American Beauty.

 "It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing and there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. And this bag was, like, dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. And that's the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and... this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... and I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in."


- Ricky Fitz (American Beauty)


The first searing screech of a new born child.
The song of the lonely blue jay, looking for a companion near the end of mating season.
The cold wind blowing against your face as you take a long bike ride going no where.
That feeling you get the first time you see the girl of your dreams.
The feeling you get when you lose her, or find out she's just not interested.
The euphoria that overwhelms you after your first successful football game.
The sadness that keeps you and the entire team silent on the way home from a lost game.
The taste left in your mouth after your first kiss.
That bitter taste left in your mouth after drinking a cup of coffee.
The warmth and love given at Christmas time.
The pain and sorrow felt during the funerals of loved ones.
The brutal swelling of your eye, after getting punched in the face for the first time.
The bruises on your legs left after starting your first riot.
The freedom of the open road and the feeling it gives you.
The oppression of the institution, how it traps, kills our imaginations, yet if you're lucky, inspires us.
The warm embrace of your mother after a long hard day.
The scolding she gives you for not picking up your room.
The mere fact that you woke up in this morning.
The fact that you slept a couple hours last night.
Having someone you know will stick you through thick and thin.
Having people that abandon you when times get tough, so you learn who your real friends are.
The crisp taste of fresh water in your dehydrated mouth after taking a long run
The sweat and blood dropped while in the middle of it.
The feeling you get after a having a long day, and you finally get to lie on your bed.
The relaxation achieved during a nice hot shower.
How you can get strength out of even the bad times in life, where nothing seems to be going right.
The fact that you can find love in almost anything.
The tingling you get in your chest when you know you've done something right, even if you got absolutely nothing out of it
The satisfaction you get when you give your time away, to help others.
The cold, hard feeling of rejection.
The warm, elated feeling of hearing the word "yes".
The first few drops of sweat that fall off your forehead after weeks stripped of exercise.
The taste of that first tempting red velvet cupcake, after months of being on a steady diet.
The feeling in your hair when you stick your head out of a car window in a foreign country, embracing the difference in smell and sound, yet knowing its the same sun you feel back at home


I guess what I'm trying to say is that there's beauty in everything, the good and the bad. 
You just need to look for it