Since the time when I found out about my Papa’s illness, I have so many thoughts and reflections,. Those have been my lifetime principles which I bring with me wherever I go.
My Papa’s illness humbled me. I'm being reminded that I am not in control of everything that surrounds me. It reminds me that an Ultimate Being exists, who controls everything. And that everyone experiences different kind of seasons with different phasing, no one is exempted.
And since I am a Filipina living in a tropical climate, I'd like to relate the seasons that we have in my personal life- summer and rainy.
Summer is summer. Everyone's favorite. Beach, laugh trip, travelling are irresistible in these times. And of course summer will not be the best summer if you’re not with your friends who bring good memories.
And when rainy season comes, everyone starts to complain. Everyone's in idle mode. Beach and travels are the things everyone resists.
Just like everyone, we feel that rainy season is dire season where challenges and sacrifices start to exist. And so far, my Papa's illness is the most dire for me and for my family. But even how dire it is I believe and always think that good things will happen in no time.
True enough, it is in this dire time that something good happened. It is in this dire season that I found and known those friends who are worth keeping and friends I was deceived.
True enough, it is in this dire time that something good happened. It is in this dire season that I found and known those friends who are worth keeping and friends I was deceived.
Below are my four friends (I don't know how to say it as I don't want to enumerate it as kinds or types):
· Virtual friends. Friends in the social networking sites. These friends you've known for a long time but you don't have close contact or just through SNS. These friends comment and like on facebook, tweet and retweets on twitter on your posts or says that they care, pray, and even give advises to be strong and that they're just there when you needed most. But you feel numb about what they are saying because you came to a point that you don’t even question the sincerity, if they mean those, because you know they didn't.
· Seasonal friends. Those friends closest to you during your season of fun (summer). You spend so much time having laugh trip, talks about the trends and travelling. You promised to have fun and travel together but when dire season comes, both ignore the absence of each one. And sometimes, they are those whom you thought you can count on but unfortunately they are those who start bad mouthing you. And sometimes, these friends don't want to understand the situation you're going through. Isn't tricky?
· ‘ala’ idle friends. Those friends you don’t hear, see, and talk often. They are the friends whom you haven’t been in contact with for a long time or you can't even remember if you were able to spend time together way back. But whenever dire season comes. You need not to contact them because they just feel that you’re in trouble and offers you their precious time. And when you're talking with him/her you end up realizing that you cried so much in front of them. They are one of the sweetest friends I have.
· Lifetime friends. Those friends that will be there in any time, day or/and night; they are there in any season, summer or/and rainy. Those that you talk with almost every day. They know almost everything about you. They can recognize you even by voice or just your shadow. And sometime, they are the friends who proxies you with your family and work-related responsibilities when needed. They are the awesome friends that despite arguments and extreme differences, you know that at the end of the day you remain good friends.
I’d like to thank my ‘ala’ idle and lifetime friends for being with me in any seasons - summer and/or rainy. These people are just so precious whom I owe so much. But of course, I never regret having those who stay with me only during summer but never cried or and laughed with me when rainy season comes.
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