Prelude

Oh Land of Pyramids, Pharoahs, papyrus,
Sand, camels, museums,
River Nile,
Here I come.


(P/S: Thank you all for your well-wishes, journey mercy prayers, etc!)

Life

Life is invariably tough. The moment you think you’ll finally find rest, something else gets thrown onto your face, blinding you from the road ahead and gets you a little sidetracked. You lose your bearings, and try to regain your balance. And all around you, mayhem. You have stepped into a quagmire. You try to get out of it only to be sucked in deeper.

Is there a rope nearby? A helping hand? You call out for help.

Maybe help arrives immediately. Maybe it takes its time while you try to keep your head above the waters. And all the time, you hold on to dear life.

Almost certainly you will get out of it alive. Not necessarily unscathed. Not necessarily without pain. But you survive. Perhaps you emerge from it all the stronger. You may have learned something valuable from it all. You emerge victorious.

You get back on the road, with brand new resolution. Brand new hope. Stronger faith.

Without fail, you’ll get thrown off again. But you are more prepared now. You look at your troubles square in the face, ready for a fight yet again.

You roll up your sleeves and dig in.