| 07 June 2010
Well, the inevitable has finally arrived.. The series finale of LOST. Besides being equal parts confusing and intriguing, it also holds a special place in my heart because it began at the same time as I started my travels. I remember my Mom emailing me ABC's website about a new show with "that guy from Lord of the Rings". Only the first episode aired before I left for South Korea, and when I arrived there was all this chatter and pride about a Korean actress being in a major US television show. I thought that was a bit coincidental...
Just as the characters found themselves in a strange environment, I too was trying to deal with my new unfamiliar surroundings. As their adventures continued, so did mine. New friends were made while others were forgotten. Relationships forged radically, some broken even more-so. Though my time on beaches around the world never involved polar bears, I have had to deal with stingrays now and again. I've pushed myself well beyond what I had thought I was capable of doing, and have experienced things I have never imagined. Dealing with uncertainess has become commonplace, miles and kilometers are just words and the idea of a normal life seems like a cruel joke. Remember the "Flashbacks"? When my adventures began, a large portion of my thoughts were of my "old life". How things were, how I lived and what I believed, before all this began. As the years passed, I began having my own "Sideways" moments - little what-ifs, so to speak. What if I didn't leave Canada? Would I still be living a drab life, completely unaware of what it was like outside of my little world? And now, with LOST's story concluding with many unanswered questions, I can't help but make one final comparison/observation. It has always been the lack of answers, the unknown, the sense of having no idea what's coming next that made the story so appealing and insanely addictive.
But unlike LOST, my story hasn't finished - and I anxiously look towards the future with wide eyes and a grin.
Much like how Hurley looks at fried chicken.