Road Closed
January 26, 2010
I am a self-confessed ignoramus when it comes to direction. For example, I’ve been to MOA for about a hundred times, and up to now, I don’t know how to get from one place to another. Several times I’d been to Glorietta, and as of yet, I still hadn’t memorized all the roads that lead there. I have always been dependent on other peope and stable routes and directory submission.
Consequently, I only take roads that I was able to memorize. In Makati, I only take Ayala. And when last Sunday night, surprised that it was closed, I had to take roads I am not familiar with, or looked familiar but I cannot remember why. For a time, I was just driving, not knowing where to go. I was led back to where I started. With my friend’s help through “phone patch,” I was able to reach EDSA, only after anxiety and panic.
The day before, I also encountered another closed road going to school. Though I had already learned to take the alternate route, as I had done several times, I was still unsure if I could find my way. There was still fear that I might get lost and miss important stuff. When not in EDSA, I do not know where South or North is.
I think my problem lies in my fear of getting lost. I am unwilling to try new directions, and I stick to the only route I know. I realized, whenever there are closed roads, there are always alternate routes to take you where you want to be.
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hahaha. sabi ko lang naman, naligaw ako sa Ayala. hehe.
Posted by mordsith at January 26, 2010, 1:57 pmI like that Yoda speech. I’d never forget that. 
sabi nga ni yoda, fear is the path to the dark side. fear leads to anger. anger leads to hate. hate leads to suffering. buti na lang naka-phone patch ka kaagad bago umabot sa anger… kung hindi, suffering ang ending mo. hehehe.
remember this: until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore, you will not know the terror of being forever lost at sea. peace, mordsith.
Posted by eks at January 26, 2010, 11:54 am