Ang Paghihirap ng Isang Babaeng Nililigawan at Gustong Magpaligaw

GUY NO. 1: AT ANONG MAGAGAWA MO KUNG DI MO SIYA GUSTO?

Ang hirap nga naman pag ika'y nililigawan ng isang lalaking hindi mo gusto. Kahit anong pilit mong magpakabait, dahil ayaw mong masaktan yung feelings niya, minsan di mo mapigil magsungit para lang umalis siya sa mukha mo. Dikit kasi nang dikit, di naman kayo siamese twins... Obsessed kumbaga; yung tipong, all he wants for Christmas.. is YOU.

Kahit ayaw mo tuloy magkaroon ng kasalanan sa pagsisinungaling, di mo mapigilan gumawa ng excuse para lang di kayo magkasama. "Marami pa akong gagawin", "Di ako pinayagan ng parents ko eh", "Papakainin ko pa yung aso ko", "Manonood pa ako ng Kokey", "Sinusumpong ako ng allergy ko (sayo)", at "I'm so thankful we're FRIENDS (with emphasis)." Ano pa bang kailangang marinig ng ganitong klaseng lalaki? Sana naman may magic word na pag yun ang sinabi mo, bigla nalang siyang maglalahong parang bula. Pero nakaka-guilty rin, dahil sobrang gusto siya ng magulang at mga kapatid mo, wala siyang kasimbait, at di naman siya kapangitan, correct grammar pa! Di mo lang kasi talaga siya gusto... which is the most important thing.

GUY NO. 2: GUSTO MO LANG KASI MAGPALIGAW...SA IBA!

Nakalaan na kasi ang buo mong puso para kay Prince Charming. Problema nga lang ay... unrequited love ito--kumbaga suntok sa buwan... yung tipong puputi muna ang uwak bago kayo magkatuluyan. At dahil dalagang Pilipina ka, di ka makagawa ng first move.

Ibang klaseng paranoia nga naman ang mararamdaman mo pag ika'y bigo sa pag-ibig. Kinumusta ka lang ng crush mo feeling mo naman miss na miss ka na niya. Bigyan ka lang ng tira-tira mas masaya ka pa sa asong pinakawalan sa hawla at akala mo kung sino kang girlfriend kung maka-asta. Tinago mo pa yung tissue na ginamit niya, pinalaminate yung balat ng chocolate na kinagatan niya, hanggang pati pangalan ng asawa ng officemate niya inalam mo na. Pero, di mo malalaman kailanman kung ano yung nararamdaman niya. Araw-araw pinagdadasal mo, na sana ay magkatagpo ang inyong mga puso at ma-appreciate niya ang pagiging presidente mo ng fan club niya.

Ang mundo nga naman nakakatawa. Kung sinong gusto mo, siyang may ayaw sayo. This calls for a special song! Tunutuntutun... nuntuntun... tununununtun... tuntununun... tunutuntutun... nuntuntun... tunutuntutuntuntununun... are you gonna stay with the one who loves you or are you coming back to the one you love? Sing with me now!

The Power of Prayer

We are truly blessed to have been given a channel through which we can communicate with God--Prayer. I am delighted to share this excerpt from Ellen G. White's writings. I hope you'll be blessed by it as much as I have been.

Prayer is the answer to every problem in life. It puts us in tune with divine wisdom which knows how to adjust everything perfectly. So often we do not pray in a certain situation because that from our standpoint the outlook is hopeless.

But nothing is impossible with God.

Nothing is too entangled that it cannot be remedied.
No human relationship is too strained for God to bring about the reconciliation and understanding.
No habit is too deep-rooted that it cannot be overcome.
No one is so weak that he cannot be made strong.
No one is so ill that he cannot be healed.
No mind is so dull that it cannot be made brilliant.
Whatever we need or desire, if we trust God, He will supply it.
If anything is causing worry and anxiety let us stop rehearsing the difficulty and trust God for healing love and power.

- Ellen G. White
Review and Herald
2 October 1865

Just When You Thought...

Just when you thought you're finally over him, you see him with another girl, and suddenly you didn't know what to feel. Should you cry? or just die?

You probably have an instinct that he's your greatest love; the innermost creases of your brain just didn't want you to acknowledge it. And even after efforts to move on, the best of you (unintentionally?) is still reserved for him.

How can a love so strong be so wrong?

Maybe you just can't be together...and maybe, one day, you just have to learn to accept it...