Nagsimula sa isang tasa ng kape.
Paikot-ikot sa kama, hindi ako makatulog. Marami na akong naipasalamat sa Kanya, hiniling, at ihiningi ng tawad. Alas dos na ng madaling araw, hindi pa rin ako dinadalaw ng antok.
Nakatulala sa madilim na silid, bigla kang pumasok sa isip ko. Napangiti. Napaisip. Tumawa. Umiyak.
Ikaw ang nag-iisang lalake na sobra kong kasundo kahit madalas kaduwelo. Madalas ipinagmamalaki mo ako at bida sa paningin mo kahit numero uno mo akong tagapanggulo at kadebate.
Sa tuwing nadidismaya ka sa akin, walang patumpik-tumpik mong tinatawag ang pansin ko--mapatext, mapatawag, o mapaharap-harapan.
"Mahal kita kaya ayaw kong napapasama ka," lagi mong banat. Sasagot ako at agad mong sasabihin, "Yan ka nanaman eh, ijujustify mo pa. Makinig ka sa akin. Sa tingin mo ba maririnig mo sa iba ang maririnig mo sa akin? Hindi ka sasabihan ng iba na 'tatanga tanga ka minsan'." Sabay tatawa ka at yayakapin ako.
Ikaw lang, pwera sa nanay at tatay ko, ang gustong gusto ng buo kong pangalan at aliw na aliw na tawagin akong 'Christy' (dahil alam mo ayaw kong tinatawag ako non), pero ipapakilala sa mga kaibigan ng 'Faith' habang natatawa kang banggitin ito dahil lagi kang sanay na inaasar ako... hanggang 'Potpot' na lang ang pagpapakilala mo sabay sabi 'baby ko pare.'
Sobra kitang namimiss.
Namimiss ko ang tatawagan mo ako ng disoras ng gabi, lalo na sa disoras ng gabi sa sumunod na araw pagtapos ng kaarawan mo. Tatawag ka para singilin ako na di kita binati. "Taun-taon mo na lang kinakalimutan!" (Sa totoo lang hindi ko nakalimutan ang birthday mo dahil days before nito tanda ko na at nakaalarm pa sa phone ko. Ang batiin ka ang nakakalimutan kong gawin. Ngayon sigurado ako alam mo yan).
Namimiss ko na din ang ititiext kita kahit anong oras ng araw at magugulat ka na lang na nagtext ako matapos ang maraming buwan. "May tanong ako..." "May sasabihin ako sayo..." "Alam mo ba..." "Oist! Miss na kita..." "Ipagpray mo ako kasi..." "Kamusta na? Balita?"
Namimiss ko na din ang paghintayin ka ng ilang oras, minsan araw, lingo, buwan na ang lumipas di ako dumating... Sa muli nating pagkikita, papakainin mo pa ako ng marami, magkikwentuhan tayo at tawanan, tapos pagbusog na pagsasabihan mo ako. Wala na akong lusot kasi, loko ka, binusog mo na ako at kokonsensyahin.
Miss na kita, loko ka! Kanina pa ako tumitingin sa paligid pero di kita makita. Kailangan ko pang pumikit para makita ka sa dilim.
Hai... Ikaw ang taong kakampi ko sa lahat at hindi ako pinahiya sa harap ng mga tao. Laging papuri at biruan, pero hindi mo ako nilaglag o kinucha kahit ilang beses kitang nabigo.
Ikaw ang sumbungan ko at kakampi. Ikaw ang tagapagtanggol ko kahit dalawa lang tayo ang magkausap at nakakarinig at di mo kilala ang kinikwento ko. Naalala ko pa, ang sarap ng tawanan natin sa mga arte natin.
Sa tuwing mapapagalitan ako ni mama ikaw ang lawyer ko o kaya peace negotiator. Hindi mo ako dinidiin pag napapagsabihan. Pero pagtayong dalawa na lang, mahaba pa sa sermon ng tunay na pari ang litanya mo.
Ikaw ang kadabate ko. Ikaw ang tanungan ko. Ikaw ang kasagutan ko. Ikaw ang labasan ko ng sama ng loob. Anong klaseng usapan man, lagi tayong natatapos sa tawanan at biruan.
Naalala ko pa sa tuwing may hiling ako sayo hindi mo ako binibigo, minsan may sobra pang bigay. Lagi mo ako niyayaya lumabas at syempre kumain (kasi yun ang hilig natin), ako lang ang madalas na hindi nakakarating.
Pero ni minsan hindi mo ako sinumbatan. Ikaw pa ang nagsasabi "babawi na lang tayo sa susunod."
Wala ka pa atang nasuway na usapan natin, sa pagkakatanda ko. Pero pag ako ang may kakulangan (dahil late, di dumating, di tumupad), ikaw padin ang pumupuno--masahe, dinner treat, movie, pabango, libro, at iba pa--ang kapalit.
Ang dami kong gustong ikwento sayo! Ang dami kong gustong itanong! Ang dami kong gustong gawin kasama ka! Loko ka, namimiss na kita. Pinaiyak mo pa ako ngayon.
