I was scrolling through my
uber- duper looong checklist for school and feeling so good everytime I would
get to shade a box (more like super proud and shouting out to the world, “HEY
LOOK! LOOK AT ME SHADE IT BAHAHAHAH YEEES!” but whatever mehee), when I
remembered that I had to interview an old person or a grandparent. Honestly, I dodged having to interview a
grandparent for so long, because I seriously did not want. NO WAY. I am very quiet at home and I am also
not fond of family gatherings, because most of the time, #cantrelatetodemlol; so
having to talk and actually “interact” just sounded terribly dreadful! So
planning to blandish my way through this whole piece, I paused for a while and checked
my phone for any messages or updates or for anything under the sun; then
suddenly, I saw a Viber message from my Lola…and already left unopened for a
week! I mean as much as I hated talking and all that, ofcourse I still felt
guilty! Somebody not messaging me back after half a day would already make me
like “WTH What is wrong with this person!” or like “OH NO Did I do anything
wrong?” and I, did not reply for a week! Such a HYPOCRIT Max, what have you
done?!
And
to make it worse, my Lola’s message was a thankyou one, she was thankful to
death for the Birthday song video I made for her the week before and said that
she loved me very much. Her message even included the exact words- “Lagi ke
kanyan pakikinggan pag nagpapahinga ako. Lalong matutuwa si Lola Dad sa ginawa
mo Nang. At last, ikaw ang unang apo na nagmana sa kanya sa musika diba! Don’t forget
we love you so so much, God bless!”
So with guilt creeping all over my heart, I apologized as
much as I could and the Last Leaf interview came to mind. I told myself, “Why
not give it a shot? You might even learn something new.” Thus, I gave her 2
questions, they were as follows: What do
you think was the most important thing you learned through the years? And, what advice would you give to your
grandchildren or to the youth of today?
Her answer started with “Nang, it would be very brief and
simple, ne,” but with the things she responded after that, I knew I did the
right thing of actually ‘legit-ly’ interviewing her.
She said,
“For the things I learned
through the years, it would be, before making decisions, I refer to the lessons
I got from my good and bad experiences, then, seek my associates, advisers, and
family members’ approval. “
“Trust and have faith in
God. Have a personal relationship with God through daily prayer. Praise and
thank Him for any favor you have received, ask for his assistance for any
problem you encounter. For God, everything is possible.”
“Obey
and respect thy parents, he who disobeys parents will meet misfortune someday"
“Stick to Pinoy’s culture
"no touch" for ladies.”
“Share your blessings, time,
talents and simple treasures to touch others’ lives.”
“Make God your no.1
priority”
“Finish your course, so that
your parents will be the happiest and proudest parents in the world.”
The
one that struck me the most though, was this:
“While
an adolescent, take "love" as an inspiration, because true love comes
later, in Gods time.”
I mean, teens today go gaga over
boys or crushes; well not like me (jk idek secret lol), they keep rushing to get
a boyfriend or a girlfriend, and to enter that world called: DATING & IN A RELATIONSHIP. I am not certain why, but that
seems to be the trend anyway, and the thing is, they base off their happiness
from guys or their special other, when in fact, after reflecting on this- we are
all still too young to switch from SINGLE or IT’S COMPLICATED to SORRY, CAN’T
HAVE ME, I’M TAKEN. As my Lola said, “true love comes later, in God’s time.” We
simply have to wait for the right place, the right time, and the right guy; trust
me, it will come and it will be beautiful. For now, do not rush; instead, explore your talents, fulfill your passion, fill your heart with everlasting joy and, just have fun doing what you love!
