It says all August 24, 2008

Never play on someone who showed you what love means. Coz only when it’s too late that you realized, you’ve lost something you would never ever have again. Never ever reach a point where you regret something just because you thought it was a mistake.  Remember, once upon a time, it made you smile.  Be fair to yourself, don’t cry for someone who doesn’t deserve your tears. There’s no use holding on someone who has been hurting you. Don’t love too much. Remember, sometimes you can’t stop yourself from hoping for yesterday to come back; especially when yesterday was the only future you ever wanted and needed from the start.  Why would I keep avoiding those people who hate me if I could make their life miserable by just existing – motto ng mga maldita.  Which is better, to hide in the shadows, stay silent, avoid the pain or to pretend you’re alright where in reality a thousand blades are pierced through your heart?  This one can make you think… sometimes it’s not love, sometimes you’ve just become so attached that you’ve developed a need for that person. Just a need, not love. It’s easy to say goodbye but too hard to forget.  Why? Because love is more than words can say, once you’ve fallen, you can’t help but all over and over again.  So even if goodbyes have been said, there’s something in the heart that says please stay.  Why? Because it’s love and the reason is unknown, despite the pain and the heartaches, love will always retain its pride, its sweetness, its mystery.  I used to be intelligent; I’ve done things without failing. Then suddenly someone came unexpectedly.  Now I’m wondering, “Do people really have to be stupid for the sake of being happy?”  No one in this world is single; each of us is taken only in different levels. Some of us are happily taken, and some are happily being taken for granted. Sometimes, it’s easier to let the one you love go without knowing the real reason.  Because it would surely hurt more when you find it unreasonable.  Sometimes we just have to let go of someone who matters to us not because we want to but we have to, because it’s the right thing to do. Let us remember that we cannot force anyone to love us and we can’t beg someone to stay when he/she wants to leave and be with someone else. This is what love is all about, however, the end of love is not the end of life, it should be the beginning of understanding that love leaves for a reason and leaves with a lesson…

 

“golden rule”, the practical way. August 5, 2008

The infamous Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you expect them to do unto you.”

the practical way in applying it — If you open it, close it.  If you turn it on, turn it off.  If you unlock it, lock it.  If you break it, repair it.  If you can’t fix it, get someone who can.  If you borrow it, return it.  If you use it, take care of it.  If you make a mess, clean it up.  It you move it, out it back.  If you want to use something, get permission.  If you don’t know how to operate it, leave it alone.  If it does not concern you, don’t butt in.

And

If you have no luck trying to operate something, and you’ve tried  everything else, try reading the directions that came with it.    

Ayos!

Why the trees are silent July 28, 2008

An old man and his little granddaughter were sitting in the park.  The weather was sunny, the air was still.  They were both looking at the trees when the little girl said, “Grandpa, can those trees talk?”.

The old man nodded, “you bet they can.”“

“But, grandpa, they never do.”

“You’re right,” said the old man, they never do.”

“Why not, grandpa?”

The old man smiled, “They’re too busy.

The child stared at him, “Too busy, grandpa? What do they do?”

The old man paused for a moment.  “You see honey,” he said, “Those trees give honor to God.  They stand there and lift up their arms and praise God.  That’s what they do all day – and all night.”

The child frowned, then smiled, then she nodded, and simply said, “Hmmm, isn’t that something!”

Yes that was really something isnt it?  Those trees are really busy that it makes me realized that it was Sunday a few hours ago.  But I didn’t had the chance to visit HIM… attended Mass I mean.  I know it is my obligation as a Catholic, my bad really.  I guess these past few months I was too busy with everything — and maybe even with nothing.  Too busy with work, too busy with friends, too busy with stuff, too busy with my so called life… just simply busy enough to always forgot.  Sometimes I do asked myself “Am I just to busy or maybe I am just keeping away?”  Well, I have this thing that whenever I am there and talking to Him, I can’t help myself crying while praying.  Yes! Silly me but that’s what I do.  Seeing me is like two things, it’s either you’ll say what’s with her? Or feel sorry for her [Me].  

Only He knows what’s inside my heart…   

be yourself July 27, 2008

Be what you are.  Don’t try being what you are not; 

For if you aren’t what you are, WHAT ARE YOU?

Why go to Church? July 25, 2008

Here is a Question:  Can I be a Christian without belonging to a Church?

The Answer: Yes, it is possible.  It is something like being

a student who will not go to school… a soldier who will not join an army… a citizen who does not pay taxes or vote… a salesman with no costumers… an explorer with no base camp… a seaman on a ship without a crew… a businessman on a desert island… an author without readers… a guitar player without an orchestra… a parent without a family… a basketball player without a team… a scientist who does not share findings… a bird without a nest…

The Church exist for those  outside it.  Dont stay away from the Church because it has so many hypocrites.  There’s always room for one more.  The Church is not made up of people who are better than the rest, but of people who want to become better than they are.

 off a church bulletin board

Playing the Peace game July 13, 2008

 An elderly man watched some six and seven yrs old at play, and asked,”what are you playing?”

“War,” they said.

So he told them, “How can anyone be so stupid as to play war?  You all surely know how horrible war is.  Why dont you play peace instead?”

The children stopped, put their heads together, discussed something among themselves, then looked puzzled and finally ran out of words.  One of them then asked the elderly man, “Grandpa, how do we play peace?  We don’t know the game.”

 

I don’t know either; play the game “peace” I mean.  With that I just can’t help thinking of what happened last week at work.  Maybe even my colleagues don’t have any idea of what the game “Peace” is all about.  It’s like everyone is right and no one admits being wrong.  I asked myself now, am I insisting in just being right and not just simply admitting that I can be wronged once in a while?  Am I too proud to admit mistakes?  Maybe I am or maybe I’m not.  I really don’t know. 

The past weeks at work is indescribable, “toxic”… too busy in planning and playing the game “war”.  Trying to outweigh each other, too busy finding faults than emphasizing good work.  We work together so how come we can’t be fair with one another?

Sometimes it’s hard to be human and not knowing how to be one.

1,2,3 July 10, 2008

Not Spirit Alone…

If you have the Spirit without the Word, you blow up.

If you have the Word without the Spirit, you dry up.

If you have both the Word and the Spirit, you grow up.

 

Conservative VS. Progressive

“In order to walk, you must have one foot on the ground and one in the air.  If you have both on the ground, you don’t move, you are too conservative.  If you have both feet in the air, you fall on your face, you are too progressive.

 

Giving…

“Give, give, give… nothing but give.  I’m tired of giving”, complained the man. 

“Okay, let’s make a deal,” replied his angel.  “ You stop giving the moment God  stops  giving to you.”