A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

My dear friend,

I am writing to you cause I feel you need a helping hand – even though I may be miles away...

It’s been days, now, that I am thinking of your sensitive heart and I am wondering what may have happened to you. I don’t know, but I won’t ask. I am just going to sit next to you, imaginarily, and tell you a story.

Once upon a time, there was a sweet girl with a happy heart named Katie. She was born happy and nature endowed her with kindness and affection. Growing up in an environment full of love and understanding, Katie realised that she could get easily hurt by people who were clumsy in their behaving... Nevertheless, she wanted to grow wiser; so she sailed away to a remote island. There, she met a lot of different people from diverse tribes and nations. She started learning habits from other cultures and her awareness of diversity increased.  She understood that people are very different and that many times one should make the effort and give the other person the chance to explain him or herself.

Everything was going well and Katie started feeling like home! But at that particular time, Katie got hurt from a person, whom she perceived as a friend. And this happens in life... But Katie had a sensitive heart and could not forget that incident. She started becoming less sociable; trying to focus only on her purpose of being in that island, that is, to become wiser. She needed a sign...something to make her happy again.

As Katie could not see any sign soon, she decided to leave the island. Before she was about to board the ship, that would bring her back to her motherland, she stopped for a moment to think all the good and bad memories she was taking with her, as lessons for life.

“A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner”, she heard someone saying. She turned and saw the captain saying this to a young recruit. Then, he turned to her with piercing eyes “and this applies everywhere”. He smiled and went back to his post. Katie got shocked. She was giving up. Was she giving up??!! She always thought she is a fighter, but she realised that now she was not! Her suitcases felt from her hands...she had only some minutes to think before the departure of the ship!  And as if this wasn’t enough, she just saw her friends running towards her: “Katie! Can’t believe you are leaving without even saying goodbye!!” they were yelling at her. When they finally managed to approach her, tears were pouring down her face. “I’m not leaving”, she said.  “I haven’t finished what I came here to do”.

Life is full of amazing experiences. Some are pleasant, some are not. But hold on. Be a fighter. Don’t let your friends, your family, your world lack your extra-ordinary personality! Don’t be afraid to become who you were meant to be.

We, all, miss you here.

Love,

Margie.











Photo Sources:
1.http://www.deviantart.com/art/Searching-but-not-seeing-151409580 by Lyndzie
2.http://weheartit.com/entry/27179981