I have been traveling so much lately and it isn't the end yet. I will be on the move till September - living out of a backpack. I definitely have learnt to travel light and how life becomes more comfortable just by wearing the right pair of shoes! Haha! I learned that the hard way with multiple blisters on my feet. Then I question myself: why did I invest so much in proper shoes and hardly make use of them. Now is probably the time.
In the past few weeks, I traveled till I barely feel tired - if that makes any sense. Always on the road, walking with my backpack and a laptop, running on and off buses and planes, learning to take naps cuz they apparently helps when every night is a 5 hour or less sleep night.
But yes, these moving around made me see hope in this world, in this country. One day few weeks back, I was stuck in a faraway mini town after visiting a friend in the hospital. Everyone I asked around said I probably had to put up a night at a guesthouse. But my friend who had a little baby figured she would rather be somewhere safe so I planned we hitchhike. Slowly, appearing stupid and helpless, I approached people if they could give us a ride. Many just didn't head out our way but there was one gentleman. He said he could drop us halfway towards the city so we hopped on. Then upon arriving that city late that night, it only meant more hitchhiking was needed to get to our final destination. We just sat by the roadside feeling ripped off by people's offers. Until.... a rescue team came over. Yes, literally a rescue team - a group of people who would go running out to help when a car crashes or someone found dead. Yes, they came to help us and drove us back to where we needed to go. We finally got back exhausted but safe.
One whole evening of adventure. But it made me see hope. When I asked them why they volunteer despite having jobs in the day, they said they love the idea of serving, bringing joy to peoples' hearts, helping those in need. Isn't that a wonderful statement? Honestly, I am so convinced there are good people in this world. And there are many who are ready to jump to assist when the opportunity comes. There is no need to feel hopeless about our world anymore. Despite the chaos we feel the world is in... just like the sunshine, there is hope.
