In February, he quit the position he held in healthcare for three years just so he could travel to the Middle Earth - New Zealand, and embark on a long-awaited backpack trip cutting across China and South East Asia.
And so he did, for the next three months, becoming an obvious wanderlust just so his thirst to experience the beauty of this world can be quenched.
When he finally did return home back in May, depression loomed upon him. Jobless, broke and what was left of him is but a story to tell at the envy of many.
Though he eventually managed to get hired once again in July, life was never to be the same again. He led a life like a vagrant. Ignoring the very presence of the love of his life, he went drinking on Fridays and simply did what people term it as YOLO. Surely, he was happy.
Not for long. He made bad decisions and got into a lot of trouble, and eventually threw his relationship into jeopardy. Finally in October, he decided that letting go would be best for the person that loved him dearly all these years. Moving on would be the right decision, and so he thought.
From that moment, though freed from commitment, he was but just a sorry, lost soul. Being sorry deep down, for all the bad decisions, and for not being the man he was supposed to be. Regrets might be in his mind, but life is such. It never goes back.
Looking back, perhaps everything that happened, were meant to be. He can only move on and remember that this is the year that changed his life, for good.
Sometimes, when you are caught in a dilemma not knowing what to do, think.. why you allowed yourself to fall into that situation in the first place.
