When I first arrived in Thailand, I wanted to enjoy a two-week holiday with Ene and Kairit and then... start getting serious! It didn't take long for me to realise that I was not quite there yet; what I wanted, what I needed, was to spend some time relaxing and exploring such a fascinating corner of the world.
Interestingly enough, this realisation came around the time I was confronted with reduced mobility issues - almost as if life was trying to tell me to slow down... But even if the timing of said issues was nothing but coincidence, the truth is that I conscientiously decided to indulge and haven't regretted it for a second.
Throughout the last couple of months, I had more than a fantastic time; and everything I saw, everything I experienced, doesn't even compare to the greatness of all the people I met along the way - and who will always have a special place in my heart.
If there are things, which I will definitely not miss (including being ripped off all the time!), there are others, which I will miss, namely never feeling cold, the tastiness of the fruits and, most of all, the colourfulness and liveliness of it all.
I have surely learned a lot from this whole experience but might only realise exactly what I'm taking with me further down the line - much as I realised during the last couple of months that my way of dealing with a number of situations was the result of what I experienced in the past.
But even though there are things I will miss, even though this was one of the most enriching experiences ever, I'm not sorry I'm leaving because what I now want, what I now need, is to... start getting serious! The time has definitely come to move on and start heading towards the life of purpose I wished all along - even if I am not yet 100% sure how that life will look like...
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