Sunset

A boy running fast toward the peak of the hill with a big bag that big enough to cover his skinny body and heavy enough to fall on him. He is very tired and lost, hesitating on whether to quit or not. However, he keeps running and the tears and sweats are the best evidence to prove his hard work.

An old man is walking down from the peak. He saw this boy, using all the energy and strength he has to move on. He is moving slower as time goes by. He is just too tired.

'Boy, you shouldn't carry an overload bag. It is impossible to reach the peak of the hill. There is still quite a distance to reach to the peak. You might break your bones,

'Thanks, but it is ok. My friends need all the foods in my bag. It is heavy and i might be slower, but i will still able to reach the peak if i keep moving.'

'You might miss the sunset, looking at your current pace. Trust me, drop down some of your luggages and you can keep some of these at the rest hut. I believe that your friends prefer to have you with them without the food, instead of having all the foods but miss the sunset'

'Rest hut? I don't see any hut around. It is ok, i think my friends will be mad if i cannot reach the peak on time with all the foods'

'Do they bring their own food?'

'Ya'

'Do they bring enough food?'

'Ya'

'Can't you share your food with them?'

'Ya'

'Then why do you work so hard to bring the foods to the peak as if they will die without the foods?'

'Cos i don't wanna be the only one without food'

'So, you bring more foods than all of your friends?'

'Ya, but i will share. I just wanna make sure that i have more than enough'

'Then i bet that you definitely miss the rest hut as you are trying so hard to walk to the peak'

'Hut?'

'And i bet that you definitely miss the all the scenery too.'

'It is ok, i can still make it to view the sunset.'

'Hahahaha, and i dare to bet my life that you will definitely miss the sunset too. Look at the sky now.'

'Crap'

Sounds familiar?

We worked so hard to fill others' expectation.

We worked so hard to reach the others' destination.

We worked so hard to prove to others that we are equal, yet unique.

And most of the time, we worked so hard, only to realize that we miss more than what we gain at the final destination.

We will have to carry a lot of luggages as we travel in life. Are all necessary?

And how much weight you can carry?

Climbing so hard to reach the destination that is unknown and miss out all the definite sceneries in life. Is it worthy? ;p