It Was Worth It
Amy had been lost in her life. A life she was dreading each day to wake up to and being tied to. Feeling that life was dreary and tiresome, she had been contemplating about ending it; with her life, in order to escape the darkness. That was until she met him. He had a kind of aura about him that drew her to him.
He would often listen to her and just let her vent out her frustrations. Often, his single question would make her stop and think deeply. “What do you want out of life?” he once asked her. Six months later, she was still looking for an answer. An answer that came in the form of two homeless people she had met a few weeks before.
“It’s good to see you again, Amy. How have you been?” Tina asked with a warm smile.
Amy brightened up at her friend’s smile. “Tina! It’s good to see you too! I seem to have lost myself.”
“You are here, aren’t you?” Tina was puzzled at the answer. “Everyone is here.”
“Well, technically speaking, I am here but,” Amy faltered off.
“What is it that you have lost, dear?”
“My worth, I guess.”
“There, you just need to find it and put it back where it belongs,” Tina’s assurance gave Amy something that she had never felt before. A belief that she would find her worth was so powerful that her mood lightened for that day. Passing her some food vouchers, Amy bade her friend farewell and went on her way.
Two weeks later, she met John who was often seen with his son. “Amy! How good to see you!”
“John! It’s great to see you too! Hello, Mark. Here, your favourite sweet.” Mark’s eyes lit up at the sight of the sweets and took them with a grateful smile.
“I trust that life has been good to you,” John began.
“I think so.”
“My dear girl, you have a job, family and a warm home. Life is good!”
Stopping her thoughts in their tracks, Amy stared at John for a long time making him feeling uncomfortable.
“Amy? Is there something I said?”
“Yes, John. And you are giving me something that I have been looking for! Thanks!” She beamed at him, “I know what I can do now! There’s something I need to do, bye!” John was too stunned to react to her sudden change. Mark blinked at his father.
A year later, John, Mark and Tina were being ushered into a building and were shown to their rooms before being brought into the function room. Amy was on stage welcoming and thanking the audience. “Thank you for coming to Sweet Home. I have been lost in my life looking for my worth. I used to be an accountant working until late into the night on certain days. I’m sure some of you understand what I mean,” smiling at the crowd.
“Today is the opening of Sweet Home and it was made possible because of three people I have met. I would you to meet Tina and John. Tina, John? Would you please come to the front? Thank you.” A shuffling occurred before the two of them went up to stand beside Amy. “It’s great to see you both. These two have gave me something to do and here it is. All of you are now inside this building. A building made from the labour of trust and love. The past one year was really challenging but it was worth every minute because now, I can help others have a place to stay until they find their own sweet homes.”
Everyone clapped at this. “Without Tina and John, this wouldn’t have been made possible. As mentioned, I have three people who gave me something and I would like to introduce you to the most important person in my life, my fiance, Tom.” The round of applause was astounding. Everyone had met Tom at various stages in their lives. They were grateful to his words of wisdom and now that Amy and Tom were working as a team in building Sweet Home, they felt at ease.
A year of working hard at gaining the license, volunteers and donations was worth it. Things were difficult at first but eventually, with persistance, everything paid off.
Tags: Emotions, Family, Feelings, Friends, Life
