A day I think I wouldn’t care. I was
thinking about what things I should do. Facing my laptop, right hand on my
cheek, I kept thinking what I need. The sudden urge to go out of the house
crept in my body. I ask my father to accompany me at the market and buy what I
think I need. The outside world seemed rather unfamiliar and too bright for my
eyes. Chatting with my father on the way made me feel comfortable and a little
excited.
The surroundings made me feel aware.
That this day, this day is a special day. I just didn’t notice. Everywhere I
turn my head, I see his face. There
were traces of him on the road.
Everybody is talking about him. I
didn’t care. What’s the rush?, I
thought. It’s just him, my mind told
me.
Reaching the house I’ve lived for
eight years already, I felt safe and relieved. My body relaxed as I opened the
door. The hollowed hall was silent. Almost no sound was produced. Then I heard
voices from the television. My mother had been watching and waiting. She even
turned off the electric fan and lit a candle. He’s already here, she said. My insides started to boil and I feel
excitement I never felt before. I saw him. He’s looking out the window. Joy
crept inside me.
As I saw his round smiling face, a
tear fell on my cheek and I don’t even know why. Gripping on the pillow beside
me, I simply wiped my tears away. I can’t explain the feeling. Something in him made me want to believe. He made me feel that there’s hope. He made me want to change. But the
surprising fact is, I don’t even know him,
personally. Quietly, I watched his entrance. Even the strong wind couldn’t stop
his virtue. A wide smile formed on my
lips. I tried to stop my tears, I really did, but too bad the feeling is just
too strong for me to fight it.
I’ve lived for fifteen years and
this is the first time I cried for someone I don’t know, for someone I didn’t
care about. But he, he made my tears burst out my eyes. They
are not tears for disappointment and sorrow but tears for a new beginning and a
new start. This made me set my mind to do what I should do, and act that like I
should have long ago.
With this new hope I obtained, I
started to look at my life the way I should have, realistic but with positive
view. I started getting my body to work as it should and I could sense that
this will be the start of a new journey on a road I decided to walk on to.
Knowing that he cares, it motivated
me to continue the harsh journey of reaching my desires.
I couldn’t believe my eyes when he
stepped out of that white plane decorated by the flags of the Philippines and
the Papal Seal. The pope is here.
Pope Francis spent a few days here, in the Philippines. He is the pope who brought the Filipinos in one. The pope who made
dangerous people seem trustworthy just for that four. He is the pope who challenged the Filipinos to change their ways
for better living.
In just a matter of minutes, he made me feel different emotions at
the same time. His visit here brought
light to my life that will always remind me to work harder. Because of his words, my mind enlightened on how I
should treat other people and also, to give importance to God. I am looking
forward to his return and I hope that
his words and presence gave hope and motivation to other people like its effect
on me.
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