With apologies to Mr. Lurhmann

I want to be old enough to see the wonders of the world, and young enough to be wide-eyed as I do.

I want to be old enough to see the horrors of the world, and young enough for them to sear my soul anew each time.

I want to be old enough to feel heart-wrenching suffering, and young enough that I don't have to bleed just to know that I've alive.

I want to be old enough to make a difference, and young enough to think that I actually can.

I want to be old enough to be worldly, experienced and accomplished, and young enough to invent new ways of screwing up daily.

I want to be old enough to have lived a life of adventure, and young enough that that spirit never failed me, even as my body will.

I want to see the sun rise over every continent on the planet, and young enough to wonder where I'll be tomorrow, even if I'm exactly where I was when I went to sleep.

I want to be old enough to have broken my heart many times over, and young enough to be excited about trying again.

I want to be old enough be old enough to love wisely and well, and young enough to be excited every morning when I watch you open your eyes.

I want to be old enough to live my life to the fullest, and young enough that as I do, I laugh until I cry, and cry until I laugh.

I want to be old enough to not begrudge the price of pain, and young enough to live a life of joy.

Being alive is easy. Living is hard.