A Small Reminder
~ We departed from the Seattle Tacoma Airport at exactly 3:45. We were surprised at this as our only exposure to the aluminium flying experience was from films, and not happy ones.
It had been a gloomy and morose group that departed from the house early that morning. Made even longer and more forlorn by the many last goodbyes that were to be made. It was silly of me ofcourse, this was not a last goodbye, I would be back, soon even. All the same I said my last goodbyes, at least for now anyway. Everything that had before been trivial and forgettable became at once the most precious and valuable possession and as my eyes caught a final glimpse of that building I called home disappearing round the bend, it felt as if it was indeed for the last time.
~I wrote this right before I left for England and little did I know how accurate it was going to be. I was writing forward, trying to visualize what I thought it would be like and funnily enough, I predicted it exactly.
The months are passing quickly and sooner rather than later, another departure will take place. In just three and a half months, Lord willing, I will be flying out to one of life's greatest adventures, college.
It seems to me that this is life, a series of comings and goings. I write this mainly as a reminder to myself, to cherish this time I have, in the present. Not to live for each moment and constantly chase momentary happiness. For surely, happiness is only a momentary pleasure and soon fades away and if we live our whole lives in search of this, it will have been a wasted one. If this whole pandemic has taught me one thing, it is that things change, people come and go, nothing is constant, nothing but God. I have struggled and faught against staying at home each day and yet still dreading my next step as it means more change and uncertainty. But, I have learned that our dreams rarely measure up to God's plans and that His plan for me, though now hidden, is going to be amazing. I need to remind myself to live in the present, to remember the past, and to look forward to future and to trust that the path that lies ahead for me, is as sure as He that made it so.
The months are passing quickly and sooner rather than later, another departure will take place. In just three and a half months, Lord willing, I will be flying out to one of life's greatest adventures, college.
It seems to me that this is life, a series of comings and goings. I write this mainly as a reminder to myself, to cherish this time I have, in the present. Not to live for each moment and constantly chase momentary happiness. For surely, happiness is only a momentary pleasure and soon fades away and if we live our whole lives in search of this, it will have been a wasted one. If this whole pandemic has taught me one thing, it is that things change, people come and go, nothing is constant, nothing but God. I have struggled and faught against staying at home each day and yet still dreading my next step as it means more change and uncertainty. But, I have learned that our dreams rarely measure up to God's plans and that His plan for me, though now hidden, is going to be amazing. I need to remind myself to live in the present, to remember the past, and to look forward to future and to trust that the path that lies ahead for me, is as sure as He that made it so.
"God know our situation; He will not judge us as if we had no difficulties to overcome. What matters is the sincerity and perseverance of our will to overcome them."
C. S. Lewis
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