Sydney, Shanghai, Sydney (oct 2010)

 in mid oct, andrew and i joined a group tour to china, flying directly from sydney to shanghai and back.

 

at the time of booking the tour, i requested the travel agent for a delayed return flight from shanghai to sydney in order that i can fly to hongkong for a couple of weeks to visit family and friends. however, at that time, ie july, the agent told me that it was not possible because we are issued with group tickets.  therefore i arranged another trip back to hong kong in nov.

 

during our tour, i found out that seven other members were able to stay behind in shanghai to fly back to sydney on a later date.  needless to say, i was not very comfortable because the agent TOLD me that it was not possible. i was all prepared to talk to the agent on my return to sydney.

 

however, at the end of the tour, on the very last day, i got really really sick, i had a very bad cold, so bad that i virtually had to stay in the hotel to sleep.  on my return to sydney, i was still not able to recover, i had lost my voice and there was not one single drop of energy left in me.

 

yeah, i am getting better now, but its been 10 days now since i just stayed home to rest.

 

i started to think, if i were able to postpone my return to sydney and fly to hong kong, it would be quite disastrous:  getting sick and not able to do anything i wanted.  therefore i honestly am very grateful that i was not able to postone my return to sydney.  in fact, the past ten days, though i was sick, i enjoyed my stay and rest at home, with lots of sleep and TVs .

 

again, i remember what a senior SGI member in sydney said: i am always happy, because i trust the gohonzon, and i know that whatever comes along will turn out to be a benefit. 

 

this is so true.

 

lydia