Many events in people's lives have such power to make us stop running and
reflect on where we are currently at.
I stopped my running for a while today
.
My colleague just lost his life-partner of 20 years. The day before, I
noticed how he was really worried about his partner's condition. I noticed
how he wiped his eyes while telling the story, although the tears were not
there. I could easily notice his deep concern through every single gesture
he made.
But I could not really tell how he felt when he knew about his partner's
courage in fighting the illness. How he felt when the wife he had loved for
two decades really fought courageously so she could spend more years with
him and the kids.
Another colleague told me how he needed to learn from events like this.
Having my five-year anniversary this month, I could not agree with him more.
I have always kept myself reminded on the "roles" I am playing in my life.
How I need to play the role of a good staff and colleague when stepping into
my office. Then automatically switch to parent-and-spouse role when walking
into my house. In other times, I need to play a buddy role so well. And for
almost 1.5 years I have just played a new role as a student (I hated it as I
always feel this role disturbs my other roles, especially parental one. But
if it is really worth it, you got to suffer sometimes).
I stopped my running for a while today to reflect on my biggest role in life
as a spouse and a parent. How will I play this role so well, so that in
spite of my imperfections, the audiences -and even the critics- will
applause when the curtain is down? How will I juggle other roles in my life
so that each and every one of them can support this role? What should I do
to play this role so well? And the most critical: how long will God give me
this role?
I stopped my running for a while today. I had to, and I am glad I did.
-David-
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