephants. Find
that one thing that speaks to you, and then, make it yours.
