Sunday, October 22, 2006
“All the world’s a stage”Jacques: All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
I almost had my exit today! At first, what happened seems funny and now, I am only beginning to realize the gravity of what had almost happened.
I was woken up by my father this morning, who complained that I was sleeping like a dead log. Almost became just that, anyway. I literally dragged myself out of my bed as I was instructed to take a look at what my mother had done. The alter in my living room was burnt and smoke was everywhere, like a dark cloud brewing before a thunderstorm—within the house. In my half awake state not yet having apprehended what exactly happened, I was thinking what on earth all the haze was doing in my house.
By the time my father woke me up, the fire had already been put out though the smoke still lingers. Black soot settles on all surfaces in all rooms after the temperature had cooled which means I had to clean up my room on the last day of my holiday. And that was quite a headache since I had fully intended the day before to just spend my day lazing around.
But hey! Come to think of it, I almost lost my chance to grow up and be the person I wanted to be. If I haven’t survived today, I would really have lost a lot. There are so many, many things I’ve never done before! And there are so many, many things I want to do! Goodness, how lucky I am!
Anyway, if I were to define my life with yesterday and today, I’d say my life is filled with unexpected surprises. Yesterday, on my way to Sam’s house, I was admiring a husky from quite a distance, when I notice that its owner had halt their walk and was looking intently at something, I moved closer to see what caught their attention. After a few seconds, I saw a small green snake wiggling towards the forest. Wow, I know.
Last night, before I went to sleep, I made a wish I wish I could swim in the
vast sea and never fear I’d sink. I like it, to I have a huge place to myself, alone. Of course, there are also times I’d like to be in a crowd. I like to know that there are many sides to me, at least it draws comfort when someone points at me and tell me this and that is true about me, I can mock at them in my head.
Mostly, I have no arguments about being alone maybe because I’m the only child but definitely because being around people sometimes makes me feel things I’d rather not. I’m a susceptible person and I can’t help it. Solitary doesn’t always have to be lonely; it can bring a sense of peace that cannot be found in company of others.
Constantly working towards a better
mind, body & soul.
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JOANIE
I am pretty much like every other girl. Perhaps not that much. I like thinking for my own. One thing I can't tolerate is for people to tell me they know me. I find that terribly arrogant.
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