…pALaKa…

"musta pare?" tanong ko.

"eto masaya."

"kayo na?"

"hmmm…kinda?"

"what do you mean kinda?"

"basta yun!"

"parang kayo pero hindi kayo?"

"oo.  hindi.  ahehehehe."

"pakyu tawa ka jan!  ano nga?"

"basta yun!"

"e bakit hindi maipinta mukha mo?"

"wala naman.  may naiisip lang."

"care to share?"

patlang.

"pare what’s the point of doing something when you know it’s not forever?" tanong niya.

"what do you mean?"

"i mean, bakit pa tayo nagpapakahirap gawin ang isang bagay kung alam naman nating mapupunta lang sa wala ang lahat?"

"at bakit naman mapupunta sa wala?"

"kasi you know in the end it’s not gonna be yours."

"how sure are you?"

"not that sure."

"does this have something to do with her?"

"yes."

"hmmmm.  what you have now is real.  but yet you both know that one day what you have now will be gone.  alam ninyong dalawa na balang araw eh magkakahiwalay din kayo.  correct or right?"

patlang.

"i know the feeling," tuloy ko.  "but look at it this way: if ever you part ways, you’re not the same as before.  hindi mo maitatago na may magiging impact siya sa buhay mo.  may maituturo siya sa iyo na hindi maituturo ng iba.  i remember what kuya jek told me before…’some people come into our lives and simply go.  others stay for quite some time.  they leave footprints behind our path.  and we are never ever the same.’  the same thing applies with you both.  maghiwalay man kayo, you yourselves know that you’ll never ever be the same persons you were before meeting each other.  so right now, be thankful you have each other.  be thankful you love each other.  enjoy the moments you share together whether it’s a happy one or not.  because if ever you separate ways, the only thing you’ll cherish is the moments you created with her.  at kung magkahiwalay nga, still, be thankful.  be thankful for having experienced a love that is real.  madalang na lang yan ngayon.  and besides, everything does not end in breaking up or separation.  you don’t know what the future holds for the two of you.  and why would the two of you allow that everything you have now will just go poof?  work it out."

"e paano pag umalis na siya for states?"

"kailan pa yun aber?  that’s about what?  5-6 years from now!  you’re not yoda to see the future.  even yoda does not see the future clearly."

"way to go jedi."

"i’m not yet done padawan.  heheh.  who could say that 5-6 years from now eh gusto nya pa umalis papuntang abroad?  wala di ba?  even she herself cannot guarantee that.  so right now just enjoy.  don’t make long-term goals or plans for the two of you.  treasure each other.  and always let her feel how much you love her."

"i do that all the time.  thanks master."

"anytime apprentice."