STRETCHING OUR YOUTH AS WE MUST, UNTIL WE ARE ASHES TO DUST... UNTIL TIME MAKES HISTORY OF US
I've had my share of learning, maybe not of the Romeo and Juliet kind but yeah, I've shed my tears. I am not sure I'd care very much to put it all in words, not that anyone would really be interested to know if I did. This is what I know now though, only love lasts as a motive for any good we want to do. Love enables us to die for others, love spends itself for another.
I cannot think of love with a shadow of the fear, the expectation, or even the slightest notion of getting hurt behind me. Much as I will admit to the highest probability in it, I will not let hurt set its foot at the door of love at the same time that I do. I have decided, years before, that when I love, I will love, period. I will embrace it like there is no time to wait and all I have left is now. There will be no conditions, there will be no restrictions. I only have myself to offer anyway, I've got nothing more. If I lose that, then God have mercy on the one who loses it for me. As for me, I have survived this way for the past 2 and a half decades, not necessarily unscathed but still with my head on my shoulders and my heart in my hands. I still manage to wake up in the mornings with the hint of a smile, as if that in itself is the best thing that could happen to me today.
Call it naivete, and let it be my greatest fault.
I've had my share of learning, maybe not of the Romeo and Juliet kind but yeah, I've shed my tears. I am not sure I'd care very much to put it all in words, not that anyone would really be interested to know if I did. This is what I know now though, only love lasts as a motive for any good we want to do. Love enables us to die for others, love spends itself for another.
I cannot think of love with a shadow of the fear, the expectation, or even the slightest notion of getting hurt behind me. Much as I will admit to the highest probability in it, I will not let hurt set its foot at the door of love at the same time that I do. I have decided, years before, that when I love, I will love, period. I will embrace it like there is no time to wait and all I have left is now. There will be no conditions, there will be no restrictions. I only have myself to offer anyway, I've got nothing more. If I lose that, then God have mercy on the one who loses it for me. As for me, I have survived this way for the past 2 and a half decades, not necessarily unscathed but still with my head on my shoulders and my heart in my hands. I still manage to wake up in the mornings with the hint of a smile, as if that in itself is the best thing that could happen to me today.
Call it naivete, and let it be my greatest fault.
19 Comments:
thank you mylab. buti na lang ako ang ni lab mo.
lab u.
huhuhu!! kakainggit talaga kayo ni daddy jay.. hehhee
ako, wala na! i gave up! if it is for me, itll come, but if it doesnt, then it may not be for me..
sabe nga sa isang kanta, once or twice was enough but it was all in vain.. at nakatatlo na ko.. ok na yun.. hehheh :D
AS the cliche goes, "It is better to have loved and lost, than never having to have loved at all"
And lucky you, you have found the perfect guy, your true soul mate. I'm sure you're not going to be hurt.
yes i really think love should consume you and your whole heart has to be in it to fully experience it.
p.s. your cd will come. i just have to gather up all my albums and burn them. sorry for the delay! i really want you to listen to it too!
You and kuya batjay are one of the couples i admire and your marriage is an inspiration. I hope G and i will have a relationship as strong as yours :)
buti na lang din Pa ako din ang lab mo :D
labyu too!
uy Ayz hindi ah, it's never enough until you find the one for you. and you will find him, of that I am sure. :D
Tito Rolly, I still hold the opinion that everything remains to be seen. Although the batting average that I may not indeed ever get hurt so far is high, we really can't be sure of anything. I am very hopeful and positive though, to say the least. And yes, we are BOTH very lucky to have found the 'perfect' partners.
Hey Kat, thanks a lot! But don't fret about it dear. I'm not going anywhere. Mapapakinggan ko din yan. :D
wow... thanks Denden! I wish you and G the best of luck. Kaya yan, as long as you work on it at wag pababayaan ang relationship.
hi jet, i really do admire you and jay. if you can remember the m&m commercial (aired mostly during the holidays) when they actually saw santa claus, that's how i feel about you two....im always in awe....they do exist. you are such an inspiration.
hey mye! back on air ka na ba? heh... thank you so much. it gives us a good feeling to hear every once in a while that we inspire some good things in people. :D
I'm with Rolly on this. You would not have known that a person was worth your love if you didn't try, right? There are moments when we truly need to go for it even in the face of odds. We won't know if we would succeed or be happy without giving the whole thing a shot.
Take care.
c, you sound like a man who has taken very big risks at relationships. I admire you for not being lame about it. You are right, if it's even worth a try, then it's worth the whole nine yards. Who you're taking the shot for must be one happy lady. :)
hi Jet, dito muna ako sa tabi tabi. the move has put me into mild depression especially the house. so i don't know if im ready to go back on air. i will one of these days hopefully when we and everything get settled. i visit your site and jay to draw some good vibes. so im really grateful that im able to drop by without notice. =)
I'm sorry to hear that Mye. If there's anything we can do to help, kahit makinig lang, andito lang kami. I hope all will fall in place soon and the new home will begin feeling like a cozy place. In the meantime, sige... tambay ka na muna dyan. Coffee?... heh. :D
thank you, Jet. i really appreciate it.
sabi nga ni tito rolly, "It is better to have loved and lost, than never having to have loved at all" maswerte pa rin pala ako kahit paano. hehe!
pero kayo ni Batjay, perfect talaga. kakatuwa. makes me wish na sana I didnt screw up. kaya lang late na :-(
late not to have screwed up but not too late to make it right, di ba? don't give up, Apol. if it's what you really want, the least you could do is not to give up. best of luck! :)
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