A Dream of Fire & Ice
It’s been 4 months since I left the nest.
No more eggshells on the ass.
Mama doesn’t wash my clothes anymore, neither does she make me breakfast.
It verified one fact:
When you end up on a place where your options are either to sink or swim, you’ll pick the latter.
The amount of lessons you learn during your first touch with responsibility over your entire existence is no less than the number of bricks made in the Netherlands.
There are a lot of things I’ve missed: A decent dinner at home, going on trips with my longboard, having a movie night with pizza at my friend; even the trifling arguments with my parents. Also, having a little tan.
However, coming here was one of those life-altering decisions I’ll never regret.
Over these months I’ve been through things I wouldn’t believe are possible, even if I heard them.
The first shock of being rejected from literally everywhere made me question everything I ever knew or believed in.
If one wants to work, who would stop him? Especially if the job is no more than mere dishwashing. Well, as it turns out: Everyone.
Not a single soul would allow you to work there, unless you are qualified to do that.
Putting “qualified” and “dishwasher” in one paragraph is joke in itself, though I can only laugh at it in retrospect.
Luckily I’ve stumbled upon new friends who helped me through the hard times in many ways. They wouldn’t let me feel alone or lost in this new sea of challenges.
I was told a lot of times that the only people I could be friends with are foreigners.
“Dutch people are not interested in making friends, they already have their circle, you can try, but it’s pointless“
Oh boy, what a fool I would be now if I believed that.
Half of my friends are Dutch, and they were just as open as everybody else.
The greatest thing I respect in them is their patience. You can imagine how annoying it is to wait 10-20 seconds every time you’re expecting an answer. Thanks to this, I can comfortably practice the language without any inconvenience.
The first lesson still stands: Friendships are priceless.
On a lifelong scale, considering the shortness of time I’ve spent here, the amount of crazy shit that happened is completely off-balance.
What are the chances of letting go of the thought of dating, just to end up going on the best one?
After all these, I finally realized the one reason I was put here on Earth:
To show the world that no dream is impossible, and You too; can have all the things you’ve ever dreamed of.
The stories you’re about to read will have one, and one goal only:
To make a difference.
That difference is You.
To set it in stone, I put it on my list of the things that will surely happen:
– Inspire 10000 lives through my blog. (#123)
This is a lifelong journey, and the whole purpose of it is to send a message:
Everything is possible, regardless of our pasts and current circumstances.
It might not be the smoothest road, but if you ever feel doubt, uncertainty or confusion block you on your path, remember this:
All that goes to make you a good man lies within yourself.
Seneca
Give it all you’ve got. Your dream is at the end of the road, you just have to walk a little to get there.
Take care,
Erik
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In retrospect, I think of my journey to the US and the experiences along the way, is similar to the one you are in now.
No, the way to success is not guaranteed; it is earned by hard work
and goals at the end. The path is never
paved but at the end of the long haul and journey is the victory of one’s
desire to be a better human being
and productive citizen to the world around him. It’s not the number how
we fall down but how we get up and start over and be patient with little
steps towards one’s goal or ambition.
Erik I see in you a determined ambitious young man ready to conquer
your dreams! Keep it up. Numerous
failures and mistakes are building
blocks for success in life.
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