A Blank Page

The most terrifying moment of of any action; is the dreaded first step. It’s staring at a blank page, envisioning everything that could be, all the words that could be written, the tales that could be told. Yet realizing, that before is nothing but a blank page, awaiting only you.

It goes for anything in life, any time something has to turn into something, a leap of faith has to be taken. Whether it be applying for a job, or asking the girl you like out for drinks; the first step is terrifying. Why? Well, because at zero lies potential. If you have nothing, then at the same time, you are bound by nothing: You could be anything, yet at the same you can never be. What is a dream, if not followed by action? Nothing, because it never existed in the first place. A blank page is a blank page; it is filled with potential, it could be literally anything: A poem, a manuscript, a love letter, a suicide note… the blank page is only limited by your imagination: Zero is the birthplace for potential. Yet, without action, the blank page remains blank. At the end of the day, if you do nothing, yet shall have nothing. All that could ever be means nothing, if no one dares to take the first step. Zero is both wonderful and dreadful. It has everything that could ever be, yet it has no value. All it takes, if for someone to turn nothing, into something: A leap of faith.

What is the counter to a blank page: Words. As soon as someone types the first words on a page, it is no longer nothing; it can no longer be anything. Something has changed. All the potential is now limited by what you did, both good and bad. That is the painful part, because now, the dream is vulnerable, the dream could die. As soon as you do, as soon as you take that leap of faith, you are no longer at zero: You can no longer be anything. That is terrifying. Imagine dreaming of everything that could be, imagine having all your dreams come true; a pleasant thought. Yet nothing more, inside the dreamer nothing can harm the dream, but when introduced to reality; it could be torn apart.

The blank page is no longer blank, it is something, which means that all the things that it could have been, is no more. Whatever it is going to be, it is now limited by what you did: Now, it can be judged. It can be applied, or dragged through the mud. The girl you asked out, well perhaps she said yes. Perhaps she said no. After the first step, there is no going back. Whatever you did, you are now on the path towards the destination that you chose. Will you arrive? Who knows. The only thing that is certain, is that without that first step, the dream could never be born; it could never become reality.

Realty is terrifying, because we are not in control of it. When someone does something, we have no idea where that might end up, no idea as to what may happen. That is why the dream is comforting, why zero is so attracting: You are in control. If you have nothing, you can dream of everything. It is only, when you decide that you want something more, than you wish to make the dreams come true, that you start to accept that you cannot control it, you are vulnerable; but it is your best shot. At the end of the day, if you do nothing, you will never have anything. Stuck in a place of plenty that can never be… why not take the jump? Why not risk it all, because who knows, you might actually get it. Ask and you shall receive.

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