Nobody's Life Is Easy

[4n01]

After reading about the MARIA disband, I thought I'd write a little.

Things always look so bright for other people. And when we look at our own lives, sometimes it seems like they're full of disappointment. All the things we'd like to do, or like to be, always seem so far away.

Sometimes, they seem impossible.

What we usually forget, is that everybody has sad moments in their lives. Well... maybe not sad moments, but moments where life seems very ordinary and boring. And I'm thinking that maybe, that's the natural way life is supposed to be a lot of the time. We go to school or work, and wonder how we manage to keep going every day. We can also expect to get sick, suffer disappointments, and lose friends and relatives as time goes by. It's just how life works.

Maybe the most we can hope for, are a few bright spots along the way. I remember how good it felt to find out that "Chiisana Uta" was coming out as a single. I remember how it felt to hold a copy of "Tsubomi" in my hands for the first time. I remember thinking that "Kanashimi Rensa' had TATTSU's best drumming yet on it. I remember discovering ZONE. Takayo's first album coming out. Those first pictures of Mizuho appearing on the web after such a long time of her being away from us. And those are just a few moments. There have been more.

The trouble is, sooner or later we expect things like that to happen to us all the time, and they just can't. Nobody's life is like that. And so, why should it be any different for the ZONE girls? Their lives must have high and low points, too. That doesn't mean we should feel sorry for them, or for ourselves, either. Right at this moment, I can't help but think that every day we try to help them all to remember how special they are helps us, and hopefully helps them on their paths in life. People tend to forget the good things they've done, and occasionally need someone from the outside to remind them.

Sometimes, I think it's a miracle that good things happen at all.

[TheFrustrated]

Sometimes, people don't understand why these sort of things happen. Of course, there are a lot of people that are worried about them but I'm sure that the girls are more worried than we are. We aren't directly involved in the situation so I guess it's hard to understand what they are feeling. I mean, they do this for a living. It's not just some little side project they get together and do for the fun of it--it's a big part of their lives. But I think when we--on in this case, MARIA--looks back on this they will see that there will be good that came from this event.

All of these girls, not just ZONE, but MARIA, have so much heart. For a second time, Maiko discussed replacing the drummer or ending the band with her band mates...and for a second time, she decided to not go on without a drummer. That right there, says a lot. It comes to show that they aren't just in it for the money or fame. There has to be some kind of sisterly bond. That's for sure. Every member is important, cherished, and indispensable. I think that it was a wonderful display of love.

Right on, 4n01. Good things can't happen to somebody all the time. These are the ups and downs of life. We all experience them. It just seems a lot harder when bad things happen to those who we love and look up to. But lets look at the good things as well. For instance, remember how we all felt when ZONE was no longer around? Who would fill in the gap? No one could but MARIA stepped up to the plate bringing with them a big piece of ZONE. Although they didn't fill in that gap completely, we came to know and love them and accept them as a part of the ZONE family. ZONE did a lot for us but let's remember what MARIA themselves gave to us. They gave to us something fresh, exciting, and new, at the same time helping us get past the ZONE break-up.

Now we have a new hope that something good might come out of this.

After all, there are smiles in life.

[4n01]

After all, there are smiles in life.

[TheFrustrated]

No matter what changes, nothing will change those smiles. There were as powerful than as they are now.

[4n01]

Maybe the best thing I can say, is that in this whole lifetime I've lived, ZONE has been the only band who could truly break this jaded heart of mine.

Should I be sorry that this feeling hasn't happened more often? Or happy that it happened at all? And it's kind of both feelings mixed up together. At times, I wonder if I haven't spent these years missing something. At other times I think I've been given a special gift that not everybody can have. I'm not anybody special... just a regular working guy... so how can something remarkable happen to me?

There are times when I forget just how remarkable it was. At other times, I can't understand why these feelings aren't obvious to everybody. I'll probably never have answers to these questions.

Than again, maybe someday my time will come and I'll discover that they are the house band in Heaven. I think I would be very happy, to find that out...

[zerojinnu]

i can't get over how great they look...haha..its as if their still in their ZONE days..^_^..
Powerful Smiles Indeed!!