DEPECHE MODE SAYS
I went to the gym early the other day... in reality, it was really early cause it was 5AM non-DST time. It was dark and very, very cold. and why I decided to do that when I can very well go at a more decent hour like 7 or 8, I have no idea. And I don't drive to the gym either. See, that's another 30 mins. of exercise, walking to and from there, and I didn't want to miss out on that.
I just realized that you'll never really learn to appreciate a nice hot mug of steaming coffee unless you've been out long in the cold. I used to think that the idea of a hot meal or a hot drink is so cliche. I mean, food of course, would be better if served hot, unless it's ice cream. Thing is, it all seemed the same to me before. Until that morning. And I am wondering why and how, in the face of the whole cornucopia of things urgent and pragmatic stirring my life around, would this stand out to claim my awareness, like some pathetic and dismal version of stopping to smell the flowers.
I've had coffee every morning for most of my adult life. I get a headache if I don't get my caffeine fix. Now I'm seeing coffee in a different light. It used to be something I had to have so I could function properly in a 24-hour period like I have to have gas in my car or money in my cheque card. Now suddenly, I realize it can be a source of comfort and in the exact second when I found myself freezing cold and despondent for it, it was all the world for me.
I wonder if there's the slightest chance this could be done with people... I mean, see them in a different light. Or maybe, just as it happened to me and my coffee, we are left at the mercy of a spontaneous, unguarded moment that gives way to profundity.
Well, unfortunately now is not the time to dwell on it. Yet again, this champ falls victim to the tyranny of the urgent.
Some other time then... some other place...
I went to the gym early the other day... in reality, it was really early cause it was 5AM non-DST time. It was dark and very, very cold. and why I decided to do that when I can very well go at a more decent hour like 7 or 8, I have no idea. And I don't drive to the gym either. See, that's another 30 mins. of exercise, walking to and from there, and I didn't want to miss out on that.
I just realized that you'll never really learn to appreciate a nice hot mug of steaming coffee unless you've been out long in the cold. I used to think that the idea of a hot meal or a hot drink is so cliche. I mean, food of course, would be better if served hot, unless it's ice cream. Thing is, it all seemed the same to me before. Until that morning. And I am wondering why and how, in the face of the whole cornucopia of things urgent and pragmatic stirring my life around, would this stand out to claim my awareness, like some pathetic and dismal version of stopping to smell the flowers.
I've had coffee every morning for most of my adult life. I get a headache if I don't get my caffeine fix. Now I'm seeing coffee in a different light. It used to be something I had to have so I could function properly in a 24-hour period like I have to have gas in my car or money in my cheque card. Now suddenly, I realize it can be a source of comfort and in the exact second when I found myself freezing cold and despondent for it, it was all the world for me.
I wonder if there's the slightest chance this could be done with people... I mean, see them in a different light. Or maybe, just as it happened to me and my coffee, we are left at the mercy of a spontaneous, unguarded moment that gives way to profundity.
Well, unfortunately now is not the time to dwell on it. Yet again, this champ falls victim to the tyranny of the urgent.
Some other time then... some other place...
10 Comments:
ang ganda naman ng sinulat mo mylab. once again, i am at awe of your writing.
tama yung sinabi mo, minsan you tend to look at things from a different perspective. on a cold day, a cup of coffee is heaven sent.
with people - it's probably the same but more complicated and you have to dig deep to find more meaning.
e lahat naman ng isulat ko maganda para sayo e, pati grocery list... hehehe
joke! joke! thank you Pa. :D
di ba totoo? mahirap pagdating sa tao. even if you make the firmest resolve to take on the proper and possitive attitude, and people carry on the same way, it still won't work. maybe we just were wired to disappoint each other. but then when I consider you, that generalization just doesn't apply because you always make me happy. you just don't fit in, do you? :D
it would be nice if one gets to know the other person's real thoughts and feelings before the latter loses the other person's interest in the friendship...
wala yatang sense but i hope you get what i mean... :)
have a good holy week!
tin
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Beautiful writing nga as usual, Jet :)
I think ganun naman talaga ang mga relationships, di ba? Whether it's with your cup of coffee or another person, the way we see it, relate to it and feel about it is constantly evolving; and sometimes it's not always because of the coffee or person, but it's because of where we are in our own lives that affect our perception.
JMom
hehehe... it's alright Tin, I get your drift. although sometimes it's easier said than done cause that entails a lot of communication and that is not necessarily easy.
have a good one too! :)
thanks JMom. :)
uhmm... JMom, can I go live with you? hehehe... I love my big sister to bits but you know, I would like to have learned from someone like you too when I was growing up so maybe now there wouldn't be so many knots all tangled up in my head. you always say the most comforting and sensible things without sounding condescending. that's what I love most about you. thank you for coming here.
It is very possible to see people in a new and different light. We "rediscover" and gain a deeper understanding of old friends, co-workers, and sometimes even relatives we grew up with through deeper and more meaningful conversations we have with them. Sometimes we take these people for granted simply because of their routine presence in our lives.
Looking at other people in another perspective makes life more pleasurable. I think it happens anyway. Even with couples married for long years, they keep discoveing things about each other everytime. Man changes as he gain more experience anyway. And that makes life very interesting.
yes c, I know it is possible. my doubt rests on the realm of the shift from seeing people in a bad light to seeing them in a good light... as I said, when they carry on as usual (which sometimes is not necessarily good and which rubs you the wrong way) even as you firmly resolve to develop a more positive attitude towards them. I've tried but believe me, it can sometimes drain so much that you feel it physically. you get exhausted and inevitably give up. but that's just me...
I agree Tito, it happens... if the moment finds you and you are both in tune to it... otherwise, it could easily be missed.
I don't know, maybe I've become too skeptical for my own good. I just can't shrug off the feeling that a lot of the things we know about this is cliche. Again... it's just me.
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