Leaving Her Nest

Original, 22 January 2009

Leaving Her Nest

Marriage is for some a pain, a hassle, a constant source of stress and discontent
But for others it is a joy, a safety, a thing to be had, a source of love and encouragement
And it can be scary.

A young girl, engaged to be married, looks into her future
It is unsure, uncertain, unbridled; sometimes unpleasant
And it is scary.

She looks ahead and realizes - she is about to leave everything she knows
Her family, her friends, her home, her culture, her language, her life as she knows it to be
And she is scared.

Then she realizes that she won't do it alone, the love of her life will be standing by her side
She will make new friends, she will learn a new way of life, she will learn a new language
And it can be exciting.

She will finally have a new home of her own, a new family of her own, a new land to call home
She can explore her new surroundings and learn new ways of living and playing
And it is exciting.

Yes, though she is leaving behind everyone and everything she knows and loves dearly
She knows not to fear the unknown but to embrace and anticipate it
And she is excited.