MY TEMPORARY HOME

She said, "Let it go, we won't be here forever. Everything is temporary..."

One of dad's wisest advises is preached by Buddha - that everything is temporary.

It is said that one should also have no attachments because nothing is permanent. So learn to let go.

Easier said than done to be honest.

I've so many attachments, I don't even know where to begin.

My biggest is Stylo, whom I can never rid since age 7.

There are so many other things - and the hardest part of letting go, isn't for material or physical things.

It is the emotions and the passions that you've cultivated and nurtured over the years.

It is the feeling of disappointment and sadness when you are let down.

It is the feeling of despair when you feel so useless and that you've failed.

There is one song though that always reminds me when I am sad that in life, we do not need to dwell on sadness for too long. Because have no attachment to sorrow because this is only our temporary home.

Carrie Underwood has a list of meaningful tracks.

However, my favourite is still "Temporary Home" because this song gives me a lot of hope - hope that I can't even describe myself. It reminds me that I'm not the most unfortunate person in the world because, I do have a lot around me to be thankful for. 

This is probably one of those songs that can tear me up in mere seconds if I delve into it.

Little boy

Six years old

A little to used to being alone

Another new mum and dad

Another school another house that'll never be home 

When people ask him how he likes this place

He looks up and says with a smile upon his face...

This is my temporary home,

It's not where I belong

Windows and rooms

That I'm passing through

This is just a stop 

On the way to where I am going

I'm not afraid because I know 

This is my temporary home

Young mum

On her own

She needs a little help got no where to go

She's looking for a job

Looking for a way out

'Cause a half-way house will never be a home

At night she whispers to her baby girl

Someday we'll find a place here in this world

*Chorus*

Old man

Hospital bed

The room is filled with people he loves

He whispers don't cry for me

I'll see you all someday

He looks up and say

I can see God's face....

This last verse always reminds me of my grandpa.

But he never had his room filled with people he loves before he left. 

However, the last verse is what I wished for him, at least how he should pass.

It is okay. I hope that he is in peace now, and that no matter what religion we are in, I'll be able to meet him one day.

When I feel like life is not worth the fight anymore, I'd turn to this song because it reminds me that I'll die one day. And I do not need to bring along the sorrows and pain. What I go through are lessons, which make life a tad more interesting before I leave.

That is life I guess.

Nothing is permanent. Things change. And we are just passing by this space - the temporary home for all.

So, I shall retreat to bed with this thought in mind - I shall learn to take things and people less seriously because they are just passersby in my life. They shouldn't hurt me in anyway and nothing should bring me down.

I hope that whenever you guys are down, this song will inspire you to move on too :)

There are many occasions when we smile despite sorrow, laugh despite hurt.

Io expect that there's someone there who understands is a waste of time.

But music helps most of the time...

So enjoy while you can...

Love,

TammyC
p/s: I just realised that I am reposting this song for the second time...