Outdoor Love

9. Consider My Action

Homework.

My classmates and I were told by our English teacher to write about our vacation a year ago. That was such a cliche. We had been doing that since elementary. I wrote about my vacation in the mountains. My mom came from the province. I really didn't like staying for many days in the mountains. I couldn't imagine I was going to have mosquito bites, drinking boiled water every day, climbing, climbing, and more climbing.

Seeing two males and one female cousin was nothing for me. I thought of my parents as selfish people. They only thought of their own happiness. I couldn't do anything since I was just an elementary student. I had to follow them. I really wanted to go home. I couldn’t stand if I was away from the real civilization.

Night sky.

My dad brought a hard wooden bed from my cousin's house. He put a mat on top of it (thinking that it would be less painful). He lay down. He suddenly talked about the stars. He talked about millions of them. They represent people. (I was like, "dad, cliche alert") He suddenly said that I must learn how to be strong and I needed to fight back when problems arise. He also said that he couldn't always be there when I have struggles. "You need to learn to stand by and for yourself because your mother and I can't be with you forever."  

I started crying. I cried because I realized that all of us have an ultimate end. I suddenly had the fear of what was about to happen in the future. What becomes of me when I reach sixty or sixty five...or even seventy three? What can I do when my parents stop existing? What if I will have an illness that can't be treated?

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