I
was a four year old curly little girl, when I learned to let go. My parents took me to
a market to buy a pair of glasses for my mother. When we were passing a toy
store, I asked my father to buy me a doll. After asking for the price, my
father said we couldn’t afford to buy the doll. I didn’t remember if I cried at
that moment. What I remember was my first lesson of letting go.
Years
have gone by after that day. My life has been flipped upside down, like today. I
was broken hearted. I thought that I was going to cry, but I didn’t. I managed
to embrace myself and remember that I have learnt to let go since I was four. These are the things that I learned:
- You can’t have all dolls that you want.
- Be grateful of other toys that you have had.
- There are other cool toys that are meant to be yours after wards.
- It’s okay to be sad when you can’t have your dream doll. Yes, you probably will cry but after some sleeps, sweets and hugs from your parents, you all will be happy again.
- Time will heal the pain. Yes, you will remember the cuteness of the doll and the imagined feeling when you hold the doll. When you remember these, your face will become gloomy. But, I promise you; other good things will come out.
- A cup of vanilla ice cream or your favorite candies will cheer you up.
- Play with your siblings or friends. They are much more fun than that doll.
- There is a possibility that you will see the doll again after some times. If you have understood the previous things that I mentioned, you will know that the doll is something that you choose to let go, not the one that got away.
*I owe the idea of writing this from All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum. I didn’t go to a kindergarten by the way. I skipped it and went directly to the 1st grade (LOL).
