one man's misery is another's lesson
the text message read: jon, nasa bahay ka ba? punta ako sandali, wala akong makausap eh..
that was from a good friend of mine from our place. just 3 days before, he was calling me on my mobile late at night. he was at his girlfriend's house in batangas. he had to go there as his girlfriend wanted to have some "space" citing time needed to think things over.
he went over there, from cainta, much like a child running after some other kid stealing his toy. in reality, it is really something like that.
his girlfriend of 4+ years has met someone else. someone from her office. someone whom she met for only about a month. someone who was apparently has a more detailed and concrete plan for them much unlike what my friend is actually showing/doing.
here he is now, my friend that is... he slumps on our sofa. i knew what was coming... i can see it in his eyes now....
he starts: pre, wala na kami. nag-usap kami ngayon, she said she already made a decision. she is choosing the other guy.... ngayon pa talaga sya nag decide... its our 4th year and 7th month today.
i can feel his sadness. he is near tears, perhaps just holding it back for me not to see it.
he tries to be strong. he has always wanted to appear strong when with me. i can actually hear him think: i don't want for jonas to see me weak like this. he might just say something that may not mean much too me... something like... di bale pre, madami pa dyan!
he has afterall, taken into leading the life i was living. i saw this as early as his high school days. he was the youngest among us friends in the area. he always liked my stories about college and the course i am taking. when i graduated and had a job immediately, he was impressed. so he took the same course as i did.
while working i told him about my night outs, the bars i frequent, the girls i met. he was excited at all the stories. at one point, he even joined me and saw for himself the "fun" lifestyle i had.
he then told me, sana i can pass the board exam so that i can get a good job like yours, earn enough money, then live the life you are living now!
now, in his current predicament, i told him something he might have already knew about me but yet refuse to believe.
i told him: pre, tanggalin mo na kasi sa isip mo that the dating lifestyle i am living is something that you can be envious of. inspite of all of the things you knew about me or all the girls i dated, ipagpapalit ko lahat yun to have what you have with your girlfriend. at the end of the day, all i want is to have somebody i can go home to and talk to about the day i had. what i want is somebody whom i can say i love you to and have her say it to me before we go to sleep.
he listened to every word i said. he took a deep breath and somehow he understood.
then i told him: the only question you need to ask is whether you really love your girlfriend and you would want to fight for her. if the answer is yes, then fight for her.
it is then that i understood those words myself... if you really love her, fight for her.
that was from a good friend of mine from our place. just 3 days before, he was calling me on my mobile late at night. he was at his girlfriend's house in batangas. he had to go there as his girlfriend wanted to have some "space" citing time needed to think things over.
he went over there, from cainta, much like a child running after some other kid stealing his toy. in reality, it is really something like that.
his girlfriend of 4+ years has met someone else. someone from her office. someone whom she met for only about a month. someone who was apparently has a more detailed and concrete plan for them much unlike what my friend is actually showing/doing.
here he is now, my friend that is... he slumps on our sofa. i knew what was coming... i can see it in his eyes now....
he starts: pre, wala na kami. nag-usap kami ngayon, she said she already made a decision. she is choosing the other guy.... ngayon pa talaga sya nag decide... its our 4th year and 7th month today.
i can feel his sadness. he is near tears, perhaps just holding it back for me not to see it.
he tries to be strong. he has always wanted to appear strong when with me. i can actually hear him think: i don't want for jonas to see me weak like this. he might just say something that may not mean much too me... something like... di bale pre, madami pa dyan!
he has afterall, taken into leading the life i was living. i saw this as early as his high school days. he was the youngest among us friends in the area. he always liked my stories about college and the course i am taking. when i graduated and had a job immediately, he was impressed. so he took the same course as i did.
while working i told him about my night outs, the bars i frequent, the girls i met. he was excited at all the stories. at one point, he even joined me and saw for himself the "fun" lifestyle i had.
he then told me, sana i can pass the board exam so that i can get a good job like yours, earn enough money, then live the life you are living now!
now, in his current predicament, i told him something he might have already knew about me but yet refuse to believe.
i told him: pre, tanggalin mo na kasi sa isip mo that the dating lifestyle i am living is something that you can be envious of. inspite of all of the things you knew about me or all the girls i dated, ipagpapalit ko lahat yun to have what you have with your girlfriend. at the end of the day, all i want is to have somebody i can go home to and talk to about the day i had. what i want is somebody whom i can say i love you to and have her say it to me before we go to sleep.
he listened to every word i said. he took a deep breath and somehow he understood.
then i told him: the only question you need to ask is whether you really love your girlfriend and you would want to fight for her. if the answer is yes, then fight for her.
it is then that i understood those words myself... if you really love her, fight for her.
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