We are Feelings, Not Humans

Last week, I attended an intensive 3 days workshop that was sponsored by Kingston University. The workshop is called Sparks, and they hosted about 100 students from all ages and degrees.I was not fully aware of what I was about to realise, or how differently I will be seeing the world. All I was worried about is waking up in the morning to make it to the registration at 8:30am on the first day. I sort of had doubts about the workshop, and neither had good nor bad thoughts towards my expectation.

The organisation made sure I attend the 3 days by constantly emailing and calling me, which put more pressure to push me give it a chance. I remember waking up on the first day at 6:30am on the 17th of February, and all I could think of was going back to my warm bed. I lied down again, but immediately after I remembered the phone call I received the day before to assure I stick to my promise. I pulled myself to take a shower and get ready to be on time, and surprisingly I arrived even before 8:30 only because I was too worried I get there late. At exactly 9:00am on that day, my journey to seeing the world from a whole different vision has begun.

Sparks workshop was to explore my own feelings, and understand my actions in the past. The reason behind every conversation I have ever had, or heard. The reason to why people act in that certain way, or think differently. After I completed the workshop on the 19th of February, I was tired mentally rather than physically. The amount of useful information I consumed in was colliding with my past, and left me thinking of every possibility that may have happened if humans lacked the ability to communicate.

On the second day as I was walking in the streets of London, I stood for a minute and stared at people. For the first time, I was seeing feelings, not humans. We are composed of emotions, the very deep ones that we prefer to keep to ourselves, and the ones we pretend so we can hide what really goes inside us. I have met such amazing people that I felt as I have known them for a long time. Most importantly, never judge a person even if you think you know them too well. No matter how close you are to them, there are always secrets hidden from you, just like the secrets you have hidden from them.

Be yourself, enjoy life and don't hurt anyone. Let the world remember you with a good image, because you are flawless. You are who you are meant to be.

What is Sparks? Sparks is an intensive workshop for 3 days on a row. I attended it on the 17th, 18th and 19th of February, 2015. It started everyday at 9:00am to 5:15pm. The workshop is sponsored by Kingston University, London.

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