The best thing that's ever happened to me
The best thing that's ever happened to me
In the middle of my second year in highschool, I heard
about a concert that took place in Zagreb,Croatia in the
summer. The group that played was Red Hot Chili
Peppers and they're one of my favourite bands so I was
extremely excited.
Back then, my mom was stricter than she is now when
I'm older, so I wasn't sure if she would let me go but the
concert was a must-see! Some of my classmates also
liked RHCP and we were planning to go to the concert
but I made plans with my friend Nika who is also a fan
of the band. When I told my mom about the concert,
we made a bargain that I could go if I got my grades up
by the end of the school year. I worked hard and my
grades got better but they still weren't what my mom
had expected so I was really nervous and afraid that she
wouldn't let me go. I kept on persuading her and
begging her for permission the whole June and July. As
my birthday came on 5th of August, I received an
envelope from my mom and inside there was a concert
ticket! Although I had a hunch about the birthday
present, my eyes got filled with tears and I was just so
grateful. It was the first bigger concert that I attended
and I saw one of the best bands live! On the day of the
concert, on the 28th of August, my mom dropped me of
at the Thermal Park because a bus came to pick us upwe had an organised transportation to the concert.
Nika and me met four other friends Žan, Erik, Kaja and
Luka on the bus and we drove to Zagreb. The concert
took place at the Hippodrome so we were standing
under the sun and it was about 32°C and the crowd was
getting bigger and bigger and so was the heat. The
waiting was exhausting because we were tired, hot and
thirsty and if we had gone anywhere we'd have lost the
spot. The band came on stage at about 21:30 and as
soon as I saw the band members and heard Anthony
Kiedis greeting us I started crying hysterically. When the
music started playing we started singing and jumping
and dancing and there were good vibes all around us
and the atmosphere was absolutely great.
After the concert we felt like we were half dead
because we let out our hearts and energy at the show.
As people started leaving it got easier to move around
so we sat down on the grass, still mesmerized by what
had just happened and that concert was the best thing
that's ever happened to me. -ANA
Many people would argue with my decision but I value
the simplest things most, the things many people take
for granted. Life. Life is not a given right but rather a gift.
My life is the most important thing that’s ever happened
to me. Life is with me from my birth till my death. It’s the
embodiment of my soul in an earthly form. It’s a gift and
a curse, with so many unanswered questions, “Why am I
here?” being the most important one. In the years I have
lived here the answer has only drifted further and
further from my grasp. I’m not ready to learn it, not yet.
Life is written on many pages of a never-ending book.
Each day marks the end of one chapter and opens the
door to another. New chapters let old grievances wither
and die, giving me a chance for a new fresh start. I’m the
alpha and omega in this book; I’m the judge, the writer
and the director. My hands shape what is, was and will
be.
I find life extremely fascinating. We, the humans, live for
dozens of years but never unlock the secrets of life, we
go to the other side with so many unanswered
questions, “Why am I here?” being one of them. Our
living robs us of the feelings needed to answer the secret
of life. We spend too much time worrying about
belonging and consequently we completely forget that
we belong somewhere from our birth. There’s no need
to find something new. Only to find the lost and
forgotten. Only then will we truly understand life. Many
great people, Tesla, Einstein, Newton and Beethoven, to
name a few, found the place they originally belonged to.
They changed the world for the better, be it with music
or science. This is why life is the best thing that’s ever
happened to me. It deities understanding and will be
clouded in mystery only until we find the place we
originally belonged to. - TILEN
FACT FILE~
Some scenes from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince
Caspian were filmed in Slovenia’s Soca Valley.
In Slovenia, you can pay to stay in a prison cell at the
Hostel Celica in Ljubljana!
-ANA
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