One year

I love people. It hasn’t be like this all the time. When I was a kid, I used to hate people. People was the reason of my suffering and I was only able to see all the bad things they were doing in this world. I didn’t want to be part of it. I often wished to transform into a flower and shining over the sun or into a free lion running like mad in the vast wilderness. I felt old at that time, sometimes I even wanted to disappear, too tired of what I could see around me. But something, something always whispered me to be brave, to fight. I didn’t know why or what but I knew that one day it would change. Life was in my veins and was desperately shouting to be considered.
Letting express the true self can be something really difficult as it ask lots of patience and acceptance. It means as well being ready to break chains, to jump out of our comfort zone and give up on lots of things that your friends, your family, society and yourself are expecting from you.
One year ago, when I started to travel, I decided to look for this true myself, to let it exist. I didn’t know that what I will find on my way was even more beautiful. Because on this personal path, I found you. I found you : people! You are beautiful, you have so much to say, to express. You have so much in you, you reach the infinity of possibilities! And everybody is different, so particular and unique! And yes we are capable of such horrors because we want to be the one who is right ; passionate, we want to convince the others that the world has to be like this and not different.. But if we stop just two seconds to gaze at each other – try it : just look in the eyes your friend or your neighbor in the bus – the only reaction you will have is simply to smile. And it’s why we are all the same as well, because when you smile, you are beautiful, and when you smile back to me I love you. I want to know you and share with you, I believe we are meant to be connected, all together with all our differences, all our colors we will do a beautiful painting.
Finally after one year traveling I know where is my place in this world, I know where I’m going. I’m coming to see you beautiful people, running like a free lion and shining like a flower. I m already with you and I will be here for you for the rest of my life.

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  1. Zhaie

    Magnifique Ilona… On se connait très peu, je voulais juste te dire que ce texte me touche au plus profondément et je suis contente que cette aventure t’ai ouvert ce chemin. Je comprend ce sentiment et cette force que l’on peux tirer d’une expérience comme celle là. Comme je dis toujours : Le bonheur ce n’est pas une destination, mais une manière de voyager.
    Bisous ! Bon retour en France, et j’espère que tu t’envolera pour d’autres aventures :)

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