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only philosophy Janet Kuypers 4/4/15 there is a philosophy in the arc of a bullet from a nine mil until you watch that copper jacket pierce that paper still at fifty yards, slicing through that target and tearing that jagged oval just an inch or two from the center of that perfect circle. there is a philosophy in the trees and crumpled leaves under your step, under your bike tires when you hear the birds chirping as you make your way through the beauty of nature while regaining your sanity after the madness of your workday. there is a philosophy in looking at that open road and thinking “I can do this,” before you decide to push that engine faster than it has ever gone before. You remain in control of this beast and smile when the speedometer goes as high as it can and still doesn’t do you justice. there is a philosophy in arching your back, stretching your arms, contorting your legs when you realize that you have the power to master both your body and your spirit. there is a philosophy in meeting just the right someone, spending your first date together by talking philosophy half the night, and you thinking, my god, they’re not my clone, but I didn’t know anyone out there could exist who thinks like me, and makes me love philosophy again and reminds me that it’s good to be alive. there has been too much in the world that has made me struggle to even live, so trust me, everything philosophically comes together for you when you find someone who makes you feel good to be alive. there is a philosophy in finding just the right position to get a good night’s sleep — when you’re curled up in just the right way, you wish they would stay curled up with you like this forever. And philosophy may smile upon you when you realize they too wish for that with you. That they like hearing your heart beat while you listen to their breathing. But they, they can’t sleep, when they’re too intoxicated when they hear everything about you when you are so close. there is a philosophy in you deciding to do something not because it makes you happy but because it would make them happy. “Selfishness is a virtue,” you think, but you, doing this for them, makes you happy. It really does. there is a philosophy in seeing you, actually looking at you, when we’re out together, facing each other at a table or sitting next to each other at a bar. And at that moment, I see you, and all that is left of the world is you, and my eyes staring at you. And suddenly the world stops. The world is a beautiful place, because there is only you.

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