Come! Come! Come!
Come along with me on my journey.
Life is a journey to unknown places. . . Life is pulled out by destiny or choice into an adventure, who’s in the beginning, does not know the ending.
In the journey of life, everyone experience their own hardship, shed their own tears, and bear their own pains. At these times of needs, friends, family, and other positive resources are to be treasured more highly. I was never alone on this path, for many other paths that match with mine have brought much learning and experiences upon my life’s journey. One of which who was always my guide were the children whom I work with became my best friends along this path in this journey to an unknown places.
I spent years with ocean, streets, forests and strangers as companions, while I was away from my wife, colleagues, relatives and friends who were in Shillong.
In my life’s journey, I listened to the rich natural songs of birds, the roaring sounds of the waves, and the gentle breeze that blew gently from the forests. Sometimes I stood outside and look at the sky to watch the moon and the shining twinkle stars, which gave me hope and peace every time I looked at them before I went to sleep.
The nights I spent in each islands were like having a palace at nature’s night time symphony. The nights were alive with noises, buzzing and chirping of insects, frogs, birds and domestic animals that I only heard, but hardly ever see in the dark. Every now and then, I could hear the tak- tak sound of the lizards, which reminds me that I was not alone.
While spending the nights with the street children the sounds of the cars, trains and noise of the market places in many cities in India does not take away my commitments and my responsibilities to learn and discover the meaning of life from children and youth.
In this journey I loved this life with tribal children, street children, gypsies children, dalit children, children of the cobblers, washer men, orphans, youth and even the adolescent muslim girls. I saw friendship grow through simple conversation and laughter which enriched my understanding about life.
Another lesson that I’ve learned through this journey up to this point is to appreciate all that life has to offer. Life is short, and my road could suddenly come to a halt at anytime. Thus it is important to value each and every moment of it by focusing on the positive things. My struggles and sadness have acquire me to value what I have in order to overcome depression. My family, friends, children and other possibility dealings in my life have been lights in times of darkness, reminding me that the world is not completely unhappy and depressing. Hopefulness, along with strength, is all that I need to carry on in this journey.
And therefore I go forward on this journey with the memories of all the people and places I’ve left behind. It had been a most difficult but rewarding journey. My friends and family, especially the children, had made this journey much easier. Also, I would not miss the streets in many states in India, which is such an enlightening and compassionate learning environment. All those whom I met along the journey have presented me with guidance in the right path. However, some of my personal characteristics, like frustration, were inclined to guide me astray. Then again, other behavior that I own, like over ambition, show me the direction in the continuance of my journey. The up and downs that I’ve walked along my journey held a large role in transforming my being that I am now. I have fallen so many times into the deep hole of hopelessness and struggled against the mirror for just a small piece of self-esteem, but I have survived. I understand that there will be greater obstacles and barriers in the future, but I personally believe that pain is a thing to be prized.
I spent years with ocean, streets, forests and strangers as companions, while I was away from my wife, colleagues, relatives and friends who were in Shillong.
In my life’s journey, I listened to the rich natural songs of birds, the roaring sounds of the waves, and the gentle breeze that blew gently from the forests. Sometimes I stood outside and look at the sky to watch the moon and the shining twinkle stars, which gave me hope and peace every time I looked at them before I went to sleep.
The nights I spent in each islands were like having a palace at nature’s night time symphony. The nights were alive with noises, buzzing and chirping of insects, frogs, birds and domestic animals that I only heard, but hardly ever see in the dark. Every now and then, I could hear the tak- tak sound of the lizards, which reminds me that I was not alone.
While spending the nights with the street children the sounds of the cars, trains and noise of the market places in many cities in India does not take away my commitments and my responsibilities to learn and discover the meaning of life from children and youth.
In this journey I loved this life with tribal children, street children, gypsies children, dalit children, children of the cobblers, washer men, orphans, youth and even the adolescent muslim girls. I saw friendship grow through simple conversation and laughter which enriched my understanding about life.
Another lesson that I’ve learned through this journey up to this point is to appreciate all that life has to offer. Life is short, and my road could suddenly come to a halt at anytime. Thus it is important to value each and every moment of it by focusing on the positive things. My struggles and sadness have acquire me to value what I have in order to overcome depression. My family, friends, children and other possibility dealings in my life have been lights in times of darkness, reminding me that the world is not completely unhappy and depressing. Hopefulness, along with strength, is all that I need to carry on in this journey.
And therefore I go forward on this journey with the memories of all the people and places I’ve left behind. It had been a most difficult but rewarding journey. My friends and family, especially the children, had made this journey much easier. Also, I would not miss the streets in many states in India, which is such an enlightening and compassionate learning environment. All those whom I met along the journey have presented me with guidance in the right path. However, some of my personal characteristics, like frustration, were inclined to guide me astray. Then again, other behavior that I own, like over ambition, show me the direction in the continuance of my journey. The up and downs that I’ve walked along my journey held a large role in transforming my being that I am now. I have fallen so many times into the deep hole of hopelessness and struggled against the mirror for just a small piece of self-esteem, but I have survived. I understand that there will be greater obstacles and barriers in the future, but I personally believe that pain is a thing to be prized.
