I’m already so happy right now, writing this article for the second time was expected, but the journey and the matter of time wasn’t that easy at all. I mean you just feel good writing a second part of any article, it makes you feel like you’ve lasted for quite some time, and that's never something bad to acknowledge.
So many things changed, but Cheng Meng didn't. It has and is and will always be a very special occasion for us all. I’ve always attended the occasion, but not this year; exams and tight schedules, I had no choice but to miss it. Mom and dad were having good times travelling to their hometowns and spend their time freely, and with no pressure. Mom came back with a big smile on her tanned face, having heard and laughed about so many jokes and gossips with her siblings. Dad had a great time hanging out with the in-laws, despite never actually having had a conversation with any one of them before. They both came back very happily, it’s been so long since the last time they had this much time to actually hang out with anyone.
As always, there were many foods to offer to our ancestors; the prosperity was too much that it has also flooded our refrigerator, and me. The ancestors has been there for us when they were alive, and now as they’re gone far away, they somehow smuggled a bit of help to our everyday life. It’s hard to actually believe that they’re still here with us, but most do believe and that’s how and why the ritual is still going on every single year. Unless everyone has stopped believing in their beliefs or religions, Gods and all will still exist. How we feel about a certain thing is always the case, imagine us not having feelings, that will be another very crazy case to even talk about.
I personally dun really have a certain God that I pray to, to me they’re all the same, they might have different superpowers or histories or whatever it is, but they do have one common thing, they are always here to help. Gods are known to be very very kind, in a very thoughtful, as I know about Buddha, Buddha helps you unconditionally, never wanting anything back from you at all. They are known to help everyone in need, in whichever situation each of us are in, they twist and turn and compose the story of your life. That’s why there’s a saying that goes by, “Life is a story.”, and it definitely is; to some, they strongly believe that it has been decided for them of how their life will be.
All I do is to pray, no matter to which God you’re praying for help, God will help. So, just pray.
Pray, pray, pray again, and again, and never stop praying.
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