Time

I got an email from a significant person from the past. Just a short "checkin-up-on-you-i'm-fine-chat-with-you-soon-take-care" note. What made me laugh is the opening line which went "Hey dude". For the longest time, it was "sweetie"...then for a moment it shifted to "baby"... then settled into "my dear"...and now, we're down to "dude". Hehe.

The fact that I can, now, laugh about this amazes me. I guess I never thought I would be at this point when I can truly say that I am ok. Yes, I still care for him and yes, I still think of how he is doing. But gone is the yearning to be with him and the nagging thought that he should have picked me.

When I was going through that chaotic time, I kept hearing people say "In time, things will be better", "In time, you'll be ok", "In time, you'll laugh about this". Everytime I heard this, I had the urge to bang my head in frustration coz I never really believed what they were saying. I used to think my pain was too deep that nothing can really fix it.

I was wrong.

Time has proved me wrong. Like the tide rushing to shore, time washes away the past and slowly unfolds the future.