I always need someone else

For the last 10 days, I have been so busy with my duties that absorbed lots of time and energy. But I managed to get into this blog entry several time, unfortunately I could not open it. On top of it, my eldest son who has promised me to support me with the making of this blog, was also busy with his soccer thing.

Even during the long week end, I got stuck with my laying-around activities with no serious effort to open this blog. Well, to tell you the truth, it is not fully laying-around activities though, because I still could manage producing one training material, settling my office's end of the month salary payment for my colleagues and staffs, also reviewing some organizational works, which makes my husband raised his eyebrow a bit.

Yesterday, I made promise to myself to add one more entry about my inspiring life, but I filled the day with a bit inconvenience due to my Monday appointment that urge me to go to one hell of a traffic area in Jakarta with quite an effort for parking space. I sent message to my dad in case he is willing to accompany me. He replied in minutes with short answer, OK.

This appointment is a TV shot to promote the importance of early education and preschool teacher contest. I thanked God for my decision having my dad as a company. We could have some chit chat in the car and get his driver driving the car, of course. After we arrive, we were informed by the security that we should go the tenth floor by elevator and took the emergency stairs to reach the location. With his 72 years old of age, he is very energetic to climb the stairs with me, holding hands. We were again so lucky, it was only 12 - 14 steps to reach the destination floor.

The shot was so brief and smooth, without necessary cuts or correction, so we can finish within an hour. What was so inspiring ? It was the topics that inspiring me. I was asked about the importance of early education for preschoolers. I was also asked about what is my evaluation standards for the contest held in June. But when I was asked about my considerably best teacher of my life, I realized that I have so many I consider as best teacher of my life. I had my preschool teacher who 'kicked' me out from her class to get into the higher class, because I was considerably disturbing and annoying her by volunteering to teach the class. I had my 5th grade teacher who inspired me to analyze thing by asking 'open ended' questions more than 'close ended' ones. I had my 8th grade teacher who inspired me in physics. I had my 11th grade teacher who almost get frustrated with my habit to walk here and there during class. I had my lecturer who inspired me to learn more about the deep human mind. But, I also had my lifelong informal teacher, who teaches me everything about the philosophy of life, my dad.

I must admit I learn many things from my dad, I learn about the spirit of life, I learn about integrity, I learn about hardworking with heart, I learn to get multi talented, I learn to get up after each fall, I learn about becoming a better person each day. I can not stop thinking what else he has done to support me all this years.

But I realized that I also learn from anybody else, from my mom, from my husband, from my father in law, from my friend, or even from my children. I realized I really enjoy learning.

Then after me and my dad reach my office, and he left me for another duty, I got another 2 clients at the office and soon came back home at 5. I hugged and kissed my 3 children before sending some emails and ready for another TV shot about teens. Another text message came, reminding me about another duty as columnist. Then I faced my laptop again to finish the job.

When it was all over, I remember about my promise to come to this blog. I still don't have the clue why I could not signed in. Then I called my handsome eldest 13 years old son to help me out. Within seconds he analyzed the problem and recognize it was the password problem. I was totally sure that I have typed the right password with the right setting. But I saw him typing back the same password, which I have tried several times for the last 10 days, and boom, it was easily opened. And he even bothered to say, " wow, you really surely definitely can not live without me, mom !"

It surely inspired me again, yes, we can not live alone. We need our parent, we need our spouse, we need our teacher, we need our siblings, we need our friend, we need our children, we always need someone else to live our life to the fullest.