A Moving Experience

They say that time heals all wounds. That’s so true with moving. Those who have never gone through the transition, have no idea what to expect and tend to suffer from the emotional turmoil of being uprooted from one’s home and thrown into a new environment. But they don’t know any better than this. If they were to relocate in the past, they would have been just as disoriented and shaken. But still, as soon as they arrive in their new house, get settled and get used to their new surroundings, everyone forgets about how scared they were.

It’s not that it had never happened before in the past; it’s just that those times are long gone now. They have grown accustomed to it, and now that they finally got what they always wanted, there is nothing for them to complain about.

But I don’t think this is the case for those who moved into apartments my age or close to 60 years of age. Some of them had to give up their houses and sell all of their belongings so that they could afford a new home – not just a place to stay, but a home that they can call their own. This new residence will probably be the last place where they will call home in this world as old age is already knocking on their doors.

But because it is time for them to finally move out, they have no choice but to accept it and celebrate this new chapter of their lives. They are happy because now, there won’t be any more worries about finances as they have already settled everything financially, even if it meant having to part with the objects that had been with them for the longest time.

Now that they have a new environment to start fresh in, they can begin anew.

And so, they willingly enter their new abode and are greeted with the magical feeling within its walls that envelops them with glee and peace. A feeling they haven’t felt for a very long time, if ever at all.

This is how I felt as I entered my new home on the day of the move in. It was like a dream come true for me because it was something that I had only imagined to have in my life but never thought it would be possible. And now, here it is, right before me – everything is so real and tangible.

This is the reason why I had always been apprehensive of moving out - not because I was afraid that I would never find a suitable place to stay, but because it gave me a feeling of melancholy in my heart. It was like a reminder that this will be the last house that I call my own; perhaps another’s before me has already had this same feeling.

But now, it’s done and over with and I just have to make sure that everything stays in the new home as well as the old – and if it doesn’t, then no problem, because they can all be fixed later.

Conclusion:

The author is quite eloquent in his writing style, and seems to be a nice person as well who has been through a lot and managed to keep the love for things he has collected, and the fear of losing them. He also knows how to express his thoughts well in this piece. That is probably why it made it into the final round. It's a good piece that made it into the round, but I think that overall it would have been better if his feelings were expressed more clearly, so that it was detected from what was written that this piece had emotions behind them.