Showing posts with label friendship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friendship. Show all posts

Friday, June 28, 2013

Maigsi lang ang buhay (Life is short)

2 deaths in 2 weeks.
what does it say to us?
that life is short.

      Last week, ginulat ako ng balita sa facebook na patay na pala ang isang kaibigan kong guro. Matagal na kami hindi nagkikita at nag uusap pero ang huling usapan namin at kamustahan masaya naman, pareho na kaming may mga ibang buhay pagkatapos magtrabaho sa institusyon kung saan kami nagkakilala. Masaya kaming tinutupad ang mga bagay na gusto namin parehong gawin noon pa. may balak pa nga kaming magkita sa mga susunod na buwan kapag may pagkakataon para makapag bonding naman. pero ngayon, hindi na iyon mangyayari...dahil wala na siya.

     Akala ko talaga, joke lang yung mga nakasulat sa facebook, may isang kaibigan kasi nagpost ng luma naming litrato, eh dahil uso ang #throwbackthursday, akala ko isa lang yung ganun. pero hindi pala, kasi seryoso na talaga, at sunud-sunod na nga ang mga posts na nagsasabing iniwan niya na kami Grabeh lang nakakagulat lang, kasi ang bata niya pa, ang bilis ng mga pangyayari. Siguro may sakit na talaga siya nung huli kaming nag-usap, siguro may problema na pero hindi niya ipinahalata, hindi ako naging makulit magtanong, hindi ko ininsist na magkita at magkuwentuhan kami, kasi akala ko may susunod pang pagkakataon, kasi akala ko'y hindi pa iyon ang huli.  hanggang sa...huli na nga ang lahat.

     Noong sumunod na linggo, isang nakakagulat, nakakalungkot, at masamang balita na naman ang nangyari. Isa sa aking dating nakatrabahong estudyante and piniling wakasan ang kanyang buhay sa pamamagitan ng pagtalon sa building ng eskwelahan.  Noong una, wala akong ideya kung bakit ganun na lamang ang mga posts ng mga tao sa facebook wall niya, so naisip ko, anu na naman ito? Isang malaking joke na naman?!
Pero hindi, kasi totoo na nga....as in! At ayun sunud-sunod na naman ang mga posts sa wall niya na nagsasabi kung gaano kabait, kabuti, kamasayahin ang batang ito. At totoo nga naman, hindi ko man siya nakasama ng matagal, alam kong mabuti siyang bata. Masunurin, mabait, magalang.  Sayang lang at hindi na naman kami nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na maging "close" pa. Pero ramdam ko ang paggalang niya at pagpapahalaga sa akin bilang isa sa mga tinuturing niyang nakakatandang kapatid at guro.

      Hays, sayang. kagaya ng mga sinasabi sa kanya ng ibang kaibigan niya, sana nagkaroon pa ako ng mas mahabang oras, sana mas pinansin ko pa siya habang nila-like niya ang mga posts ko sa facebook, sana mas kinausap ko siya noong may pagkakataon. Pero huli na ulit ang lahat....wala na siya. Hindi ko man lamang nalaman na may problema na pala siya, may mabigat na dinadala kaya't pinili niyang wakasan ito, maging ang buhay niya sa paraang alam niya.  

    Hanggang sa mga oras na ito, masasabi kong apektadong apektado pa rin ako. Nakakalungkot, nakakagulat. Hindi ko maipaliwanag ang dapat kong maramdaman. Nakaka-guilty siguro?

     Ang sakit lang isipin na yung kakilala mo, katawanan mo, ka-chat mo lang nung isang linggo o nung isang araw, bigla na lang mawawala ng ganun ganun na lang....ng permanente, wala nang balikan, wala nang take two. At  iisipin mo at sasabihin sa sarili mo na sana hinabaan ko pa ang  oras na binigay ko sa kanya, sana naging mas close pa kami, sana napakinggan ko pa ang mga kwento at sinasabi niya, sana nasamahan ko pa siya ng mas matagal... sana naging sensitive ako sa nararamdaman niya, sana naramdaman ko na gusto niyang mag-share ng problema o ng kwento. Sana....

     Oo ganun talaga ang buhay. Maigsi. Lahat may dahilan. pero may kung sa konting oras na ilalaan, may magagawa tayo. kung sa kahit na gaano kaliit na paraan ay makakatulong tayo para isalba ang buhay ng isang tao lalo na yung mga higit na nangangailangan ng kausap at karamay, siguraduhin nating gagawin natin ito.

