I was always mesmerized by all of my unreached dreams which
allure me all the time to make me struggle in achieving it. Going up and down,
getting upset and surrender, those have always been the extra ingredients accompanying
me on the path along the way. Finally, right after I eventually reach it, all
my expectations become the opposite. It is not that good as what I imagined
before. It is not that easy and fun as what I expected it would be. It is even
not what I hope to be. I don’t mean that I dislike it, otherwise, it makes me
realize that “in life you will always feel both sadness and happiness” if
previously, I thought that, living in the dream could be my total happiness, I
figure out that it is definitively wrong, because we will not only get a real
happiness in life. Life is a combination of two opposite things and feelings,
that’s why we should keep the balance. Just as what Einstein said:
“Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance, you
must keep moving”
…well, unless you can’t ride a bike..
Being a thousand miles away from home brings you a million
feel of yearning. I miss home, I miss my family and friends, I miss eating
Indonesian foods, I miss every single things that I do for my daily basis. If
before I always complain for a flat daily life that I have, now, I have to
admit that I miss doing it. Here, I have to get used to everything. The
differences of the society, the surprising different culture, and most
importantly, the different taste of foods. It seems like I have to force myself
to adapt in this new kind of life.
It takes time. Absolutely. Life needs process and slowly it
would let you to build a better you. The question is how capable you are in
being patient to the matter of time?

