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hey kids. i made it. i'm not dead. the storm is over, our hut stopped leaking/flooding, and my bug bites finally de-swelled so at least now i look semi-human.
after the clouds cleared from the storm i went down to the beach for a while. i had been laying there for maybe 45 minutes watching people pass by wondering what they were thinking about. old men by themselves, young couples, a mom with her toddler trailing behind her. then this old old old bahamian man sits down next to me. at first i sorta sat there and tried to ignore him like us city kids are taught "don't talk to strangers". then he told me that he had seen me running early in the morning and he asked me what i was running from. i told him everything and at first and i immediately regretted being so open with some old guy i didn't even know. he told me someone so young shouldn't have so much to worry about, and i reminded him that some things were easier said than done. it was weird how fast i made a bond with this old man. we didn't know each other at all but we were so comfortable we talked for at least three hours. he asked me if i had a boyfriend back at home and i told him yes. he asked me if i loved this boyfriend i said yes. he told me to always hold strong to the ones you love. i told him i tried and he asked me why i was only 'trying'. i told him i was afraid i was going to get hurt; that i didn't want to love someone so much and then lose them. he told me about how when he and his wife first got married she came down with a serious illness and died. he told me to always hold on strong to the ones i love and let them know how much you love them, first because you never know what will happen this day the next or the next, and second that's what love is all about: takings risks - even the one that you might get hurt. he said that this is a risk everyone has to make because love is a necessity in life.
i guess i just pass along the lesson for all of you so that you will let the people you love know how much they mean to you even if it means opening up the hard shell you been sheltering your feelings in. it really is important because God only knows what's in store for all of us.
i hope all of you are have a uber good week. i'm having a lovely time, but i'm just as excited to get home and see you kids and take a shower indoors rather than outdoors with like lizards and other weird stuff that shouldn't be in the shower with you. i'll see you kids soon.
a
after the clouds cleared from the storm i went down to the beach for a while. i had been laying there for maybe 45 minutes watching people pass by wondering what they were thinking about. old men by themselves, young couples, a mom with her toddler trailing behind her. then this old old old bahamian man sits down next to me. at first i sorta sat there and tried to ignore him like us city kids are taught "don't talk to strangers". then he told me that he had seen me running early in the morning and he asked me what i was running from. i told him everything and at first and i immediately regretted being so open with some old guy i didn't even know. he told me someone so young shouldn't have so much to worry about, and i reminded him that some things were easier said than done. it was weird how fast i made a bond with this old man. we didn't know each other at all but we were so comfortable we talked for at least three hours. he asked me if i had a boyfriend back at home and i told him yes. he asked me if i loved this boyfriend i said yes. he told me to always hold strong to the ones you love. i told him i tried and he asked me why i was only 'trying'. i told him i was afraid i was going to get hurt; that i didn't want to love someone so much and then lose them. he told me about how when he and his wife first got married she came down with a serious illness and died. he told me to always hold on strong to the ones i love and let them know how much you love them, first because you never know what will happen this day the next or the next, and second that's what love is all about: takings risks - even the one that you might get hurt. he said that this is a risk everyone has to make because love is a necessity in life.
i guess i just pass along the lesson for all of you so that you will let the people you love know how much they mean to you even if it means opening up the hard shell you been sheltering your feelings in. it really is important because God only knows what's in store for all of us.
i hope all of you are have a uber good week. i'm having a lovely time, but i'm just as excited to get home and see you kids and take a shower indoors rather than outdoors with like lizards and other weird stuff that shouldn't be in the shower with you. i'll see you kids soon.
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