Short-lived affairs

Like a flower, beautiful things that come into our lives don't always stay with us forever. Relationships, no matter how sweet in the beginning, sometimes have to end. We lose loved ones. We lose and let go of so many in just one lifetime.

So yesterday, due to circumstances which I have no control over as of yet, I have decided to put up my brand new Fujifilm X100S camera for sale, thus officially ending a torrid one-month reawakening of my passion for photography. Unfortunately, this also signals many months of having to go by without a camera of any sort.

Of course things happen for a reason. And the reason why I decided to sell my camera is this: I just got a new job, and I need money to tie me over for the first month while I still don't have pay. A job! It's a great thing! But starting a new life and a new career always has some financial obligations attached to it. Like putting a deposit on a new apartment (horrendously expensive, even in this country!). And buying new furniture. And eating (hehe). So as a responsible adult I have to do some sacrifices. But I know the rewards will be great. If I do good at this job, I will eventually have enough funds to buy a new camera again. And hopefully the one I am hoping to get will be a lot less expensive than it is at the moment.

Flowers die but new ones come back next season, brighter and more beautiful than ever. And, like a flower, I hope my photography will one day blossom once again. I don't think of it as a goodbye, or even a break for that matter. I would like to call it a metamorphosis. Because when I return, new camera in tow, I know I will be an even better photographer and writer than I was before.