The Window

             After taking a bumpy ride in that century old tricycle. I found myself seated in a cozy corner of an Internet café. I started doing my research but later realized that I was already playing on-line games. I was stuck. Then, I inadvertently made a glance at THAT window. And there... was a world.
             Outside that window, I saw a world. A world I thought I was never in. I saw a lot of fancy faces, each one telling a different story. Some just passed by like the wind while others took a second to pause and catch a glimpse of me. Somehow it feels good thinking that they too, saw a world beyond that window, a world in me.
             Outside that window, I realized that there's a world out there. A world I thought I would never be in. With all the faces that come and go outside that window, I asked my self. "How can I make a difference? If I weren't here, would the world still be the same? Would I even make a difference? Would the world even care?"
             At that moment, I couldn't think of anything else. All I wanted was to be a part of the world outside that window. I wanted to be involved. "If I still weren't in that world, could I be a part of it?"
             Yes. That seemed to be the answer. In fact, I later realized that I have been a part of the world outside that window since the day I was born. All I needed to do was to get out of my case and face the world outside waiting for me to be a part of its revolution. I just had to accept that people come and go but life shouldn't stop there. Life just goes on. It never stops.
             Once before, I was just like one of those passers-by outside that window, co-existing with the others. But this realization changed everything. It's time to get out of this piece of shell I called home where I tried to hide all the fears and loneliness I hide inside.
             Thanks to that window, it made me realize that truly "No man is an island." I didn't need to h...

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