The New Beginning: New Life and New Me

AARHUS, Denmark

June 1, 2007 (Friday)

It is the first day of summer and the start of the new beginning. The last three months have been like spring weather with sun spells, lightning, rains and thunders. However, it is summer and I truly hope that my life will be sunny with clear skies.

My fairytale-like Scandinavian romance is over but life goes on. The end is a sign of a new beginning. Some things are simply not meant to happen and there is no need of speculation. I will take the best of my past relationship and learn from my experiences and mistakes.

It is interesting that a life can make a U-turn in a very short time span. No wonder why people say that life is like a rollercoaster with its ups and downs. At times of difficulty, I felt that the world has collapsed on me. However, our lives are somewhat like weather: rain is followed by the sunny day. Good news cleared my skies from thunder clouds and let sun rays warm my troubled self.

My late quest in the Scandinavian kingdom made me realize that sometimes we have to act fast. After my short stay at the local hospital due to some injuries, I pulled myself together and hold my head up high. In a way, our life is like a minefield. We take a step and get blown up to pieces. We put ourselves back together and make another step instead of waiting for someone to clear the field. It is a human nature. It hurts so much at the time but we would rather be blown up than staying in still. That is life…

I am a Gorbachev kid. Mikhail Gorbachev put an end to something good as communism and socialism but opened a door for something much better as freedom and equal opportunities. I do not even mind being called a Yeltsin kid. Boris Yeltsin made that first step into freedom. It was not easy but even his era ended. The parallel can be drawn to my past relationship. It was beautiful and romantic but ended and at the same time opened a door to new prospects that I am not even aware of yet.

I certainly believe that everything happens for a reason and for a better cause. I am leaving Scandinavia in few hours and with it I am leaving behind my past. I will let the past go and treasure memories for the times to come. In one way or another, these memories will comfort me. I will take the best of this relationship with me. I do not want my troubled past to haunt me and will simply let it go and learn from it. Time is the best doctor and will heal open wounds.

In my London flat I have few quotes that always remind me that life goes on. For example:

"Life Has Black Parts Too"

Nevertheless, I would like to end the first entry of my new online journal with an encouraging note. Do not look at the low points in your life as defeats, but as opportunities to make progress.

The best of progress,

~ζ