we went to alex's grandfathers' wake yesterday, we got there late na nga eh, at about 9. we were really hyper when we were on our way there, talking about the scandal thing, the 1-9 thing,,jokes,etc. super hyper namin, pero somehow after hearing father's sermon, parang nakakalungkot. actually it made me a bit worried.
father told us a story about someone he annointed. freeda (not sure with the names) was near death so he annointed her. super natouch daw si father kasi super alaga ng asawa't mga anak nila sakanya. sinusubuan, tas pag nakikitang may mumu sa bibig pinupunasan agad. despite the care that they gave to freeda, she died after 10 days. father asked pepe (that's one of freeda's children) what he regrets the most. and he said: "What I regret the most, Is that I never said I love you often enough to her."
Medyo, natamaan ako. i mean, kung ikaw ba, hindi? admit it or not, alot of us don't say i love you often enough to the people important to us. Sometimes it's becuase of pride, when we're afraid of saying it because they might not say it back. but in truth, what would we lose if they don't? Sometimes naman it's because we take them for granted. we think they'll be there forever, so why not say it later. reality check lang ples: they can be gone in a second, in a year, in a minute, in seven months. you'll never know. so you have to say it while they're there pa.
Who here believe actions speak louder than words? father told us another story, he was talking to the son of a woman who recently died. the man told him, "father, you were right. I took care of my mother before she died. i even paid her bills, but something in me was missing, and you were right, it was because i never told her i love her often enough." and yes, maybe actions do speak louder than words. but then and there i realized we should never underestimate the power of saying it.
another sermon of father was about how we would be remembered if we died. he's a priest, so normally a lot of people confide in him about what they miss the most about their relatives who have passed away. it makes him sad when he hears them respond, "father, i miss my mom because no one cooks for us anymore," or "father, i miss her because no one fetches me to and from work.."
it's true, we miss a lot of people because of their functions. we miss someone because they used to make us laugh, or we miss someone because they're always the one we're with during recess and lunch. we rarely say we miss someone bacause of personal reasons..when did you ever hear someone say "i miss your smile" or "i miss your laugh"? mas maraming beses pa nating maririning yung pag sinasabi nilang "i miss her na, hindi ko na kasi siya nakakasabay pag recess eh" or, "hindi ko na siya nasasabihan ng mga kwento ko,problema ko." and it made me wonder how would people remember me, and if someone would miss me, what would they miss? sana it's not my functions... sana it's not because wala nang taga drawing ng kung ano ano, wala ng ganito ganyan. sana, ako yung mamiss. hindi yung mga ginagawa ko. haha, pero diba? wouldn't you want to be remembered by your laugh, by the way you talk, by how you can be trusted?
so there.he finished his sermon already. right after, puro jokes nanaman kami. :)) pero hindi na mawawala sakin yung mga learnings na nakuha ko dun. buti na lang pumunta ako!!! okay, walalang. bye na, lapit na ko pumuntang mc eh. >:D< :*
i love you! :)
Medyo, natamaan ako. i mean, kung ikaw ba, hindi? admit it or not, alot of us don't say i love you often enough to the people important to us. Sometimes it's becuase of pride, when we're afraid of saying it because they might not say it back. but in truth, what would we lose if they don't? Sometimes naman it's because we take them for granted. we think they'll be there forever, so why not say it later. reality check lang ples: they can be gone in a second, in a year, in a minute, in seven months. you'll never know. so you have to say it while they're there pa. 