&#8220;I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second before you die. First of all, that one second isn&#8217;t a second at all, it stretches on forever, like an ocean of time&#8230; For me, it was lying on my back at Boy Scout camp, watching falling stars&#8230; And yellow leaves, from the maple trees that lined our street&#8230; Or my grandmother&#8217;s hands and the way her skin seemed like paper&#8230; And the first time I saw my cousin Tony&#8217;s  <span><a href="http://www.charleneprecious.com/blog/there-is-so-much-beauty-in-the-world-may-28-2011/" class="readmore">Continue reading &rarr;</a></span>{"id":6978,"date":"2011-05-28T18:50:15","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T22:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/charleneprecious.com\/blog\/?p=6978"},"modified":"2011-05-28T18:50:15","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T22:50:15","slug":"there-is-so-much-beauty-in-the-world-may-28-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.charleneprecious.com\/blog\/there-is-so-much-beauty-in-the-world-may-28-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"There is so much beauty in the world."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>&#8220;I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second before you die. First of all, that one second isn&#8217;t a second at all, it stretches on forever, like an ocean of time&#8230; For me, it was lying on my back at Boy Scout camp, watching falling stars&#8230; And yellow leaves, from the maple trees that lined our street&#8230; Or my grandmother&#8217;s hands and the way her skin seemed like paper&#8230; And the first time I saw my cousin Tony&#8217;s brand new Firebird&#8230; And Janie&#8230; And Janie&#8230; And&#8230; Carolyn. I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me&#8230; but it&#8217;s hard to stay mad, when there&#8217;s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I&#8217;m seeing it all at once, and it&#8217;s too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that&#8217;s about to burst&#8230; And then I remember to relax and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can&#8217;t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life&#8230; You have no idea what I&#8217;m talking about, I&#8217;m sure. 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