sometimes

things happen you never expect to happen. you wake up, wipe the drool of your cheek, eat breakfast, bathe, walk to the MRT station, ride a train, walk to your office. things seem pretty normal, typical even. you say hi to your officemates, share a joke with your seatmate, look for the IT personnel because your station couldn't start up.

and then something threatens to shake you to the very core of your being. like you never knew what tomorrow would bring and whatnot. and before you could ask why, like you usually would do...your soul stills and shuts up (as opposed to shuts down). and somehow everything else seems unimportant. what matters most is those loving pair of arms catching you, holding you tight. so this is what the "peace that transcends all understanding" is like, your surmise. you can never ever comprehend it or analyze it or figure it out.

you feel sad but not depressed. it's but normal. but you don't feel as lost as you used to.

and you know deep in your heart that you are fully loved, honored, appreciated, and cherished. nothing can take the place of that.