“What we learn as children becomes the rhythm of how we see the world.”
Sophie tersenyum kecil dan matanya masih menatap laut yang perlahan memantulkan cahaya pagi. Tanpa menoleh, ia berkata pelan, “Oh, I also should be thankful, Mama.”
Saya menatapnya, menunggu ia melanjutkan. “You also put me into the Singaporean school and the Dutch school when I was little,” katanya sambil menggenggam kerang itu lebih erat.
“Back then, I didn’t understand why I kept changing schools or systems, but now I get it. Every place taught me something different.” Ia menoleh sebentar, senyumnya hangat dan tenang.
“And I still remember when you took me on those work trips. I got to see the world while you worked at the trade shows.” Ia tertawa kecil, suaranya menyatu dengan gemuruh lembut ombak. “You used to call it worldschooling, right?”
Saya membiarkan kenangan itu datang perlahan seperti ombak kecil yang menyentuh pasir. Masih terbayang mereka di airport dan memegang pasportnya erat-erat lalu menatap setiap negara baru dengan penuh rasa ingin tahu.
Sophie menatap laut lagi lalu meletakkan kerang di samping jejak kakinya. “I guess that’s why I love learning now,” katanya lembut. “Because it never really ends. It just changes shape, just like the sea.”
Saya membiarkan kata-katanya mengendap bersama suara ombak, seperti butir garam yang larut perlahan dalam air.
“Some lessons take years to understand, but the heart remembers them from the start.” – Jay Shetty
Part 34.
