Think of a time when you (or a character in a story you're working on) had an epiphany-a moment when you believed, finally and absolutely, that you had the answer to something (yes, this is the woman I want to marry; no, I was never meant to be an architect; yes, it's the right thing to move to Columbus), but which turned out to be wrong. If you want, use the phrase "suddenly I realized" as a way of spurring the epiphany on.
Write down the
precise events that led up to the epiphany (what you were doing, where you
were, who you were with, etc.).
I have been smoking for fifteen years, i know i would be healthier if I quit. Everyone urged me to quit but i just can’t.
ReplyDeleteIt isn’t until i gave birth to my son , now i have a moment of realization that i have to quit . I have to be a role model for my son and i have to live as long as possible to watch him grow up.
My epiphany is when i gave birth to my son.
I realized i must change my life to be the best mother i can be.
My aim in life has always been in front of my eyes, to complete my master's studies. In order to reach it , I was supposed to go to the Capita Beirut, and here was the biggest ambition.. Living in a modest home with my friends who became like sisters, moving btw the clothing stores ,going to the beach together and so I became free from the chains of parents. But I didn't expect to find the exact opposite when I attain the ambition of a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteSuddenly I realized that life isn't that simple. I found myself more tied up than before . I perceived that I was missing out on those details that were part of my boring daily routine, when my dad used to bother me in the morning to get him coffee ,when I drink Matte with my mother , my perpetual quarrels with my brother, my nights with my sisters in front of the wardrobe ،the humble dinner table,my mother's homemade sweets.. I didn't realize the value of parents' restrictions until after I faced the city's ferocity and the fresh farm air became priceless after I started to breathe the black air .
All these moments,that I realized it's true meaning too late , was my whole life
"The hopes to thrive can never outweigh the fears";
ReplyDeleteShe once read, laughed at, then with the waiting and tears.
So strong her insecurities were, so weak the shield,
Quilted with hyacinths she collected from a far fairy field.
Back then it all started, with her identity splitting,
Forward did she glance, backward the quitting.
"Everything will be fine", her heart wished to hear, in hunger,
Dismissing, promising, just like the thunder.
They woke up decisive; gaily, she woke up traumatized,
Unable to settle, deeply marginalized.
She wandered, like the Wandering Jew, forever cursed,
Or Cain, who was the first!
Yet, no voice came to hold her hand, nor walked that door,
Bravely did she stand, stubbornly still, like the sea to the shore.
Fixing her life to one goal; never do what they did,
She forgot to live, to breathe, she forgot to quit.
Suddenly she realized, half dead, she was walking that circle;
A circle: a brutal clock, ticking, a lifelong rehearsal!
Fatima Kurdi
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