God, Happiness and Life

My friend's daughter got pregnant. It is ill-timed. True. She just graduated from college and was dreaming of moving on to becoming a doctor. In fact, she promised her mother that she would help her other siblings finish their studies too when the time comes. Boohoo. Too late. I felt bad for my friend. She had enormous hopes. After all, daughter was intelligent ... ? Pretty. Seemed to be very level-headed. But why did things suddenly got out of hand? Because her mother failed to get her to move on to med school. Why couldn't she get it? Was it difficult to understand that it was only her Mom moving high heavens to get her family through life? Her Papa is busy doing something else. Obviously, this family is less important than the family he now has. Ahhh. Life. It can tear you into pieces. You can drown from your own tears. But what for? Stand up. Just like the way you always do. You are brave. In fact as I told you recently. You are my hero.

I am reposting this because I wrote it initially in 2006. And because I consider Ayat not only my friend but part of my family, she is here:-) . According to the Wikipedia: >Ayah (آية ʾāyatun, plural Ayat آيات ʾāyātun) is the >Arabic > word for >sign > or >miracle >. It usually refers to the 6236 verses found in the >Qur'an >. Muslims regard each verse of the Qur'an as a sign from >Allah >. At the end of each verse, the verse number and a symbol denoting the end of the verse are usually written. This symbol is ۝۝, end of Ayah. Its >Unicode > number is U+06DD. It also conincides with surahs. >

Ayat's been more than a friend to me. She was more like a younger sibling. We talked about life, our families and we supported each other in times of need. At the software company where I met her, se a competent accounting person. Fought for what she believe is right. Never backing down for a single moment. What I like about her is her frankness. She didn't mince with her words. That is why she is trustworthy and our friendship thrived on that. A year after I left that company, Ayat did too. She transferred to a telco. At the same time she put up a small business together with some cousins. With a lot of adventure in her system, Ayat went to Dubai to seek another kind of life. She was here last month. And writing this now makes me miss her.

Who among us can claim to have the kind of friendship ascribed to by Kahlil Gibran in his book The Prophet ? "And a youth said, Speak to us of Friendship. And he answered, saying: Your friend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. And he is your board and your fireside. For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace. When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "yay". And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart; For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unclaimed. When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain. And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. For love that seeks aug

If I had a lot of money I shall ride a plane. Go to Abu Dhabi. And get together like the old times. Pero since wala I shall just give my gifts which I am sending through this blog. Sensya na nangangarap lang naman po... Patek Philippe yan. One for each day for 21 days. Heto pa 3G Nokia cellphone. Sana naman na pa smile kita. Hirap lang di ko alam exact date ng birthday mo. Ano kaya yon?