Catalysts

We have all have encountered them one point or another.
We all have experienced them
Their warmth and love,
Their wrath and fury,
Their guidance and insights,
Their awareness and realizations.
But no matter how and where they appear,
They are constantly bounded by a mutual bond.
They provide opportunities for us to learn and grow, however
Without an ounce of consideration, they blatantly juggernaut though our feelings
Leaving us in a kaleidoscope of irrepressible emotions.

What am I insinuating about?
Some call them angels,
Some curse them as devils
Some refer to them as life guides,
Others call them “Quai Yan” (or Worthy People)
I call them Catalysts!
Catalysts who invokes tender emotions within

Catalysts appear in many various ways.
Some appear just to teach us a lesson; though there will be many of them
from a multitude of occasions;
Like a shooting star, they blaze across our serene skies for that one moment
Burning our passions
Igniting our furies
Char our spirits and often
Breaking our hearts
Only to fade away into the farthest of sights, never to be seen ever again.

Some visit to teach multiple lessons
They stick around for sometime coaching you on multiple faceted lessons which you need to address.
They will return time and time again,
Bringing unique lessons for us to infuse into our consciousness,
occasionally reiterating refresher courses in commemoration of our inability to reminisce those priceless moments.
Indeed, we need those on occasion.

Some stay loyal for our cause, for the lifetime
Guiding us through our hardships,
Supporting us and comforting is in times of confusion, disorder and chaos
These catalysts are blessings which perhaps from a past life you have accumulated enough life credits to exchange for such true lasting friendships.

Throughout our lives, there will be catalysts arriving and departing.
We tend to recollect the ones who impacts/hurts us the most, and
take for granted those who stand steadfast with and for us,
against the seemingly endless hordes and waves of emotional mayhem colliding against our walls of logical intuition.
And I am no exception to that.
I have had my fair share of catalysts in my life; good and bad.
Some have been tremendously kind in their lessons to me and
whilst others have been brutal.
These ones are ingrained within my mental crypt, I pray will not surface,
for the slight hint travelling back into this chasm sends deep chills into the tenderness of my inner santuary.

Thankfully, there are the steadfast who still safeguards me when I am weak and in total turmoil.

To the catalytic shooting stars who burst across my path leaving a trail of unwelcomed lessons, shattered hopes and endless afflictions, CURSE YOU! I hope that I shall never see you ever again.

To the visitors who catalyse my passion and tutor me along my dynamic and dramatic journey.
Thank you! You are always welcomed into my humble abode.

And to those who are still within my realm, constantly shouldering my ignorance, vulnerabilities and insecurities. Thank you! You have my utmost loyalty and support. I too will stand steadfast with you and for you in your moment of need.