Weight

Whether you mean it in a concrete way, or an abstract way, if you really think about it "weight" plays such a large role in our society today. It could be physical weight, the "weight of the world", or even the weight of lies, no matter what it is, it plays a role in your life even if you don't realize it.

If you quote the song "The Weight of Lies" by the Avett Brothers, they say:
"The weight of lies will bring you down and follow you to every town, cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there, when you run make sure you run to something and not away from, cause lies don't need an airplane to chase you anywhere"

I think everyone can relate to the last line "lies don't need an airplane to chase you anywhere." Everyone has told a lie once in their life, it has either been a little white lie, it could have been a huge lie that caused a lot of problems, or it could have been a lie that has stuck with you to this day. If you're trying to run from a lie you've told, like the song says, lies don't need an airplane to chase you anywhere, the are with you for the rest of your life. If you're trying to build a lasting relationship with someone, there's no way it's going to survive on lies. Even if the truth never comes out to the other person, like the first line in this song "the weight of lies will bring you down." So if you look at the bigger picture, in the long run, lies never benefit anyone even if it starts off as something small.

At other times, you could feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. You and your significant other just broke up, your best friend and you are in a fight, you're getting bad grades in school, you have no money...it could be a combination of almost anything, but I'm sure everyone has had those days. Every once in a while I think everyone has those days where they just don't feel like themselves. I think those are some of the best days you can have. I know... why would one of the worst days you've had be your best? Well, I think they are great because though you may not be fully engaged in your social life, it gives you time to reflect on yourself and what's going on around you. It gives you time to really pin point what is lacking in your life and gives you the opportunity to better yourself. So next time you're having one of those off days where you feel like nothing is going right, take a second to really think about why you're feeling so down, and take that chance to say to yourself "Tomorrow I am going to wake up to a new day, and I'm going to be a better me."