Who will ever think that my journey has started?
It was like yesterday when I was just a dreamer that one day I would be in a place where different people with different backgrounds will share minds and dreams together. Today, I am sitting on a place where Asian, Europeans and Africans study together and believe on achieving goals for life. I may be a simple being back in my own simple home but I dreamed that I will have my little share of some giants' path. It all started with a single step--believe!
My step towards achieving this first part of my journey here in Cardiff, Wales started with this single step. I believe that Allah has something in store for me. I may not be perfectly doing things the way others are doing but I simply took the challenge. It may be full of frustrations along the way but the courage to know is another step.
Why write about this? I hope my family, friends and even my students can get simple thoughts from my humble steps. The 26-hour travel from home to this land is not a simple journey to many. Thinking that anything in between won't allow you for a simple U-turn... Taking the plane from Manila to Amsterdam then to Cardiff is something I never thought of trying... But I did. For the sake of this dream.
Getting here is such a relief (Alhamdullilah)! 22 September 2010 is the date when my life here started. I am like a bird gone out of a cage, wandering in a jungle full of hunters, wanderers, wild animals, spirits and angels in disguise... Every single day is a challenging one. Every person I meet is a stranger who can be a mere acquaintance, a friend, a foe or just a stranger. Each of them has a face of uncertainty like I do.
This may NOT be a smooth adventure but I know deep in my heart, Allah is here to guide me. I just keep the faith. It may not be as religious as others but Allah knows what's mine.
If this journey mirrors what awaits then I shall willingly face the reflection...
