Another one was my trip to my second home, Queenstown.
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| Lake Wakatipu |
It's not actually my second home but it's one of my favourite places to go to. Why? It is one of the most beautiful and peaceful place in New Zealand. This time, I got to go to Milford Sound, stayed overnight and experienced the most serene day and half ever. No reception on our cellphones meant no distractions. Because it is winter time here, there was nothing much you could do either so by the time we finished dinner we were ready for bed. Just before dinner, we went outside of the boat and being in total darkness was amazing. It felt like you were in space where you couldn't see the sky to where the water was. In the morning we woke up to some pretty cool waterfalls.
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| Stirling Falls |
Most people who have been to Queenstown would agree that once you're there, you feel like all your stresses and worries are gone. I've always appreciated that about Queenstown but this time round another important lesson was learnt. After having a surreal first night at Milford Sound, we were on our way back to Queenstown and suddenly we had phone reception again. I was so happy as I missed it so much.. until all the texts and emails started to come through. It was my fault for checking but at that moment I realised what people talk about - how technology can affect your lives. I immediately stopped looking and enjoying my surroundings and started to stress again. It took me a good 1/2 hour to tell myself to "Stop. Don't let the busyness of my normal life affect the rest God has given me".
I have learnt that as modern day people, it is hard to put down our phones and smell the flowers. Even when we are given the opportunity to rest, we choose to engage ourselves with things that tie us back to our normal life. I need to learn to let go. It does require a lot of discipline to leave things behind otherwise you will never be able to stop and look at what you have in front of you. It is probably the most beautiful thing but we miss it because we are busy on our phones or with our own problems.
So the question is.. how often do we leave our work, our worries and stresses behind to see what has been prepared for us to enjoy?
