And how I've been feeling about it is really as though I have 2 months left... Ok, obviously it's not as serious as that. But... it got me thinking a lot... cos... I'll be gone for 2 years, and I'll miss a lot of things, I'll miss my friends, family, activities that I can only do in SG, I'll not see my nephews grow up, etc...
And I start to get a little sense about what it means to leave things behind. Just a little. I mean... at least I still can come back after 2 years. Death is a lot more permanent.
But it got me thinking. I have around 2 months left before I leave a lot of my current life behind.
And I ask myself. How would I want to spend this 2 months. What would I want to do? How can I consolidate 2 years worth of missed experiences with friends and family within 2 months?
And I think these are precious moments. Cos... I don't know when I'll see some of them again, I won't see my nephews grow up, which is sad cos there's so much development cos they are so young.
And I'll miss my parents and grand parents...
And I'll miss all the freegan activities which has provided me with a lot of fun and happiness for the past year or so... and all my friends in the community...
It's really hard to leave...
So I've been going out more, spending more time on things that I enjoy doing. I go out late as well, which is tiring, usually I don't like to go out late, but I'm thinking, I can always rest when I'm in France, or when I'm in KL, cos I'm going KL soon again even before I go France.
And... I realize, what I'll miss most is the people. The connections I've made, and the times we spend together. It's not about the money, or expensive food, or items. It's just the time spent with friends and family, eating, chatting, simple stuff like that.
It's not the expensive dinners or gifts. That's just not the stuff I'll miss.
And that's the most revealing part... And I think... it's good that I realized this... cos it really makes me think more about life...
Why do people keep chasing so much material wealth?
Why do people wait til the last minute before they think about spending more time doing the stuff they like and spending time with the people that they love?
Why do parents spend so much time working and miss out on watching their children grow up? There are a lot of people who have enough financially, but yet they feel they don't have enough and justify their continuous working by saying "I'm working FOR the kids, to give them a GOOD life...".
Now, of course, I'm not saying don't work... I'm saying... keep a good balance.
Life isn't about work. Money is necessary... but in the end... what matters is the time spent with people and the connections and experiences that you have shared with them.
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