Just remembered our "migration" to Auckland, New Zealand. It was a very important and memorable experience for our family. Why important? Well my kids began to appreciate their yaya's, I began to appreciate household chores, Carol began to appreciate staying home. And why memorable? It's not only the experience that's memorable. It's the "no-guessing-what-may-happen" that we experienced.
If we didn't migrate, then we would've still have been on a high and blabber about the beauty of New Zealand, New Zealand this, New Zealand that. But no. We got to say "Ah, that was New Zealand". We get to cross the bridge. We get to experience the other side. No guessing games. You get to see the other side of the coin. And boy, you should see it to realize it. Yeah, realize that not everything on the other side is green. Not everything you hear is music. Not everything you imagined is glorious.
That's why you should appreciate everything that you have. Family. Friends. Yaya's. And even your pirated DVD's! You'll learn to face your demons, not to escape from them. You'll learn that not everything is Paradise.
And when you do ... the butterfly that you so eagerly want to catch will simply alight on your hand, when you stop chasing it.
Remember: People will never be contented in life. But when you learn to accept what you are and what you have, you will appreciate the sun set on your BMW.
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