Everyone, but you, thinks that you should. They wondered if something was wrong with you, but you disagree. They counselled you at first. Then they cajoled, manipulated and even commanded you to. You did not.
You walk into a room full of familiar faces, all of them not really paying attention to you because they are engrossed in a conversation. You don’t seem to mind, because for once, you think they are not on your case. In fact, you had left the room, even though you were present in the room. You slowly drifted into your own world, absolutely oblivious of your surroundings.
Then suddenly, she asked you the dreaded question (which by the way sounded like a waffle to you). ‘When will you marry….?’ And just before you return to earth and assimilate the question in order to give the wicked witch of the west the right answer, others join in the discordant symphony. ‘Yes…. (they call your name)…we are tired of waiting’. And on and on they continue. And you smiled and switched on your hearing device. No, you do not hear them anymore.
This has become the norm. In fact, you now expect this treatment and it worries you when you do not get such treatment. The thing is, they do not just get you. You are simply not ready, not interested and really do beg to differ. But they do not understand and you do not even care. And because they see that you do not care, they leave you in peace, and now, you are free.
You continue to enjoy your hard earned freedom and then suddenly, you saw a little girl on the swing. And you wish she was yours. Suddenly, you began to notice the colours pink and blue. You even walked into a baby’s shop the other day and imagined you were shopping for your own. You now begin to feel an emptiness that was not there before. You wake up in the middle of the night longing just to talk to a special someone only. You go back to sleep and dream about babies. Then you become worried about the recent happenings in your life. You wonder what is happening to you. Time has happened to you.
Now you are ready, for now, is you time. You know because of the change in your heart and desire. It may seem late to others, but to you, the time is right. And everything begins to fall in place.
You walk into a room full of familiar faces, all of them not really paying attention to you because they are engrossed in a conversation. You don’t seem to mind, because for once, you think they are not on your case. In fact, you had left the room, even though you were present in the room. You slowly drifted into your own world, absolutely oblivious of your surroundings.
Then suddenly, she asked you the dreaded question (which by the way sounded like a waffle to you). ‘When will you marry….?’ And just before you return to earth and assimilate the question in order to give the wicked witch of the west the right answer, others join in the discordant symphony. ‘Yes…. (they call your name)…we are tired of waiting’. And on and on they continue. And you smiled and switched on your hearing device. No, you do not hear them anymore.
This has become the norm. In fact, you now expect this treatment and it worries you when you do not get such treatment. The thing is, they do not just get you. You are simply not ready, not interested and really do beg to differ. But they do not understand and you do not even care. And because they see that you do not care, they leave you in peace, and now, you are free.
You continue to enjoy your hard earned freedom and then suddenly, you saw a little girl on the swing. And you wish she was yours. Suddenly, you began to notice the colours pink and blue. You even walked into a baby’s shop the other day and imagined you were shopping for your own. You now begin to feel an emptiness that was not there before. You wake up in the middle of the night longing just to talk to a special someone only. You go back to sleep and dream about babies. Then you become worried about the recent happenings in your life. You wonder what is happening to you. Time has happened to you.
Now you are ready, for now, is you time. You know because of the change in your heart and desire. It may seem late to others, but to you, the time is right. And everything begins to fall in place.
true talk....
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