Story of Life
Leslie Cheung relate himself as a bird without leg in a movie. Telling a story of his life endlessly flying as birds without legs. Some told us that life is like a journey. A quest to the destination. There are times I heard that our lives is a book. We fill in the content of our lives in it.
Like a piece of blank paper, we filled our journey of life in it. Which is why everyone keeps saying the same thing all the time, Carpe Diem. Siege the day. It is true that time and tide wait for no man. I looked for the sign that the time will stops here. Negatively the Earth will continue to rotate and spin around circling the Sun. It is a law of the universe that we cannot amend.
It has been a while. If you were to ask me if I was able to let it go, my answering would be not really. Every time when I think about the driving experience it is still there. It somehow makes me angry. A little pissed off like of reaction. To think that you felt you the one who do everything. The driver, the navigator and the passenger. The rest just going with your flow.
That’s why I always love this story. Given that if u ask me why I like this story it is because the story tell a journey. Similar to journey in life.
Joruney
It begins with the couple planning to go to Niagara Falls to catch the waterfall. So they drive their car. In the States, there are so many highways and routes. If you missed that particular exit you need to drive a distance before reaching the other exit. Of course if you familiar with the American movies, usually the person next to the driver is the navigator. The person will look at the map to guide the driver.
The husband was driving the car while the wife busy looking at the map. Once a while, the wife ended up got herself lost. Eventually the husband did raise his voice when she missed out the exit turn. They had to took a long route to reach the fall. After the quarrel and argument ensued there were moment of silence until they reached the fall. The husband told the wife that by now they cannot see the falls. It was already in the evening when they arrived. Little did they know the Niagara Falls were brightly lighted and the view was breathtaking. When the husband saw it, he told his wife how beautiful is such scenery.
Niagara Falls at Night
The wife replied, “If the journey wasn’t pleasant and happy, whatever the destination doesn’t hold any meaning to it”
Life is a journey. I often reminds myself. Don’t get upset over the little things and let it bothers you. Let’s enjoy the moment. Just like how I was totally upset with my clumsiness that I scratches my car when I drove home earlier. I should be able to let it go in a day or two. After all, it is just the aesthetic value if the car is completely perfect. After all, I just need to spend some money to get it painted.
Same goes with the bond between people. A journey that have company. Everyone should make effort to contribute to it. Not a passenger passively going with the flow. Take some ownership. Although there might be conflict once a while and do notice that the husband couldn’t drive and read the map at the same time.
It reminds me of the journeys I had. A road trip that was a total fiasco. A friend made a boo boo and almost caused us to sleep on the street of Cameron Highland. It was good now looking back and have a good laugh at it.
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