Then It Came Back To Rescue Me Today.

I saw American Beauty last week, for the 3rd time.

"This isn't life, it's just stuff. And it's become more important to you than living."

"I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst...

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't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life..."

You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure.

But don't worry... you will someday."

A year after Alan Ball wrote this, he created Six Feet Under.