     Kaya nga.... sa susunod na mangungumusta ka, siguraduhin mong may oras ka para sa sagot niya, para sa kwento niya, malay natin baka yun lang talaga ang hinihintay nila. ang may mangamusta, ang maramdaman nila na hindi sila nag-iisa kahit na gaano pa kabigat ang problema, kahit pa gaano kahirap ang mga suliranin, baka kailangan lang nilang makumpirama nalahat may solusyon, baka kailangan lang nila ng karamay, kausap, kailangan lang ng may makikinig kahit hindi ka magpayo, baka kailangan lang mapaglalabasan ng sama ng loob.... baka kailangan ka lang nila habang hindi pa huli ang lahat.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

"Missing Echo"

Because I am about to transfer to another office (well, physically) right after the holy week,  I though of cleaning my inbox, and my PC files.  While I was browsing the files I saved some four years ago, I happened to open a file containing an exchange of conversation over yahoo messenger  with a friend named Echo.  Here it is:


Echo:   I miss you!
Me   :   Wow.... i thought you'd never say that....I also miss your many jokes, your stories...just you....
Echo:   hoo....really now?! It's because we both are too busy.  Good thing you don't miss the "problematic" Eco. :)
Me  : Hmm. i do miss that one too. Problems are part of his stories anyway.
Echo: Seriously, I miss you.  I miss your importance to me. I miss how I value you. I miss the way i defend you, i miss seeing in you what he can't see in you.
Me: Don't you see it anymore?
Echo: Of course, I still do.
Me: Aren't you happy that your "puppet friend" here is doing ok?
Echo: I just miss the role....my role
Echo: I having the feeling of owning you........
Echo: Of course I'm happy for you. I always wish for your happiness.I hope you don't fight anymore. He's too lucky to have you.
Me: But i told you...i can't be owned.... i can only be gained...
Echo: ok ok, here you go again. I give up... I lose. (smiles)
Me: thanks so much... i miss having you too...  promise...
Me: having you...as my "sumbungan, friend" is that ok?
Echo: It's hard to get close to you......guys coulld easily fall inlove with you.  But am ok with what we are now.  Anything goes, I am thankful to have you. You are there for me anytime. I know you and you know me...in more ways than we know.  And I am thankful with the role that I play in your life.
Me: thank you for understanding me. thank you for being there for me.
Echo: Please always take care.


It gives me a nice feeling that somehow, one of the many people who helped me moved on from a dark past brought about by previous relationship, was friends like Echo.  He never left me although physically we are unable to get together even if we wanted to.  Right now, Eco is living a happy life with his wife and kids.  We still talk sometime, not as oftern as before, but I will always know that he is there for me...just like I am for him. I will always be thankful to you Echo, you are always missed. See you soon!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Unread Letter (A Letter for 3000 Angels)

Dear Angel,
      It’s not everyday that I get to thank God for all the blessings I have been receiving from Him and I realized that this is a good time.
     When I met you, I know that you are that one person that God sent me in order to appreciate my life more… the life that I chose to live, a life that I simply took own control of.  I chose to believe in what felt good and convenient for me, the life that I thought was God’s will.  I took it out of my own understanding, I boasted about it because I simply thought that I can do it alone.  I am strong and I can manage!  
     But when I was giving up, you were there.  When I was beginning to rise up, you had your share of falls and downsides which gave me a feeling that I belong, that I am needed, that I am important no matter how unworthy I feel and saw myself then.  You gave me all that.
     Never a single day that I forgot about the moment when we opened up and begin to share God’s love. I can still remember the shoulder you gave me when I had to shed tears then.  You were a friend…you still are.  And now that I am finally getting through the pains and scars of the past, I find myself invited by the thoughts of you. If I wasn’t there, I am sorry. For a number of callings and a couple of minutes to talk  and I wasn't available, forgive me. But I always think of you... just like now.
     I know and I feel that there is one person who continues to pray for me ------and that is you.  Now I am relieved because I found my missing self again.  I am ready to take on and face the world that I left.  
     I’ll meet you sometime, probably share a cup of coffee and talk about things like we used to.  And hey, I’ll be joining a prayer group again so I can bring back my old self.     I will continuously pray for the both of us so we may find the peace that I know we both need.
     God bless! I miss you my angel!
                                                                                                                            - Lain