I travelled on this winding road for ten years, twice a day, while going and returning from my work place. I have often found a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction at this turning. Now I anticipate and adjust the speed accordingly.
Our journey in life is along a long and winding path.
There are times when we feel the need to pause and proceed slowly.
While listening to a parent yesterday, I realised how this family got stranded overseas for two years during which time there son could not receive the usual help he needed to develop his language skills. This was the consequence of the corona pandemic. I felt that the child made good progress in communication and social skills during this time. The mother did part time work during this period and devoted her time in a teacher's role to help her son with on line learning process. She talked about this experience of finding a new level of nearness with her son and both found the time endearing.
The winding path in life is not therefore a 'pain' or a pause or an interruption, but a way forward which we had not foreseen.
To be able to proceed slowly is a difficult choice, as in a fast driven setting of quick success that people are pressing for, it can be sometimes interpreted to be a weakness if one is seen to be slow. The journey itself is transformational because of which the destination takes less importance!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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