Loose Ends

Past couple of weeks, I have been doing lots of packing. I can't believe the amount of "junk" I have accumulated over 3 years. Books, files, worksheets, notes, countless stationery etc. And this is just the stuff on my workstation in school.

As I delved through those things, it's the endless "Should I trash?" or "Should I not" that run through my mind. It's a major decision that I have to make.

I went through the entire process slowly, wondering if parts of my past will be dumped into the black depths of this nice big trash bag, or will it be saved in the last-minute. All those hard work, late nights, multi-tasking in a short notice, beating deadlines & caffeine-guided results become a thing of the past. Some ended as trash, whilst most were given away to people.

Now that I have tied up this bunch of loose ends, it's time to think about the ones at home. What are the things I truly need to pack and send to HK, bearing in mind that the apartment in HK is much smaller.

I never think that packing and unpacking can be mentally draining, physically yes, but mentally? It isn't just the whole decision process (see above), but the notion of uprooting from what has been comfortable to beginning life anew and somewhat unclear.

Change can be exciting, but yet unsettling. It can be incredibly enticing, with the many possiblities ahead but no clear endpoint. Change can be good and worthwhile, only if the people involved are willing to ride along with it and not be overly affected when change resists change itself.