Couple of hours ago I just finished a presentation in one of the Hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. For those who do not know... Sabah is a state in Malaysia that is located in the Borneo Island!
An 'old' friend of mine was called to close the night. I have known this gentleman for almost 6 years, we had some casual conversations but never really had anything deeper then that. today the moment he took the stage he caught my attention! You see, very few impress me on stage and I must say he caught my attention from the beginning. He told his story and i was mesmerized! Every word was profound and it was perfect! I haven't seen something like this for some time! I was shocked... why is it a different person in front of me today? How come I never recognized this before... and the best part, after he finished, i sat there for sometime still floating in his words!
At that moment, I realized it was my ego that has stopped me from getting to know this 'old' friend of mine for so long! Many times we sat together but i never took an effort to get to know him. Today I reminded myself, everyone has a story to tell and everyone has something to offer and it is me who needs to grow to be able to recognize and appreciate that! Yes, it makes sense now, it is never about the other person, it has to be about my growth!
Today I pledge to make another change to the way i have been seeing people! I will take time to get to know who ever that crosses my path! No matter how small or irrelevant they might appear as it is not a co-incident that our paths have crossed!
To my 'old' friend... my apologies... it took me so long to know you! I am glad our path crossed and I stayed back for tonight's presentation :)
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