Dear BRODmy8,
I have enjoyed reading Aunty Peryang's (of happy memory) story and also I felt for you when you missed that one last chance noong tinatawag ka niya. Yun na pala ang huling pagkikita ninyo and I was also devastated. Pero siguro it was meant to be para mas malaking surprise sa iyo yung Cocofed Insurance Certificate na ikaw pala ang beneficiary! Naghihimutok ako sa part na yun. That only shows the greatness of her soul. Kung tinatanong mo kung nasa Langit na ba siya, para sa akin, wala man akong authority to say so, nandoon na siya sa piling Niya at nila. Di ba Siya (Jesus Christ) rin naman ang nagsabi na mahalin natin at igalang ang ating mga magulang? Siya yung selfless na nag-alay ng buong buhay niya para sa kanyang mga magulang. Ganun daw kasi ang pagmamahal. Like the redemptive love of Christ, handa ito na magbuwis ng buhay para sa minamahal. When Christ took our human form, tinalikdan na rin Niya kung sino talaga Siya para lang makipamayan at tumira sa gitna natin -- para maging tayo rin Siya (at tayo naman ay maging katulad Niya). Aunty Peryang's love was redemptive in itself. As told in my previous mail, I can actually identify with Aunty Peryang. It is also my parents who are the very reason why I am here in Dubai. Kahit may pangarap pa rin sana akong pilit na inaabot, isinasaisantabi ko muna anuman yun para sa pagmamahal sa mga magulang ko. If love is measured by loving until it hurts, am I not hurting? If love is dying to one's self, am I not dying every day of my life now? But it is in this dying that I am also being reborn. This is the Christian paradox. Even if no one drinks from the fountain, it is still happy to flow freely and give itself out. Its constant flowing is its very meaning...
From your CONStant BROD
(Constatino Salas, Adminisitrative Officer, RBS The Royal Bank of Scotland, Dubai)
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