Eternal Love

If somebody would ask me whom I admire
most, I will probably smile and utter the name of my mother.  I admire every bit of things about her. Nothing can exceed what she had done for me. She carried me for nine months. She took care of me even when I was just in her womb. She sacrificed a lot of things for my sake and that's the very reason why I'm lucky to have her.

I can proudly say that my mother is a person with a very unique personality. She's very loving and always dedicated. She's true to her words. She's blunt. She will say what she wants to say. She's often jolly. She will laugh whole-heartedly not minding other people around her. She's true to herself  and to anyone else. Those are some of the greatest things I idolize about her.

It's amazing just by mere thinking that she know me more than anyone else. She patiently understand me eventhough there are times that I was stubborn, that I talked back to her and disobeyed her. It's amazing how she manage to stick by my side no matter how much wrong I've done. There are times that I hurt her emotionally but without having second thoughts, she took me back with open arms.

In the circle of her arms I found my comfort. Whenever I'm feeling down she's always there for me, removing my doubts and cheering me up. She knows exactly what I need. Unintentionally, she had shown how her love for me is unfailing, unending and timeless.

That's why it was heartbreaking seeing my mother's eyes filled with tears the moment she heard the doctor said that my father was gone, that my father died. As I watched her in that state, it's like my heart had been beaten, crumpled down and torn into pieces. It's undeniably painful. But in that time, I admire her more because I had seen her beauty, her kindness and strength despite of the devastating brokenness she had experienced.

Every minute of everyday I want to say 'thank you' to her. I want to thank her for not getting tired of me. Thank her for not giving up on me. Thank her because I can depend on her. Thank her because she loves me selflessly without asking anything in return. Thank her simply because she's my mother.

I admire her the most because she loves me unconditionally and my only payment is to love her back eternally.

End.

[ Dedicated to my beloved mother, Marivic Borromeo Bigol. I love you Ma, so damn much! 😘❤ ]