hi fellas! long time no write
so last night i had a 'daddy-daughter' moment with my dad. we talked about a lot of things, included my trips to some places with my friends from Couchsurfing.
i told him how fun it was to have friends from a different countries. also just how fun the trip was.
out of the blue, my dad asked me "what did you get from your journey, dear?"
"aside from the fun? well, i get to compare the differences in our culture, learned a thing or two about their habits. why dad?"
"well, i was hoping for a better answer"
"okay. so what am i supposed to say?"
"i was hoping that you'll say that you finally gets to see life as a journey"
"what?"
"yeah, you've done a trip with your friends, right? how was it? fun, fun, fun. right? but along the way, is it really smooth? no nerve wrecking moments or bumpy roads you had to take?"
"yeah, bumpy roads, you bet. plenty of those, i can tell you. and nerve wrecking moment, yeah i guess."
"you expected your trip to be fun, even before you went on it. did you expect the bumpy roads? or the 'oh shit' moments?"
"not really"
"in the end, does it really matter? the bumpy roads you had to take?"
"hell no. it was sooo fun i just can't remember that bumpy part."
"so you're happy that you went on that trip, right?"
"abso-freaking-lutely"
"that's how you have to look at your life, dear. just keep in your mind, that your life ahead is gonna be wonderful, it's gonna be fun. so when you have to face any troubles, you'll just go through that because what you have in mind is not how hard the trouble is but how wonderful life is. in the end, happiness is all that matter, right?"
"so life will turn out as we expect it to be?"
"eventually, yes. it's just a matter of point of view, dear. and wisdom."
"i just don't know if i can ever be wise enough."
"yes you can, you're my daughter. you can do almost anything. don't let anyone tell you the otherwise"
sometimes, light convos with my dad leads to some meaningful talks like this one.
i'm so glad, blessed to have my dad.
so last night i had a 'daddy-daughter' moment with my dad. we talked about a lot of things, included my trips to some places with my friends from Couchsurfing.
i told him how fun it was to have friends from a different countries. also just how fun the trip was.
out of the blue, my dad asked me "what did you get from your journey, dear?"
"aside from the fun? well, i get to compare the differences in our culture, learned a thing or two about their habits. why dad?"
"well, i was hoping for a better answer"
"okay. so what am i supposed to say?"
"i was hoping that you'll say that you finally gets to see life as a journey"
"what?"
"yeah, you've done a trip with your friends, right? how was it? fun, fun, fun. right? but along the way, is it really smooth? no nerve wrecking moments or bumpy roads you had to take?"
"yeah, bumpy roads, you bet. plenty of those, i can tell you. and nerve wrecking moment, yeah i guess."
"you expected your trip to be fun, even before you went on it. did you expect the bumpy roads? or the 'oh shit' moments?"
"not really"
"in the end, does it really matter? the bumpy roads you had to take?"
"hell no. it was sooo fun i just can't remember that bumpy part."
"so you're happy that you went on that trip, right?"
"abso-freaking-lutely"
"that's how you have to look at your life, dear. just keep in your mind, that your life ahead is gonna be wonderful, it's gonna be fun. so when you have to face any troubles, you'll just go through that because what you have in mind is not how hard the trouble is but how wonderful life is. in the end, happiness is all that matter, right?"
"so life will turn out as we expect it to be?"
"eventually, yes. it's just a matter of point of view, dear. and wisdom."
"i just don't know if i can ever be wise enough."
"yes you can, you're my daughter. you can do almost anything. don't let anyone tell you the otherwise"
sometimes, light convos with my dad leads to some meaningful talks like this one.
i'm so glad, blessed to have my dad.
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