Dearest Hometown: An Open Letter
Date: April 2, 2022 (Saturday)
April 1st of
year2022, 6 in the evening.
I am sitting comfortably right next to the welcome plant in the terrace. After a long day at work, finally I have the moment to spend some time looking at the surroundings while embracing the cool breeze of the air. How I miss this moment of spending my alone time in the terrace while drinking my favorite coffee and allowing my mind to wander from one place to another. I can't help but feel glad for this moment. I also enjoy sipping my hot coffee while observing the surroundings. I am truly amazed by this moment.
Now, as I allow myself to indulge to in this moment, I can't help but appreciate what's in for that time. I love listening to the crickets enjoying their journey as the night breaks. I love looking at the plants swaying peacefully as the air touches their greens. I love how the surrounding makes me feel at peace. And as I look at the sky, I'm in awe looking at the diamonds in the sky. How wonderful it would be if I stare at the sky to see falling stars above. It's been a while since the last time I witnessed one; when would be the next time? I wonder.
As I give more time for myself to relax and reflect on things, I look at my cellphone for a moment and as I see a post about a place, I suddenly remember my hometown. The hometown where I grew up with. I suddenly remember the things I usually do around and the feeling that it carved in my heart are priceless. I can't help but think of it even more as an astounding place worth appreciating.
An Open Letter to My Hometown
To my dearest hometown,
It's been a while since the last time I thought of you. How are you? I heard you have a lot of developments already.
How's the big mango tree near the park? I heard that it's gone now. I could still remember before, we used to play with my cousins around there. We used to play hide and seek. I even cried everytime I got caught. I can't stop laughing now that I'm older whenever I remember that moment.
The ice cream vendor at the park, I heard he's no longer selling there. I miss the tasty ice cream that he was selling. With the different ice cream flavors that he sells before, I can't help but ask my mother always to buy me one. I wonder where is he now, or is he still selling ice cream or now.
By the way, I'm sorry for the time back when I was a child when I thought of leaving you. I was too ambitious that time that I want to leave our place and move to the place that never sleeps. The place where lights are flashing one place to another. The place where I can see enormous buildings and visit establishments in a snap. Back then, I simply wanted to experience what I saw in the movies. A moment where people are so flashy that I want to be like them.
But you know what? The moment I went to the city to study, I realized that there are a lot of charms that you hold that I can't see to the city. The sunset with the magestic sunset sky that I used to enjoy in your place was no longer seen in the city. I still need to find a spot where I can see it as the surroundings was covered with big buildings. I can't even appreciate the moon at night as what I could see around are the glowing lights on the streets. The cricket sound that I usually hear in our place, was covered with the beeps of the car on the street. I can't even hear even a little sound of the crickets; how I miss them. And you know what? The cold breeze of the air which I tend not to appreciate before was being missed the moment I live in the city. It feels hot even at night that resulted on me not able to sleep well at night. After that moment, I suddenly miss you. I regret not appreciating the beauty that you hold when I was young. I realized that you're a diamond. You're worty embracing for.
Now, I'm 24 years old. I'm proud that right now I am here in your place, working in a wonderful workplace and living the best out of my life. I'm so grateful that I am here with you. Just so you know I'll always be thankful to have you. To live, to grow, and to dream with you. I can't wait what the future will hold, but I hope you'll develop to be the best version of you, like what you wanted for me to become.
I wish you all the best my hometown. Know that you will always hold a big part in my heart as you molded me to what I am now.
Always,
Leticia Felize
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I just suddenly felt sad as I am also missing my hometown. My hometown also change a lot, from a very quite place into crowded as many buildings has been built. I miss those days where all I see was rice fields, but now they turned into mall and supermarkets. I miss those old and Golden days.