The older we get, the more we experience in life. We grow to become wiser, more matured and less reckless. We think twice, thrice, so carefully through every major decision we make in life. And sometimes, growing up just ruins us. We lose that innocence, that simplicity that we were blessed with as kids.

The older we get, we start following our minds instead of our hearts. We try to force logic into every single thing in our lives, forgetting that perhaps some of the most beautiful things in life can’t be explained with logic. Some of the most beautiful things in life like, love.

We overthink on simple decisions, over-analyze simple situations, bringing out the worst in others and in ourselves. We choose to walk away from people who make us sad, convincing ourselves that we had never ever been more sensible and right to make that decision, totally neglecting the fact that these people who made us sad were exactly just what we needed to be happy again.

By being wiser, we have also become more cautious, more guarded, and more likely to miss wonderful opportunities to acquire happiness because we were too fearful.

Why didn’t you just take the chance? Why didn’t you just try? Why didn’t you just pop the question?

“Would you be mine?”

So, I went on with my bold and impromptu decision to fly out of the country to Phuket, right after my last paper. Alone. And I was glad I did. Overall, it was an awesome trip (apart from the black out on the first night).

The most amazing part would be the ride on the speedboat. I must admit, I have never enjoyed being on waters like that before. I wished I was a talented writer so I could put that whole memory into a paragraph of words, letting anyone who reads it feel like he/she was literally there. Sadly, I’m not. But I’ll try.

Water, is such a very interesting thing. It can be so powerful, scary, yet essential to every single living thing. Water has the ability to take away thousands of lives, destroying cities and buildings, yet all living things have to rely on water to survive. It is so flexible, it can take on any form or shapes, it even has the ability to bring peace and tranquility to a person’s soul.

Towards the last part of the Phi Phi island tour, I decided to take the “VIP seat” since I returned to the boat early. It was on the “deck” of the boat, just by the edge. Once the journey back to Phuket began, the feeling was incredible. It was amazing sitting in the strong breeze, watching the waters and waves as the speedboat cruised down the seas at such high speed. It was as if all of a sudden, water has lost all of its scientific properties as a liquid. The whole sea transformed into a rocky terrain and the choppy waters served to give everyone the occasional extra adrenaline rush. I felt so free, so light and at peace. For a little while, you could throw all your troubles to the back of your mind and just let the waters take you. I think I have fallen in love with the sea.

My command of the English language isn’t strong, and the paragraph above doesn’t do justice to what I had really felt at that point of time. This will be one of the best memories in my life.

freedom . wildspirit . courage