Looking back my childhood years. My brother always dipped and chase with my slippers because of the rapid flaw of water every time we cross the river back and front to our home. He would always keeps telling me to wear it properly or else I would never go elsewhere but wounded feet. What if he is not always there anymore to save it for my feet? That time I couldn’t comprehend to what he had told me but want my slipper back.
When I got my work, I had lots of things I wanted to buy and one of my obsession is to buy beautiful shoes since I was deprived when I was young. For those time my parents could not afford to buy but only a pair of slipper. My wants didn’t came along in just one click of my two fingertips. There are lots of things to be considered and be wise how to spend my money. Hoping also that Santa could also hear me although I am already a grown up child.
Then I experienced to travel and see life in different perspective. Every places and countries made me become more interesting to explore, everything with my own conviction. And I would say that I am blessed because each place either with friends, relatives or me alone taught me lots of things. I can compare not that my life is like a pair of slipper and three significant things that marks in my mind:
1. Life is like a pair of slipper that gives us safety and protection. Sometimes no matter how we are too careful not to get hurt, physically, emotionally still we get wounded. At first, we experience things that made us happy yet later on we questioned ourselves or others why did it happen to us. We became less motivated and continue our path to the place that we hope to. Afraid to get hurt again.
One Saturday, I was listening to the talk of our pastor that time I felt the wind that seems rains will follow. Then others started to open their umbrella some wear their jackets. And then the pastor said, “Where is your faith?” just a little drops of rain your faith were shaken? Sometimes we feel over protected not to get hurt like afraid not to get wet because we might get sick and then we worries.We overlooked and out of focus to our own safety. Not thinking that this little drops might give us some relief, learn to feel the cold so will would realize that we have still warm heart to share with others to get them also warm. They need a partner that will help them in times of depression, being isolated-being alone.Like slipper they needs partner.
2. Life is like a pair of slipper that brought us to other places. I believe that we are the navigator of our journey, what path we want to go through still it depends on us. Like the sayings: “if there is a will there is a way,” or “if you don’t there is a reason”.Life is very complex and how it becomes complex? The concept of cause and effect? Our decision on how we want our life go through still depends on us although there as some barriers that hinders our path still its our own choice to pursue or not to see the light in the end of tunnel.
3. Life is like a slipper that mature through ages. Have you ever think of that even slippers needs to rest, needs to clean even though they are meant to get dirt. We also need to protect our self. Time for reflection, time to take care our physical and mental health or else we will end up to early retirement not enjoying fully our time with our self and to others. We also need to prepare ourselves that in time that we already get old still we stay feel happy and contented that through our journey we became worth not only to our self but also to others with joy not only in our face but also in our heart.
Now, my journey still not yet end and not yet to retire. I am still much excited to continue my travel to places that would helped me to realize that not every journey is full of colour, happiness, and fun.
Although I have a pair of beautiful shoes still I feel happy and comfortable to wear again and again my own slipper.
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