HIGHLIGHTS

The last two and a half years may have been the highlight of my life. This was the period when I could say I have experienced practically everything- from the happiest to the loneliest, the highs and the ebbs, fame and infamy too. I was likewise blessed with the chance to meet the most wonderful person ever who made me see my capacity to love to the fullest. But on the other side, I too unfortunately got caught up with the devil incarnate on earth who somehow contributed to my love falling apart. Don’t be surprised if in the future you find me writing a book, and see that a great portion of it deals with April 2008 to October 2010.

The last three months were especially challenging. We have heard of the cliché or rule of sorts that if one is not fortunate in his career, he may somehow be lucky in terms of money or in his lovelife, and vice versa. My case was the exception. Troubles came in all facets of my life- career, money, love, and worse a threat in my life. Punches in all directions so to speak. A friend to whom I have confided of these troubles commented that he can never imagine himself being immersed in the same situation. Well, that comment was an understatement as on my birthday, my mother had to be rushed to the hospital to stay there for a lingering illness. Shit does happen.

If there is one thing I realized in my predicament is that man indeed had the capacity and endurance for pain. He is after all made to live on earth without guarantee that life is all about wines and roses. When I was young, I read the story of Job in the Bible who was being tempted by the devil to disown his God but never did so no matter how his difficulties compounded. At that time, the lessons of Job never made a real mark on me- after all I was young and I did not think that God would allow a faithful believer to suffer that much. This time around, I think I got it figured out. Our problems, no matter how big or small, self-made or otherwise, are just reminders that Someone bigger than all of us is ready to take over when everything else had failed. I thought that problems may have been brought in our midst to highlight our capacity to endure the pain, rise from the ashes and look back smiling while saying: “been there, done that.”

Finally, it cannot be far-fetch that in another corner of this earth, someone must be experiencing the same predicament as I had. To this, I tell you, cry hard if need be, get scarce and escape from the world for a while, fantasize and/or trivialize of the moments when life was still good, but right after the sulking, you have to learn to accept the fact that nobody can turn back the hands of time. Face the future. The truth hurts and it surely pisses you off, but it is the same truth that will heal your miseries. Believe me. Been there, done that.