I was the kid who's afraid of making mistakes, having wounds, having scars no one can erase. I don't really care if I stay locked up as long as I'm safe.
I started learning to ride a bike at a late age and grown legs just to prevent having scratches, thinking, if I do have longer legs I would not fall very often. I really wanted to play but I don't want tingling pain of abrasions and cuts. I convinced myself that I will not repeat other's mistakes just to earn an experience. The same philosophy have been the foundation of every decision I make until now. They say I'm a coward, some says I'm clever. Not that clever because I cannot out run pain. Not that coward because I managed to minimize explosions I have to face. Less casualties because I avoided the obvious dangers.
The truth is, no matter how I escape the hurting, it will always follow me. PAIN IS A REQUIREMENT OF LIFE. You will be required to feel pain, have scars, have your heart broken, one time, two times, up to nth times. Life will require you to think of pain, feel pain, taste pain, cause pain and even endure the pain. It is because, genuine smiles came from pain. No one really can't be happy without having the annoying, tingling, bothering and repeating pain. No one's untouchable. And the scars, it will always remind us that we've been there, in pain, and we'll always find way to get out and smile again.
Again,I was the kid who's afraid of making mistakes, having wounds, having scars but not anymore. I don't really care if I stay safe, as long as I know I'm doing it my way. :)