She always tried to
find the beauty in everything.
She was an adventurer, an explorer of
knowledge. She was still quite new to the job, only being on her own for a
couple months, yet she already felt as if she had been on her own for quite
some time. It amazed her to see how much she had learned in so short of a time.
Her years preparing for her journey had served her well and she couldn't wait
to tell her mentors all of her discoveries about herself and the world. She was
returning back to her home base for a brief respite before returning to the
Great Unknown, which wasn't so scary as it was before.
The young explorer flipped open her journal
to review all of her exploration notes, which described all of her
observations. Most of the people she met on her journey had no idea how
perceptive she was and how extensive her notes were. Although she seemed bubbly
and excited everywhere she went, her mind never stopped analyzing the
situations she was in. Her notes were well thought.
She
had met many people on her exploration, many of whom she became friends with in
the short amount of time she was with them. She often thought of them on her
journey back to home base. There was the sweet and friendly girl who was very
perceptive of other peoples needs, the interesting and enthusiastic girl who
always wanted to make the journey full of life, the boy filled with stories and
entertainment for the team, the girl who was both quiet and loud at the same
time who surprised everyone with her musical skills, the girl who acted as the
mother for the group by always looking out for them, and the boy who always
brought the group together as one big family. These were only a few of the
interesting people she met on her exploration and she found them all
intriguing. She would definitely give them a good report when she returned.
At last her eyes spotted home base, which
stood smaller than she had remembered. Warm feelings of familiarity flooded her
soul when she looked upon it. A smile crossed her lips without her even knowing
it.
She was back.
However, it was not the same place. Don't
get me wrong. The building itself had not changed at all. There was still the
same furniture in its usual places, the same music played over the speakers,
and the same schedule was kept by its precious inhabitants. It was the
adventurer who had changed. Her life had been so different in the last few
months that this life had somewhat faded away like a pleasant dream. It was as
if she returned to a good story only to realize that the feelings she had had
while she was reading it were not there any more. When the young explorer
walked in her old room she laughed! It was exactly how she left it, but it did
not feel like hers anymore. It was a strange feeling.
It was strange knowing
that she had returned home but didn't quite belong there anymore.
After a few days of settling into the old
routine, the adventurer started to desire her new life again. Home base was
nice, but she missed the rush of adrenaline and the undiscovered experiences of
the unexplored. She missed the companions she had met along the way. Although
her heart longed for the comforts of home, inside she knew that she didn't
quite belong there anymore. That was alright.
Every season of life is
special.
Every moment is precious.
Every new adventure is
exciting.
Life is a continuous adventure, and she
was ready to ride it for all it was worth!
