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The Life of Ours



“Wild” is a film that Reese Witherspoon played. A film about breaking boundaries, doing things that no one had ever think (or even approved of). Of a girl who packed her belongings, hiked Pacific Crest Trail and completed her journey in 94 days. A journey of re-discovering and healing oneself.  

Well she did re-discover herself on that journey, though. She went through many check-points during her track in which she shared some words to encourage her fellow-trekkers. Her mind had been liberated and opened along the way. Liberated of all of her worries, her former self, her worldly desire. Her mind opened by so many experiences that had happened, people that she met, times and times of self-reflection that she had. It was a long and difficult road, yet she couldn’t be grateful enough for it. It was that exact thing that matured and shaped her to be a brand new version of herself.

“My life, like all lives, mysterious, irreplaceable, sacred. So very close. So very present, so very belonging to me. How wild it was just to let it be.” That quote is one of my favorite quote of hers. Those words bear such deep, profound meaning of living. That each life is mysterious, irreplaceable, sacred. All lives, with no exception. Mine, yours, and everyone else. It’s okay to live a life no one knows, though. Well, why should they? It’s none of anyone business, your life is yours for the taking. And please note the “irreplaceable” one. The world only has one you, so no one can replace you, ever. And sacred? Oh goodness, of course our lives are sacred. Every little bit of it. I mean, whose life doesn’t? God has given us life. That alone had explained how sacred it is.

She also said that her life is so very present, so very belonging to her. Our life is happening right here, right now, not in some distant future. And it is her life, it belong to her no matter what.

My friend often tells me this one, specific saying : Setiap orang punya misi jiwa-nya masing-masing, Nan. Misi jiwa-ku berbeda dengan kamu, dan berbeda juga dengan misi jiwa orang lain. She told me that word over and over again and I love it. I love every single sound of it. How beautiful is that saying, right?

So we should embrace this life of ours and value our life as it is, no matter how hard our journey might be. Let’s #thriveforlife together, shall we? 



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