Well I left my Grandparents on Tuesday, bound for middle earth(well as far as Canada is concerned) to spend the rest of my time away with my sister! I got to fly during sundown which is always fun(and beautiful in a different way). What also proved to be a great blessing was while I was waiting for my second connecting flight they announced that it had somehow been overbooked and they needed two volunteers to take a later flight. Long story short I got a free supper and a $200 travel voucher (good for a year) just for having to wait a couple more hours! Baruch HaShem what a great surprise blessing! With a sister a few Provinces away it will definitely come in handy!
I have also confirmed that flying does give me a bit of a headache! Even though I made sure to eat more this time, on the last leg of the trip I could feel another one coming on, good thing I remembered to put the pain-killers in my carry on this time. Oh well it beats getting sick like some people...no thankfully none of my neighbours got sick this time! :)
While in Victoria I was really hit with a culture clash. I have never felt the extremes of the high class vs the low class on such a personal level before and for the first time in my life I was really hit with how meagre our means really are, and how little we have financially. It was a really strange experience, one that is hard to fully explain. I mean I have always know we didn't have a lot but at the same time I have never thought of us as not having much either. We have a roof over our heads, have never gone hungry, family, friends and so much more HaShem has blessed us with. We have what we need and we are happy.
It was a really really odd experience observing the lifestyle where going on expensive vacations, buying all new appliances, renovating their entire house, getting a brand new car every 3 years, or countless other things like it was no big deal. This is their normal, and I guess that is what struck me as so strange.
It can make a person feel very small if you don't have your focus on what is really important in life and I would be lying if I said I didn't at times feel like a "poor little country girl". But really, I honestly wouldn't trade what I have for that lifestyle. I was so thankful for the experience because it acted as a proof for myself that I am totally content with what I have, and with what I don't have. The treasure G-d has blessed us with is indescribable and greater than much fine gold!
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Psalm 119:127
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Luke 12:34
Luke 12:34
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| Flying away from the sunset! |
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