It's okay to hope, but just be reasonable, because not all hopes can come true. l Get well soon my village, December 24, 2025.

Hello everyone.

Life sometimes falls far short of my expectations. There are times when we find ourselves in unpleasant situations that fill me with sorrow. It's a special sadness living in a house on a dark, nameless street. Not knowing what to do, sometimes the boredom of being overwhelmed makes my body feel even more powerless.

Thankfully, I found Steemit. So whenever I'm bored, without electricity or internet, I at least try to write stories in my daily notes app. Writing about my daily experiences, searching for material for my daily posts. That's how I fight boredom when I have nothing. Sometimes my stories are sad, but what can I do? Because the current situation in Aceh, Indonesia, is truly dire.

I don't have much time to spend every day. Unlike before, when I could go to school and study with my friends every day. After school, I would play with my beloved friends in the village. Now, that's gone for me. I can only do my best for now. There are still friends in the same condition as me. I need lots of play to keep from getting too bored here.

This is one of those places without a name. It's my first time here to escape my boredom. It's not far from our refugee camp in the Aceh Tamiang area. It's one of the less severe places, like an empty, uninhabited park.

The sadness I felt when my friends and I were passing through Tamiang village on our way home was truly heartbreaking. It truly broke my heart to see a village that looked like it was dead. I was truly speechless when I saw the conditions here. This is one of my friends' villages from school. They, like me, too, have chosen to live outside rather than here because they haven't been evacuated yet.

Especially now, with the current situation in Aceh at a critical time, many residents have demonstrated, demanding help from abroad for our country's independence. But this is extremely difficult and impossible, because no country can have a single nation. That's why the Acehnese people continue to fight for Aceh's independence.

For me, this is simply impossible for the Acehnese people to make a decision. Rather than receiving no help at all, it's better for us to unite within our own country. That's the hope of the Acehnese people at this time.

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Every afternoon, we always find time with our friends here, sometimes enjoying a meal together with whatever food we have. We don't complain about the food because we're always grateful for what we have. We gather so we don't get bored, that's what we hope for, so that other friends can gather with us. Having lots of friends will definitely make us happy.

Therefore, trying to avoid sadness is trying to avoid life. Isn't that right? And one more thing from me: Hope is okay, but only in moderation, because not all hopes can come true. That's our daily story. Hopefully, in the future, there will be many lessons to be learned, Amen.

Author Misslaila🕊️.