Because of the heavy rains these past few days, instead of wearing the usual leather shoes, I wear slippers going to the office. And, while I was looking at my feet, I noticed this round scar on my left foot. If I remember it right, I got this when I was about five or six years old when Papa was doing his daily gardening routine. I was a playful little girl then. I play with the soil, imitating what Papa was doing, and I was so curious about things. One time, I played with his hoe, a garden tool used for toiling the soil. I do not exactly remember what I did with it and what happened why I had this scar. All I can remember is that I cried a lot as I see the blood coming out from my wound. I can remember how worried Papa was because of what happened and how he and Mama scolded the girl, who was supposed to be looking after me, for not doing her job well.
Looking at my scar, I had this realization that in life, there are things in the past which cannot be removed anymore, scars which will be there forever. These may be the trials, traumatic experiences, dark moments, or whatever you may call it. Well, just like scars, it will be there forever, not unless if you had it removed through surgery anyway. It will be there but the pain you felt when you had it will not be remembered anymore. With these scars are the lessons we got from our being so playful and being so curious about things, like an innocent child not knowing what consequences we will have in trying to do things our way. And that as we go through life, there will be people, like my Papa and Mama, who will stand by you when you get wounded, when you stumble and fall. Most specially, there will be this one great God up there who will give you the strength you need to stand up again and move on with life.
So there, now I appreciate my scars. The next time I look at my feet, I mean my scars…hehe… I will remember this entry which I do not really know why I had this posted here...one more thing, I miss Papa...and the times I had when he was still here…
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