In the beginning, there was nothing, purely…nothing. Just a vast wide space without anything in it. Then, the Lord decided, “I shall create the sun to have light within this wide space”. Well, you know what happened next, and after it, and after it, and after it.God made so many things! He made the trees, flowers, the people and many other things in this big, big universe! But the most beautiful of these creations, (in my opinion) are the stars and the sky. The sky which gives delight by day, and the stars which serve as our dreams at night.
But what do these beautiful creations tell us? What good could it give us? Would these improve our lives or achieve our goals? That I leave to you. We, who ask these questions, are the only ones who can answer this.
Let me tell you my experience when my most favorite person in the whole wide world, my grandma (except of course my parents and God), passed away.
My grandma’s name was, Glyceria M. Pangilinan (the mother of my mother). She was a simple, honest, religious, trustworthy, thoughtful and caring mother. She was…my best friend (during those days). And of course, her favorite grandchild was…me! What I always would like to call her was, “Lola Inay”. The very day I was born, my grandma cherished me as if I were her own. She took care of me and laughed at me, when I would do weird things like, eating “bahaw” with my bare hands when I was a child, and one time when I played with my toy iron and I would say, “ay init!”. She would also read me stories of the old, defend me from my elder brother and sister, and would even make me pancakes and banana chips! I never EVER thought that one day, she would be…gone T_T.
She died from a heart attack. My cousin says they were just peeling Indian mangoes when suddenly; she fell back on the floor. The doctors did everything they could, but the sad thing was, I didn’t reach her at her last breath.
Though difficult, I really tried to face it like a man. But the pain was too difficult to endure, and at that time I couldn’t think of anything but cry and remember her as a friend.
In the end, I recovered from that tragic moment. I simply prayed that she would be alright in the hands of our Lord.
Now, I’m happy again. But still, I sometimes dream of her every night and the pain in my heart would come back as if I was stabbed directly on the heart.
You see, happiness could be seen even in the darkest of our time. But it only remembers when you turn on the light.
When I look at the sky, I could see my different goals in life. I see the hope of humanity is still in the holy hands of God. And when I look at the stars, I could dream away into the night, imagine that I’m flying over the world, seeing my loved ones happy and full of life. But only this I can say, that by having faith in God, we can surpass the hardships we encounter and await our journey to HEAVEN!
