It reads... 23rd Yarn
"Fellowship of the Open Air and Service..." - Ah Gong
Hmmm... how do I start...
Well, I knew her when I was 9 years old and it started out as friends when I wanted to know her more. My friends didn't quite know much about her as she was complicated and had a lot of ideas, so they did not really bother much about her. My teachers, on the other hand were quite supportive of me being with her because she has led me to become a nicer boy, to help elderly, my teachers, be nice to everybody. Only some of my friends who knew her better, had a lot of fun together with me... we always play together, went on excursions together and learnt a lot of things together... Life in the next 3 years were filled with good memories as I grew up together with her.
Soon, we had to leave our primary school and move on to secondary school.. the friends that used to play together with me and her left us and continued on with their own life and found better interests... and I was left alone with her. She told me "Do not give up on me because we've been through so much..." I promised her and sweared it with my heart... Since then, we were together... a couple... happily together with nothing that can come between us. We were so happy back in secondary school because we met a bunch of friends who knew her too... So we began our journey of adventure again... this time round, we decided to get to know the sea better...
With her pushing me from behind, I have been driving myself to excel in many ways. To satisfy myself and make her proud of me... All the way in secondary school, I have been moving up with no obvious obstructions... Till one day, the friends that both of us had, turned me off... I started to lose my faith in everything... and started to find a meaning in everything I do. But somehow, I couldn't... Soon, things started to turn bad with me and my girl. I started to turn away from my girl and soon found another her...
This time, the other her was different... I found a different meaning.. There so many friends that knew her before I did. But we had a lot of fun together... so, I broke off from my previous girl.. But I did not realised... slowly, slowly, she was bringing me down to an abyss which I did not know that I will be stuck in for quite some time... I started to gamble whenever I was with her. Perhaps, it was my bad because I did not know how to stop as she did tried to stop me. Soon, I gambled all my time and money away with her... and my relationship with my family turned sour...
Mom and Dad did not approve of my relationship with this girl... because it was really hurtful for them to see me turn into what I was at that point of time. But like people said, Love is blind. Well, I was practically blinded that time.. who cares anyway... until one day.. 2 years later.
I sat on my bed in my room.. thinking about my direction.. Am I really going to go on this way?
Then the girl who I knew when I was 9 came to my mind. I started to miss her.. started to think about what we did.. all the happy times that we had.. And the things she had taught me.. to be a better person. Suddenly, I thought, what I was doing wasn't what she had taught me to be.. Shame... Shame.. How shameful... I wanted to change.. But something about my current girl kept pulling me back. Until one day, the previous one came up to me... "You got to be determined.. to know what is right and what is wrong. I will be with you till the end..."
I woke up at that instance... I realised it was really my fault.. To give up on what I've sworn on. It was in no time, I went back to her.. She was forgiving. So forgiving I felt I was indebted for my life.. But she was my passion.. what I love. Maybe I should really keep to what i've promised and swore.. Slowly, my life changed again. My family was glad I turned back.
One day, she introduced me to her Ah Gong... someone who had been watching over me since the day I knew her.. He was there all along... just that I did not notice him. He was such an important figure, and he was inspiring. Naturally, I turned to him, turned to him whenever I am in trouble, turned to him whenever I faced a difficulty. He would always be there to bring me through everything, I started calling Ah Gong too. My relationship with her grew ever so strong, so sweet.. And I see her as my fiancee now...
I dunno how long will we be together now... But I could see a future.. She inspired me so much that it changed my life. Most importantly, she turned me into a better man. I could see life much clearer and better now.. though sometimes I do meet up with some hiccups. But don't worry.. Be happy =) Maybe after my NS, I would marry her for life.. and may Ah Gong bless us.. =)
Just a short story... Wondering who the girl is??? hahaha...
She's... Scouting =)
Be Prepared
-signed off-
