Love! While there’s time.

This blog was written way back October, 2010. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to post it on any other blog site, since this blog account has just been freshly existing for weeks. But not that late for you to read and ponder on.  

Love! While there's time. 

I and the rest of the family were in San Rafael Bulacan last October 13 to attend my lola Jullita’s final wake. There, I have met once again my kamag-anakans (yung iba kilala ko but others were not familiar). Nagkita-kita din uli ang mga magkakapatid at magpipinsan. I’m grateful that somehow, there’s still a chance that we could get together as a family despite my tito and tita’s busy scheds. 

I came to realize that we should grab every opportunity to show our loved ones how we love them habang kasama pa natin sila. Kahit mga magkakapatid e naghihiwalay din pag nagsipag-asawa na at may kanya-kanya ng negosyo at direksyon ng buhay. Magkikita-kita na lang ulit pag matatanda na, minsan may mga sakit na nga. Nagiging reunion na nga lang halos pag may namatay ng isa sa kanila. 

The point is, habang bata pa at magkakasama pa sa iisang pamilya, magmahalan na. Kung may dapat patawarin, patawarin na. Kung kailangan mag-sorry e mag-sorry na. Pasalamatan mo na habang buhay pa dahil pag huli na e kahit ilang bulaklak pa yan e di na maapreciate, di niya na yan maaamoy. 

Nakakapagsisi yung kung kelan wala na yung tao tsaka ka magsasalita tungkol sa mga kabutihang nagawa niya sayo nung buhay pa siya. Why don’t do it now na buhay pa si kuya, na wala pang sakit si nanay at tatay? Akapin mo na yan habang pwede pa, ilibre mo na si ate habang may oras pa kayo, makinig na sa mga kwento nila lolo’t lola, mamasyal na habang wala pang rayuma. Dahil hindi habang panahon pwede, hindi lahat ng pagkakataon magkakasama kayo lahat. 

You'll never know when poverty, sickness, separation will take place. Habang may pera pa, habang wala pang sakit, enjoy and celebrate life with them! We should be in haste in showing our family that we love them. Napaka-iksi ng buhay para sayangin sa walang ka-kwenta kwentang mga tampo at pride. Life is too short to hold grudges, but is too long to to be celebrated and used in doing good things to our family. 

Go! Love while there's time.