Phew! What a relief! Ruth's first semester exams were just over. For the past week, she had plenty of anxious and stressful moments as she grappled with some of the subject papers for the first time. Plus, the fact that she was not too well prepared for the exams. Well, there's nothing she can do except keep her fingers cross and hope for the best. The results will be distributed after the week-long break.
Hubby's back from Australia but he had to attend another meeting in Kuala Lumpur during the middle of the week. He had been real busy during the past months and we hardly get to see much of him. His job is demanding and sometimes stressful. Like many others, we were not born with silver spoons in our mouth and thus had to work hard for a living and ensure a better future for Ruth.
Just recently, I was reading one of the poems written by the reknown playwright and poet, William Shakespeare on life. The poem goes like this:-
Tomorrow, and to-morrow and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools,
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle,
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more, it is a tale,
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Although this poem paints a rather pathetic and dismal picture of life, it's the reality of it that hit me hard. Indeed, we are only actors in the stage of life. After our act is over, we have to exit the stage and make the journey henceforth.
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