Everyone needs some type of
temporary escape. There are many reasons why one may need a
temporary escape: stress, to gather ones thoughts, or even if it’s from
life. Life can be very stressful at times even if it’s from work, school,
or family problems. That escape can be anything from a where to a what.
Some like to go out into nature because it is a calmer environment
or even read a book. I have a few temporary escapes of my
own. Certain fiction novels, my stories, music, and the beach are my temporary escapes.
Certain novels like
The Infernal Devices series takes me to another place. While
reading novels, I am not thinking about how bad my day was, but about
what happens on the next page. When I am writing my books, my mind is
somewhere else. I zone out of everything, focusing on nothing but my book;
the details I'm going to put into, visualizing my story as it if I was the
main character. Music is my number one escape because its right next
to me at all times. The lyrics of the song just brings be back to where I
need to be or takes me away. I have learned that I should not hold back
my emotions and music brings it out of me, even if it is crying or anger.
It helps me think about my problems and to decide if I should fix them or
just let them simmer down themselves. When I go to the beach, it’s
like reading, writing, and listening to music all at once. The last time
I was at the beach was last summer. I was at the Boardwalk in New Jersey
with my mother and my other siblings; I only get to see once every few months.
After a long day of play I sat down, on the then cooled sand, and just
stared at the sunset, listened as the waves crash against each other, the seagulls
fighting over some seafood one family had ate, and my mom telling my baby
sister to stop throwing sand on people. I just closed my eyes and thought
about all the stress and events that had happened in the past year and I felt as it all just washed away. It was like a thousand
pounds was lifted off of me, I felt so free and light. Temporary escapes are needed even if its just
one.
