The Bus Trip

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In one of our PDs, our principal asked us to read a book which was about a bus, whose driver has already know the passengers he has everyday. He hasn't only know them by name but by their everyday experiences and struggles. I just can't recall the author and the title of the book, but I know I have it in my shelf. I was just reminded by the story because of the very long trip that I did recently from the south all the way to the east coast by bus. That was the first long trip by bus that I ever had. Inside the bus, I saw people coming up and down in every stop. One guy who happened to sit beside me was not a native of this place, just like me. And so we share the same story and the same sentiments. It was a long conversation about how to live life and successes and struggles plus adversities. And then, he realized it was his time to get down from the bus. We said each other goodbye and he tapped my shoulder to say good luck to my future plans. People get on the bus and come down as they get to the destination.

And so I looked at this whole thing being similar to opportunities that come and go. Most of the time we have it, we loved and enjoyed it and we thought it won't slip away from our hands. I admired the people I know who were able to keep the opportunities they long all there life making it a long trip. As I told the man who was seated beside me in the bus, if we missed one opportunity, surely we're not going to miss the next one that come next. Opportunities are like bus passengers. They come up and down the bus, and so while they're up, enjoy they're presence in your travel.

So that we'll all get to our destination fulfilled and not with regrets.