Meeting Mark

After leaving St. James Power House, Verrill introduced me to his friend, Mark. We then settled down in a nearby The Coffee Club. We ordered our drinks and then Mark started to tell us about his experiences with different relationships in life.

He’s 35 this year, a divorcee with a 6 year old girl. He currently has a girlfriend now. It is impossible to list down everything he has said to us on Saturday night as I have no idea how to go about translating them onto paper. The point is, after he had shared his perspectives and experiences in life, I suddenly felt that what I have and had gone through is nothing. If we look around carefully, there’s always problems that are bigger and graver and that we won’t be needed to be burdened by them. I felt like a little kid all of a sudden when talking to him, and the feeling of “it’s just a small problem” kept visiting my thoughts.

Regardless, I felt so much better after hearing some ‘words of wisdom from an older guy’. I felt like my heart has opened bigger and became wider. I felt refreshed and rejuvenated.

Lastly, I realized that perhaps time plays a very important role. You can meet the right person, but you can't afford to meet her at a wrong time also. Still, I will pray that what had been so beautiful will not come to a waste.

Lord, grant me divine favours!