Conflicted and engulfed in thoughts, I decided to take a walk in the park. As I sat on a lonely bench beneath a blossoming cherry blossom tree, I began to wonder. Closing my eyes, I tried to relive and organise my thoughts.
Is it okay to feel this way? should one allow themselves to feel when the conclusion is already known? Should one act on it now rather than contemplating over, what could have been? Act on it now, regardless of the results. So, when looking back, isn’t it better to see it as a lesson, a fond memory or even a funny incident than a regretful one?
Likewise when one feels that it’s wrong to feel certain way, maybe instead of avoiding it , one should try to make peace with it. The more one forces themselves to suppress it, the more it ripples. Take a moment to pause and step back, make peace with it. ‘It’s not my fault to feel this way. In the end I’m a human being, flawed yet whole.’ Acknowledge your feelings and move on with your day to day life.
Suddenly, a gentle wind swirls the air, carrying mesmerising shower of cherry blossoms. A flower blooms when its time comes. It falls at the right time, living short yet complete life. What should a flower do? enjoy the process, or let external influence drain it’s nourishment and cause it to wither before its time.
“The right timing makes even a flower’s fall mesmerising and breathtaking, despite its tragedy.”
-Chonnya Aboh
Astepatatime 