It is such a blessing that it happened again. Akin and I have spent the past three weeks together and every time we meet, something feels different, each experience carries its own character. It might be something simple like going to the supermarket, or the small adventures of exploring Cape Town as if we are seeing it for the first time. Sometimes it is the long walks through the city or the other times when we sit through the quiet moments in the same room, saying nothing, doing nothing, simply living life side by side.
These are the moments I cherish deeply and this time, I made a conscious decision to detach from the virtual world and be fully present in the real one to enjoy each simple moment with Akin.
Now I am back at my place, and Akin at this very moment is thinking about the long journey he must take to return to Manchester, I know that the journey cannot be easy on him and I do not quite know how to express the depth of my gratitude that he continues to make it happen, I dream of the day when it will be me having to travel up north. But what I do know, and truly believe, is that the grace of God carries us through these distances.
My mind is filled with the situations we faced together, the moments of joy and laughter, and those quiet stretches where we simply sat without speaking. I think about the long walks that allowed us to see the city we both love from a different perspective.
Whenever Akin and I are together, we are always moving, always experiencing something anew. Right now my mind is full of memories, emotions, and impressions that I am still trying to process and embrace.
There is more I want to write about. Not only about what happened in Cape Town, but about the way this time together has shifted something inside me in the hope for something better to come our way.
A different perspective has begun to unfold, and a little time to capture it properly, and perhaps even more time to understand it.
Sometimes it takes distance to realise something meaningful happened there.
I believe life can change in a single moment. We do not know what tomorrow may bring but we do believe and trust that it is changing for the best.
