Saturday, November 20, 2010
my aunt finally succumbed to breast cancer today
after years of battling it out.
she fought a good fight.
especially since she did it all on her own.
yes, on her own.
i regret that we haven't been there for her
as much as we should,
and as much as she has been there for us.
she may not have known it,
but she has inspired me to take the path i am at now.
i remember when she would bring us to channel 4 when we were little,
when it was still the country's premier tv station.
it was there where i saw korina sanchez, mel tiangco,
and a handful of today's luminaries in broadcast journalism.
it was there where i told myself,
"i want to be like them".
i may not be
the cnn anchor that i dreamt myself to be,
but because of that dream
i was able to put my life into perspective,
and i was able to give myself some direction.
i may not be religious,
but i believe she is in a much better place now.
a place where there is no more pain or sorrow.
and because of that, i am happy.
as she joins the stars in the heavens,
i shall continue to look up to her.
at times when i get lost,
i know i will be right on track again
because i have her as my guide.
thank you, auntie.
we will see you again soon.
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i believe in that too, without being religious. that indeed, after life, we find a place that's more peaceful.
at our Church (Unitarian Universalist of Quezon City), we always sing a song called "there is more love somewhere." it has a simple melody that repeats itself in stanzas, where the only word that gets changed per stanza is the thing that there is more somewhere - love, hope, joy and peace.
i look for that place, whether that be in my head or in a real place. and sometimes, fatalistic as it may sound, i think i'll only find it in our state after life. back to where we came from. back to the pure.
i wish to see your aunt in that place, not too soon though. and my mom. and all my loved ones, where we'll be unafraid, in peace and joy.
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