Leaving Again

Yesterday, October 7, 2012 I arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam for the third time. This time I came from the Philippines: my country, my home where my family belongs, and my friends' home. As I was trying to set my mind on continuing in my goals and purposes here in Hanoi I can't stop my tears from falling. I had only one week vacation with my family and it has passed; it was time for me to move forward. Leaving the second time around made it harder because it was in the middle of a family celebration. I never thought pursuing your purpose can be this hard neither did I think it would be easy. But whatever risks and sacrifices are ahead I know that I must keep on pursuing my purpose.

Some people will not understand what you are doing till they see the results.

Some people will try to stop you by putting  hindrances along the way.

Some situations may discourage you and make you doubt your purpose.

Sometimes even your personal dreams get in the way.

You have to sacrifice your pride...your personal dreams... your wants because you know there's better fulfillment when you have fulfilled your purpose.

You take risks that other people won't. You might have to go to a place they have never been. You might have to do what you didn"t dream of doing. You might get across a lot of disappointments, frustrations, and loneliness. You might not see your friends again.

But as these things come along the way of finding and pursuing your purpose be ready. Face them with courage and fight them with boldness knowing deep inside your heart these are just obstacles. You must say to yourself, "This is why I am here, I will fulfill my purpose and I will not let anything get in the way."

As my leader always tells us, "Keep on keeping on". Don't stop. Be constant. Be steadfast.

Just like "leaving again" is very hard for me but I just had to go back to why I chose to follow this road. I went back to determining my purpose.

Someday, I will see how "leaving again" will be all worth the risk because my purpose (His purpose for me) is fullfilled.