Alam mo ba na gusto paghindi mo ako kinakampihan pero hindi mo ako iniiwanan tapos yayayain mo akong kumain para magkwentuhan at doon mo ako sasabunin pag tayong dalawa lang ang magkaharap, na kahit nagdedebate na tayo at nagtataasan ng boses... Tapos madighay lang tayo at magtatawanan na?!
Ikaw lang ang lalakeng kabiruan ko (pero may laman) pag may nagawa tayong mali sa paningin ng isa’t isa at sasabihing "Hindi mali ang ginawa mo. Mali lang siguro ang instruction ko. Ikaw ang pinakalovable na tao kaya magbago ka na ha... May ibubuti ka pa."
Ikaw ang kapalitan ko ng sekreto. Alam mo ang kiliti ko at kung paano ako ichallenge at imotivate. Alam mo kung paano palambutin ang matigas kong ulo at sakyan ang kabaliwan ko. Ikaw ang nakakaexplain at nakakalinaw ng maraming bagay na kahit tayong dalawa ay natatawa na lang sa sinasabi natin.
Miss na kita! Ikaw ang nag-iisang lalakeng literal kong tinawid ang bundok at ilog makita ka lang.
Buti nahalikan kita, nayakap, at natapik sa huli nating pagkikita. Hanggang ngayon di ako makapaniwala na hindi na tayo magkikitang muli.
Sa isip ko nasa isla ka lang, sa bago mong tahanan at pamilya. Ang masakit, sobrang buhay ka pa sa alaala ko dahil ganito tayo dati, buwanan bago nagkikita, pero kahit kailan kita gustong kausapin andiyan ka.
Ikaw ang pinangarap kong kuya na sobrang mapagmahal at mapagalaga sa iba't ibang paraan, at sobrang mahal ang Diyos na pinagsilbihan mo siya bilang pari ng 1 taon at 5 buwan bago ka umuwi sa Kanya.
Bro, miss na kita! Gusto kitang tawagan at kausapin. Pero iba na ngayon. Kahit gaano ka kabuhay sa isip at pakiramdam ko, di na kita makakausap at mayayakap pang muli.
Maraming salamat pinaramdam mo sa akin ang magkaroon ng mabuting kuya kahit sa dumi ng kuku hindi tayo magkadugo.
Naririnig ko ang tawa mo sa tuwing magaasaran tayo... Maraming salamat sa purong pagmamahal at pagbibigay ng walang kapalit.
At least nagyon, tutulog ako na alaala ko ang ngiti mo at rinig ko sa isip ko ang tawa mo. Malungkot man, masaya na din ako kasi nakita kitang masaya muli kahit sa imahinasyon lang.
Salamat na din sa isang tasa ng kape. Isang gabi ng pagtulog ko kabutihan mo ang isip ko.
Celebrate life💜 Live today🌞 Right now; Write now✨ "The palest ink is better than the sharpest memory."
Showing posts with label respect. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Appreciating the rough sail out of the old wharf
(While writing this blog I’m sitting next to my friends who are drinking, smoking, and eating pizza and pasta.)
Many times I attempted to put an end to several things—vices, habits, relationships, recurring thoughts. In the same way, I also budged myself a lot of times to put my hands on something and get rolling—work, assignments, keypad, book.
Now I’m in the middle of a stash of different finales. Sometimes I catch myself already totally on my back on one thing. At times, I spot my other foot trying to step back to another thing.
(Now, one of my friends talks about how she stopped smoking for 3 months… and now she’s back on the coffin nail due to some personal reasons, which I myself used also to justify my puffing.)
Going back… I’m glad I’m surviving this self-made ordeal [on a lot of things]. Although at times I swag, fortunately, I still manage to immediately get back up. All this is just a war between two internal factors, between level of determination and level of resistance to external pressure.
When I finally decided to stop some of my pernicious habits that I know, though others don’t manifest yet, cause my body to deteriorate, I started seeing the rough sail away from the old wharf as fun and enjoyable.
I challenge myself. If I stagger, I immediately pick up myself and find reasons to laugh at myself while challenging myself even more, rather than blame myself and totally give in.
When I overcome the temptation, I feel great and empowered—which pumps me up even more to continue overcoming some more temptations. “Keep coming bastard, make me feel even better and victorious!”
There were times that no matter how determined I was, my pernicious habits kept on pulling me back after couple of weeks, days, and sometimes after few minutes of supposed to be fruitful struggle.
Things are different now.
Yes, I can honestly feel the distinction. I am more focused and enjoying my move forward. I discovered a powerful spur. However, I really have to dedicate myself to this discovery if I want to see myself a victor in the end.
I discovered the power of ‘loving oneself and life’.
Of course I love myself even before. That was why I’ve come to a point of confusing ‘loving oneself’ with ‘excess pride’. Now, correcting the level of my pride is also part of my ordeal.
