I have 5 days off before my trip to Mahé, the largest island in Seychelles in the Indian Ocean off East Africa. I can’t even hide my excitement. I am counting the days until my trip; I call my friends, my parents to tell them about my new destination. I even got myself a map, in order for me to learn more.
Finally the day has come, and I am on a flight all excited. Now am counting the minutes. I have a large smile on my face that everyone can see. As we are approaching, I can see the island from the window, all surrounded by water. I almost burst in tears of joy; I was thinking how lucky I am to see this place and how many people would like to be in my place right now. Even though I am tired, I can’t take my eyes of the window while in the bus on my way to the hotel. The wonderful scent of the ocean is in the air. I am enjoying the most amazing view, and I have an extraordinary feeling of peace and tranquility.
I forgot about all my frustration and about how tired I was. I couldn’t wait to get to the hotel, change and go to the beach.
I am on the beach; my feet are playing with the sand, and I am really holding myself down from jumping and making a fool out of myself. I go in the water, there are big waves and it’s cold but enjoyable! I finally can’t hold the excitement anymore and start enjoying the water and play with the waves. There are not many people on the beach except a few locals and a couple of tourists, so I said to myself: “it’s okay, nobody knows you, so be yourself, let go!”
My bright yellow swimsuit with Swarovski dark brown stones is about two years old and a bit loose. While throwing myself on a huge wave, I get hit by it so strong that it knocks me out; it takes me a few seconds to come out, but I go back down towards the depths of the ocean. The waves are so strong that I can’t stand up. Finally I manage to stand and I see what I wish I hadn’t! I see my bra floating around! I look around embarrass and laughing sheepishly.
While coming out of the water, refreshed and happy, well kind of, I think it could be a good idea to go along the coast and explore it more.
Out of nowhere, a man catches my attention. A very simple person, modestly dressed and looking down, lost in his thoughts. What is he thinking of? I wonder.
Just looking at him the way he is walking with both hands full of fish and with a sack on top of his head, it makes me think how blessed I am.
But then, I think he could be happier than a lot of us out there, because he has a purpose, he has a family to feed and he barely has any contact with the materialistic worldly affairs. He is not contaminated with ambitions and egoism.
Sometimes I wonder if having little and someone to look after is the real happiness. Perhaps the less you know, the happier you are. When ambitions take over, you will never be happy because you want always more and more. As humans we tend to complain and forget how simple the world is and how to enjoy the smallest blessings life offers.
Finally the day has come, and I am on a flight all excited. Now am counting the minutes. I have a large smile on my face that everyone can see. As we are approaching, I can see the island from the window, all surrounded by water. I almost burst in tears of joy; I was thinking how lucky I am to see this place and how many people would like to be in my place right now. Even though I am tired, I can’t take my eyes of the window while in the bus on my way to the hotel. The wonderful scent of the ocean is in the air. I am enjoying the most amazing view, and I have an extraordinary feeling of peace and tranquility.
I forgot about all my frustration and about how tired I was. I couldn’t wait to get to the hotel, change and go to the beach.
I am on the beach; my feet are playing with the sand, and I am really holding myself down from jumping and making a fool out of myself. I go in the water, there are big waves and it’s cold but enjoyable! I finally can’t hold the excitement anymore and start enjoying the water and play with the waves. There are not many people on the beach except a few locals and a couple of tourists, so I said to myself: “it’s okay, nobody knows you, so be yourself, let go!”
My bright yellow swimsuit with Swarovski dark brown stones is about two years old and a bit loose. While throwing myself on a huge wave, I get hit by it so strong that it knocks me out; it takes me a few seconds to come out, but I go back down towards the depths of the ocean. The waves are so strong that I can’t stand up. Finally I manage to stand and I see what I wish I hadn’t! I see my bra floating around! I look around embarrass and laughing sheepishly.
While coming out of the water, refreshed and happy, well kind of, I think it could be a good idea to go along the coast and explore it more.
Out of nowhere, a man catches my attention. A very simple person, modestly dressed and looking down, lost in his thoughts. What is he thinking of? I wonder.
Just looking at him the way he is walking with both hands full of fish and with a sack on top of his head, it makes me think how blessed I am.
But then, I think he could be happier than a lot of us out there, because he has a purpose, he has a family to feed and he barely has any contact with the materialistic worldly affairs. He is not contaminated with ambitions and egoism.
Sometimes I wonder if having little and someone to look after is the real happiness. Perhaps the less you know, the happier you are. When ambitions take over, you will never be happy because you want always more and more. As humans we tend to complain and forget how simple the world is and how to enjoy the smallest blessings life offers.
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