Tuesday, January 01, 2008
From my diary about 2007
A new year is starting today, in the last year many things happened to me, good and bad, pain mingled with happiness, shocks with illusions, experiences here and abroad but above all, an increased self awareness and corrections for many mistakes.
I've always labelled the year 2000 as the toughest year of my life, but last January changed this with the shock it brought me and with hosting the darkest days of my life, surprisingly enough, followed by the best days of my life when I spent three months in Europe.
February saw me carrying my suitcase and seeking refuge in Germany where I found parts of myself by the lake in Muenster, in Beethoven's house in Bonn, in the cathedral of Cologne and in the opera house of Berlin.
Visiting Holland and Belgium was another event to be celebrated and again I found parts of myself in Anne Frank's house and Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, starring at The Girl with a Pearl earring in the Mauritz house in The Hague and with my friend Birger in Brussels.
Easter in Germany was an unforgettable experience and the love and support I had from the people there was more than I really thought I could get or even deserve.
May witnessed me coming back home with a 55 Kg suitcase full of things and a mind and heart full of memories. The summer started with a tremendous wave of depression and absurd nostalgic feelings to Europe in general and Germany in particular, to the places where I never felt like a foreigner and found ultimate happiness.
Summer that I hate rewarded me for that by strange encounters and mjor question marks, most of which haven't been answered yet.
But August sent me to Switzerland where in that beautiful country and over its amazing Alps I found more parts of me, a week later I was in Munich and Salzburg wondering if life could ever be more rewarding.
In September I had to say good bye to my best friend wishing him all the best in his new life and career in Germany and spending the whole month of Ramadan trying to handle the emptiness his departure left me and the longing I had for him, something that brought me closer to God. October found me in London walking through its streets grasping parts of me in The National Gallery, by the river Thames, on the Tower Bridge, in Hyde park and with the company of my dear friend David.
November brought me an unpleasant experience but then made it up to me with a trip to Tehran where I enjoyed the wonderful country and the company of my sweet friend Beno.
Then along came December, with a welcoming winter that was long waited for, with a new light that only God knows where it would take me and with lots of hopes and fears but above all, with an unbreakable will and a mighty belief in myself, supported by the love and care I get from people around me and my faith in God.
Then starts 2008, and may all my wishes for this year come true...
Happy New Year
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2 comments:
You are still one of the top travel literature writers for me :)
I loved this post ya Meto! It has a lot of hope. Even in dark moments, your strong self keeps assuring: "there is a better tomorrow".
I am glad it was a year of accomplishments. I know there were losses too. But you know life gives us both.
May you endure your losses bravely, and rejoice for your accomplishments immensely :)
Happy New Year :)
It was a very strange year, where I was introduced and exposed to many consequence experiences. I remember how it begins with all the sadness, pain, and loneliness. In a way to over come this feeling, I traveled to Jordon over the Easter, spending a valuable time with lovely friends. In a way or another, I fall in what I thought at that time so-called love or admiration, then waking up on a cold shower to see the real person I love, thanks to my close friend who didn’t leave me all through the story. Knowing how people are really connected and those we are all living in the same alley was one of the major things that were highly and intensively proved this year.
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