Cinderella

The days are getting shorter and evenings come earlier. Summer is almost over.

Most schools resume their classes after this Labor Day long weekend every year. As usual, most students make good use of their last days of their summer vacation to enjoy life before going back to their routines. Some families choose to bring their kids for a real getaway vacation. It was quiet in town for the past few days, and people are returning from all directions today. What a scene!

This is not how the traditional Cinderella story begins: I can see all the princesses having fun, running around, singing, and dancing their days and nights away all summer. When the clock strike midnight, they all left one of their glass slipper behind and go back to their reality. Wishing one day they will be discovered/ recovered from their normal life by their prince charm while they are lost in their work. And this is that longing that keeps us going. This wishful thinking that makes us feel there is a reason for tomorrow. There is something or someone outside waiting for us that is worthwhile for our everlasting content and patience.