Home Coming
In terms of my career, perhaps, this is a new chapter. It's been years for now that we've been together and with that precious years, I can say... you've been with me in my life's journey.
But hey, it's the same old me... still, reminiscing my past... telling my life's reflection and sharing my thoughts to all of you, my dear readers.
This will be not the end but another start. A new chapter indeed. There will be more stories to tell and more lives to touch. But I can't promise this time that I could post them from time to time.
This time, I am moving to a far flung area--where internet connection would be hard most of the time. Where most of the unpaved roads going there could be muddy during rainy season. Or a long hike for hours going to that mountain area would be necessary if in case my old faithful motorcycle failed to run.
It has been the same old road that I once walked many years ago. I imagine myself going back there... as I close my eyes, I hear again the laughter of the people... most specially the children, whom I once taught as an educator. In my heart, there is this excitement to see again their smile. If before I am a little bit reserved, this time, I will let them to hug me and with all my love I would embrace them back.
The long road going there is now waiting for me. I need to start now my first step. I will now leave almost everything behind. I am now about to embrace a life that is new. But you can go with me... hike with me and touch lives with me...
I'll be away most of the time to my beloved family. Surely, my parent would miss me a lot. They will again suffer the sleepless nights, most especially, every time I can't patch a call when there were typhoons, road accidents, and school problems that needed to be resolved.
With full hope, I know that this would be a wonderful journey. A new journey to the hearts of the people that I will learn to love as my own. I accept that there will be pains in every step that I that will take because that would also mean that I'll be a step away farther to the people whom I now love as my own and about to leave this time. For now, I want to say to them... "goodbye... thank you for the precious moment... thank you for your gift of self."
On my road... my heart, I admit, is a little weary... yet, I am also too excited to this life's new challenges. I always pray that God will always be with me. With your prayers, I will endure this journey. Perhaps, this is my destiny... a destiny to fulfill... a destiny to live.
So long for now... I am now all packed for my most awaited homecoming.