People come into our lives for a reason, bringing something we must learn and we are led to those who let us most to grow if we let them and we help them in return.
For Good, from 'Wicked the Musical'
I am a huge believer of 'something happens for a reason' and by all means I believe that anything and anyone can be a reason behind why a certain thing is happening. Maybe a certain person touches your heart or maybe they challenge your current perspective and show you a new one. Maybe the pair of shoes that we've always wanted are sold out because there's gonna be a new one that has better technology.
Having this belief, personally, helps me a lot with managing my expectations and seeing things from another perspective, especially during the pandemic where everything is full of uncertainty. Maybe something good will come out of it, or maybe we can all learn new things and discovering new passions during the quarantine. Well, that's what happened to me.
During the quarantine, I discovered a lot of new things. I met these wonderful people who shared the same interests as I do, and I realised that a friendship can still happen no matter where you are from, or even which timezone are you living in, thank the rapid growth of technology for that! I also found an interest in watercolour painting, and I mostly did it to cope with stressful situations.
Since early 2020, after I graduated with a bachelor's degree, I had been trying to apply for a postgraduate programme in several universities. Unfortunately, I got several rejections in return. Turns out life didn't go as smoothly as I expected (surprise!). At first I didn't handle it quite well, and I was pretty much feeling down for several weeks, not really knowing what I wanted anymore. But those rejections did teach me something: patience. They said patience is a virtue, but regardless what you believe in, I think we can all agree on this one thing: we cannot control what happens, but we can control our response to the situation.
This is probably the result of the constant self-reflection that I did for a year and a half, but the more I try to explore these things about myself (how my responses towards certain things are like), the more I understand myself, what I want, etc. Maybe calling it a growth is a bit of a stretch, and it's a work in progress, but it's still something nice to remember and think about.
Reflecting back to the lyrics of "For Good" I find Elphaba and Glinda's friendship beautiful. They had grown so much from their time back in school. Glinda gave Elphaba, the person she didn't like, a hat, and unknowingly showed her 'kindness' which Elphaba returned by telling Madame Morrible to let Glinda into her class. Glinda then joined Elphaba on the dance floor so the situation wouldn't be awkward for her, thus their friendship began and it changed them for good.
Sometimes we treat a friendship as something less important than a romantic relationship, but I think both are important in their own ways. Both are important in shaping who we are going to become. Both are important in being a part of our journey of character growth.
Our interaction with other people shape us into who we are today. They may be the reason why we do what we're doing today, or maybe we get a new insight about a unique perspective that they introduced to us. Perhaps we have that one person in our life, whom we let in, and they left a great impact and be a part of our growth as a person. Or maybe it's you. Maybe you are the person who have left a great impact on other people's lives. It doesn't have to be something big. It might be an act of service that you thought was meaningless, but it could mean a lot to someone else.
Because I knew you, I have been changed for good
When you have found that special person, let them know how they've made you feel. Be that person and show some kindness. We never know what someone has gone through, but a little bit of kindness is what the world needs. And who knows, maybe it'll leave an impact and change someone for the better.
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Last year, I had a chance to do a cover of 'For Good' with my friend, Diva. You can listen to our duet here.
#MusicalMonday is a segment where I share about how I relate to some of my favourite Musical Theatre songs and musicals, or maybe just MT in general. Now, that I'm on my semester break, I'm planning to be more active in posting stuff here, and there certainly be more segments.
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