Through experience, and surely through His works in my life, I found out that I just have to truly know my priorities (short-term) and my goals (long-term) to align my stars and serve myself well. Part of this self-appraisal is the discernment of pure and benevolent core of priorities and goals.
While helping myself to leave my chain smoking vice, I’m respecting my friends’ smoking habits. Sometimes, I still do social smoking. I’m still looking for an alternative feat in place of smoking.
As I gradually shift from porky and beefy meal to fish-and-vegetables, I don’t care about my friends’ food choice. What is more important is we eat together and enjoy our own meals.
In closing my doors and windows to a surrendered relationship, I respect the other person’s individuality and character. I no longer care if he’s good or bad, or has been an angel or a pain in the ass. I just mind my own business and move forward composed, focusing only on wonderful things, and with an excited heart that is ready to receive more graces from Him.
With my struggle to drink more water and pee more often, I set my mind to fight against my own will. Whenever I control my bladder, all the more I drink water and hurry to the toilet.
In times when I feel more like holding on to my stuff—money, food, time—all the more I share it with others.
If I love myself and I love life, then I have to live a better life with a happier relationship with more people. Only by training my mind to be sincerely dedicated to my priorities and goals will I achieve my targets. And by becoming victorious over my duel against myself will I feel more empowered—without having to intentionally annoy, hurt, use, or step on others.
Every battle to be won is just a battle against oneself.
When you totally become the master of yourself, no matter what other people will do or say to you, though you may wobble, you can handle well. No matter what you decide to do about yourself, you can achieve with a happy and grateful disposition no matter how long or short it happens.
Be your own captain! Enjoy the sail to the island of abundance!
Many times I attempted to put an end to several things—vices, habits, relationships, recurring thoughts. In the same way, I also budged myself a lot of times to put my hands on something and get rolling—work, assignments, keypad, book.
Now I’m in the middle of a stash of different finales. Sometimes I catch myself already totally on my back on one thing. At times, I spot my other foot trying to step back to another thing.
(Now, one of my friends talks about how she stopped smoking for 3 months… and now she’s back on the coffin nail due to some personal reasons, which I myself used also to justify my puffing.)
Going back… I’m glad I’m surviving this self-made ordeal [on a lot of things]. Although at times I swag, fortunately, I still manage to immediately get back up. All this is just a war between two internal factors, between level of determination and level of resistance to external pressure.
When I finally decided to stop some of my pernicious habits that I know, though others don’t manifest yet, cause my body to deteriorate, I started seeing the rough sail away from the old wharf as fun and enjoyable.
I challenge myself. If I stagger, I immediately pick up myself and find reasons to laugh at myself while challenging myself even more, rather than blame myself and totally give in.
When I overcome the temptation, I feel great and empowered—which pumps me up even more to continue overcoming some more temptations. “Keep coming bastard, make me feel even better and victorious!”
There were times that no matter how determined I was, my pernicious habits kept on pulling me back after couple of weeks, days, and sometimes after few minutes of supposed to be fruitful struggle.
Things are different now.
Yes, I can honestly feel the distinction. I am more focused and enjoying my move forward. I discovered a powerful spur. However, I really have to dedicate myself to this discovery if I want to see myself a victor in the end.
I discovered the power of ‘loving oneself and life’.
Of course I love myself even before. That was why I’ve come to a point of confusing ‘loving oneself’ with ‘excess pride’. Now, correcting the level of my pride is also part of my ordeal.
Through experience, and surely through His works in my life, I found out that I just have to truly know my priorities (short-term) and my goals (long-term) to align my stars and serve myself well. Part of this self-appraisal is the discernment of pure and benevolent core of priorities and goals.
While helping myself to leave my chain smoking vice, I’m respecting my friends’ smoking habits. Sometimes, I still do social smoking. I’m still looking for an alternative feat in place of smoking.
As I gradually shift from porky and beefy meal to fish-and-vegetables, I don’t care about my friends’ food choice. What is more important is we eat together and enjoy our own meals.
In closing my doors and windows to a surrendered relationship, I respect the other person’s individuality and character. I no longer care if he’s good or bad, or has been an angel or a pain in the ass. I just mind my own business and move forward composed, focusing only on wonderful things, and with an excited heart that is ready to receive more graces from Him.
With my struggle to drink more water and pee more often, I set my mind to fight against my own will. Whenever I control my bladder, all the more I drink water and hurry to the toilet.
In times when I feel more like holding on to my stuff—money, food, time—all the more I share it with others.
If I love myself and I love life, then I have to live a better life with a happier relationship with more people. Only by training my mind to be sincerely dedicated to my priorities and goals will I achieve my targets. And by becoming victorious over my duel against myself will I feel more empowered—without having to intentionally annoy, hurt, use, or step on others.
Every battle to be won is just a battle against oneself.
When you totally become the master of yourself, no matter what other people will do or say to you, though you may wobble, you can handle well. No matter what you decide to do about yourself, you can achieve with a happy and grateful disposition no matter how long or short it happens.
Be your own captain! Enjoy the sail to the island of abundance!
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