My fingertips rest on the
keyboard, lightly touching "ASDF" and "JKL;". My thumbs are
a barely putting on any weight on the space bar. Am I ready to type a word? It
has been awhile since I have last written a piece - the last one was probably
before taking the bar. I have spent the last few years juggling my bar review,
focusing on how I can be a competent member of the legal profession, studying
my cases for work and dreaming - dreaming high, dreaming deep.
I write this piece with laziness
and hesitation that I could not finish it. But then again, when is an article
completely written (from the point of view of the audience; from the point of
view of the author)? Most of the time, it is when someone does not try to be
profound that one can utter words with eloquence and sincerity – words that the
heart whispers rather than one the mind states.
I chose to write (something
longer than a Facebook status; but shorter than an essay; something with words
enough to qualify for the “New Year Essay Writing Contest” that majority of
Facebook users post), because the year 2018 is special. This year, I left home.
I believe leaving home would always objectively qualify as a significant move,
even after one removes all the factors that romanticize leaving home, such as
to seek greener pastures or to better provide. I believe uprooting oneself,
itself, is a courageous act – a jump into the unknown.
For the year 2018, I am thankful
to my family, relatives, friends and mentors. I am grateful for all the Lord’s
blessings to me and to my family. I am thankful for the benefits of the yoga
practice. I am glad to experience fall and winter for the first time (although I
am yet to see the snow). For the year 2019, I pray to become a more loving individual
and a more goal-oriented professional. May I continue to dream and work for and
with others. “Esse est co-esse”.