On the street, among the crowds, I watched the face of each person, trying to find the face familiar to me. The one I was looking for was my best friend, my brother and sister, and I had to find her. From sunrise to sunset, from spring to fall, things changed but I never forgot my search.
When I married my husband, because we are so alike, everybody said, "He is the one you have been looking for." But my heart was still searching. When my baby was born, I watched her. I thought she was that dearest person for whom I had been searching. I was elated, but my heart was still searching.
That was only until a person came into my life, gave me a very precious gift and said, "What you are looking for is inside of you." Then I moved into another domain. Now I can rest. I don't need to search any more. Looking in retrospect, the one that I was searching for was myself!
Juichin Lin, Taiwan
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