Circle of life
It seems as though it was just new year’s day yesterday, and now, January is almost over. I have been quite busy with work, what with the 12-hour work shifts, and add to that the very harsh conditions at our work site. Imagine this: chilly winds, with almost whole-day/night rainshowers. More than enough to make your chin shiver (is that even the right term? LoL)…
Anyway, I was talking to the assistant driller the other night and he told me that in this line of work, we would certainly age faster. I asked him why he thought so, to which he answered that not only was our work demanding physically (with the conditions I mentioned before), but we had to keep sharp mentally as well, with the multimillion peso value of the repercussions of our decisions. I had to agree with him.
As we were discussing this, another thing came to mind, another image. As I was looking at them braving the cold and the windy chill of the night, I couldn’t help but think of errant and irresponsible children, so very caught up in the life and liberty that they enjoy. Sometimes to the point of just taking their studies for granted, engaging in drinking, drugs and other similar activities. I am no saint, but I can honestly say that whatever it was that I went through, it has certainly made me all the wiser. After all, what is important is not in the falling, but in the getting up after, right? So cliche. LoL.
What I would give to be able to take them on a magical trip, much like the pensieve of the Harry Potter novels. Just so they would see how difficult their parents toil to provide for them. I can’t help it. I don’t know, call it maturity perhaps, but somehow I just see life through a different perspective nowadays.
The circle of life. Funny but true.