a Journey

I think life is a lot like roller blading. We won't be able to control the fact that obstacles will lie in our way, but we can choose how we deal with them. Either we can avoid them (especially if they are big, thorny and will only cause painful scratches) or we can just brace ourselves for the bump as we blade over them.

After awhile, I guess, we just get better at avoiding or dealing with the obstacles. Or just blading the fine line of watching out for what lies on the ground and yet keeping our eyes on the path ahead.

But experiences do not bring with it the gurantee that we will stop being vulnerable to falling. Even the best roller bladers fall.

And yet, for all the times I fall (like the wonderful episode today: I think I'm the only klutz who can fall on her side and get scratched, guards or no guards :|), I know I will always crave the sea breeze in my hair; the smell of the sea as it glitters under the sweltering sun.

Anyway, I just had to add this in (Quotes of the night):

w.r.t. how the music at FOP was: "His fastest song was 'God is Good'."

w.r.t. the sarabat uncle's beard: "Human bonsai"