This is a story about one ordinary morning that gave me a reflection that would stay with me for the next 500 years..
It was a regular morning, nothing special. But I woke up with the biggest smile on my face.
It was a different kind of happiness, maybe it's even fair to say that it was the first time I felt that way.
I didn't know what was the reason behind that big smile. I wasn't in love with someone that gives me extravagant butterflies, win a lottery, or anything that requires one in a million chance to succeed. No, it was just a regular morning.
So I woke up, and went straight to play some music. I remember exactly that it was Sweet Child O Mine. I remember that exactly because I danced around like Axl Rose did in the music video.
I opened up my shoes cabinet, and grabbed two of my favorite shoes.
When I polished my shoes and as my shoes got shinier, my smile got bigger. All I can think about was how lucky I am.
I remember all the steps I've took, all the progress I've made, all the break downs and ups that I've been through.
I remember my amazing family, I remember my awesome friends, I remember the things that I have accomplished and failed, I remember the things that make me go up in the morning and can't sleep at night.
And then I realized, Risyad five years ago would kill to get what I have right now.
And then I realized, Risyad five years ago would look up to me, no doubt in that.
And then I realized, Risyad five years ago would cry because of how proud he is of me right now.
And then I realized, there's no reason to not being happy and to not love myself.
No matter how imperfect my life to the standards of the society, my life is one in a million chance scenario. Heck, my life is a one-in-a-gazillion chance.
Maybe that's all I need, a short simple story that reminds me of my extraordinary life.
Maybe that's all I need, to polish my shoes rather than to buy a new one.