By Marielle Beetge
Last year I found myself at the Hilton Hotel in July
sometime, sitting in the back row for the presentation to go overseas. I
remember I went there because a friend asked me to go and I wasn’t that interested,
but I went anyway. The more I listened the more interested I became and by the
end of the presentation we all moved closer to the front to undergo a
screening.
I will never forget this day, because this was the day I met
someone so special. We were both sitting in the same row and ended up both
moving forward and sitting next to each other. We spoke for 2 hours, non-stop.
By the end of that day we knew that there was a connection, something strong.
We spoke for a long while after, through social media, and
eventually made plans to meet up. It didn’t take us long to figure out what we
had was special when we both were just so comfortable. It felt as though I had
known him my whole life.
A few weeks down the line, we were inseparable. But life, as
per usual, threw us a curve ball. He got accepted to America and I never. This
seemed as though it were the end and I struggled to understand why this had
happened to us. Little did I know, it was life’s way of showing us how strong
we were. A month or so later, he was in America and I was here. We Skype’d
almost everyday, between our working schedules and the time difference but
don’t get me wrong. It was hard.
We started dating and only 7 months later I got to see his
face again.
There was always a plan for us, we just had to figure out a
way to be stronger than our emotions. This love has led me down a strange path
that I didn’t think I would be on, and I’m sure he feels the same way, but
every bump in the road had its reasons and lessons.
A year later and we have both been accepted. I appreciate
everything more this time and I am extremely grateful to have an opportunity
like this.
I sometimes think, ‘what if I didn’t go to that meeting?’
So, next time there’s an opportunity to do something really
awesome, maybe you should stop doubting yourself because something great might
happen. It might not be what you expected but it might become an important part
of your life.
“You
only regret the chances you didn’t take”
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