My Unforgettable Experience

                On December 25^th 2010, I got an amazing experience. At the time I was in Malang, East Java. It was my first time; I did not go back to my hometown. Actually I really wanted to go to my hometown, but, I was in a seminary. My priest did not allow me to go back. At the Christmas I felt many things bad. I went to people’s houses around our seminary. I tried to feel happy. I tried to smile and laugh. I could do it before them, but in my heart I felt something. How bad my day was!

          After I went to their houses, I went to a payphone. I telephoned my family, and I said sorry because I could not go back to my home. Yeah, they tried to understand. I heard my mother try to comfort me. I could blame nobody for my feeling. It seemed that I had to accept the fact. It was a ruler, and I had to obey it. I had to obey it in my heart, feeling and action. I told my experience to my friend, he told me that he felt the same. It was our first time; we spent our Christmas without our parents. But I tried to say thank for my experience. Hey, if I say thanks to God, I feel happier!

Suarta Kasmiran, October, 17^th 2012