[Transferred from http://blog-gabriel.mongefranco.com; originally published on June 3, 2008]

What lies ahead is unknown. Sometimes, one can only embark into a new adventure hoping to find compassion in those that drive through the long road. One can only hope to find ahead the one thing that means the most, even without notion of what it is. One can only hope to keep moving forward despite all the obstacles in the horizon. One can, indeed, just hope.

Whenever a new path is taken, it is natural to find uncertainty. Yet one must realize that uncertainty is not what shapes the road, but what keeps the tires rolling. The roads have already been laid out, and all there is for one to do is drive through them eagerly while enjoying the panorama. It is in the road, after all, that one can find the type of friends that make life worth living. It is in the trip that one can find new hope when all else seems lost. And it is the uncertainty of not knowing what lies ahead what shall keep one's eyes on the road. In the end, curiosity and perseverance prevail as one hopes to find something -- anything -- in the vast unknown.