Aurora Borealis

Well, hello my fellow imaginary readers (it's been a long time since the last time I've said this),

I’ve never met someone so inspiring in my life. It’s amazing how someone can mean something in your life. Well, mean something is a heavy phrase though. More to trigger, or inspire. It’s addictive and you’ll keep finding things to answer your curiosity and amazement. The first day of my internship was quite heavy with all the thinking and remembering people’s names and faces (and those slides of basic ideas on what the company actually do). And that day, also, he opened my mind. That early. At first, it was hard to believe that he just entered the company. Because of the way he acted was so different. Then, when I knew he graduated from Australia, it strengthens my stand on ‘wow this guy must be brilliant’. 

Then it happened that I knew his full name, and so I searched him on social media. I found him on Twitter and Instagram. OH MY. So freaking beautiful. Those pictures, travelling pictures of nature that I’ve always wanted to produce. Oh. God. At first, asking him about Aurora was just as a conversation starter because it’s always a great start to ask people about their passions and hobbies (yes, of course, I wanted to know how's life in Australia too, and for the record, yes I love nature and I’ve searched for Aurora too before and I've heard about Aurora in Australia, so that makes me a little less guilty). Sorry for not being honest though. And turns out, he became excited and at the same time, I was too. That conversation reminded me of how much I love photography (and nature, and travelling). I was in guilt for some reason that I happened to find out about him in a way I wasn’t supposed to. But, it’s just amazing. To know people that pursue your interest with a passion. 

Today was his last day at work. Somehow some part of me is feeling extremely at loss. Why? Because I feel like I have lost my daily motivation. I mean, I’ve been studying all my life until now, but I’m still not sure what I want to achieve and what I capable of doing. And when I met him, I knew that everything is possible. Travel? Just go and achieve something. I mean, yes people have been doing that, but to meet someone that can talk to you about it, it’s something in your life. Today we spent most of the time together (even went out for lunch haha) because I wanted to collect everything I could as motivations. 

Why do I feel so inspired by him? Well, I’ve read his notebook when he first entered the company until now, updates on everything that he’d been taught and just everything. And I found something that he wrote which actually something someone said to him, “Don’t be a lazy engineer, find something to do or you’ll get used to a lazy working environment.” And I don’t know why it affects me so much I went down to RnD to learn how to solder that day. 

And until this moment, I feel inspired on how he plans things in life. Maybe to some, this story is simple and nothing compared to more other inspiring people. But to me, I know there’s a reason why Allah lets us meet. And I thank Allah for that. 

Thank you for all the lessons in life that you’ve taught though we intertwined for just a short of time. 

Thank you and good luck in life. 

Till then.

Love,

D.