"If it's about your God, don't bother to start it." Sagot ko sa kanya kaya napabuntong hininga sya sa likod ko.
"Naranasan mo na bang magkasipon?"
"Malamang." Mahinang bulong ko.
"Ang hirap huminga di ba? Kasi barado yung ilong natin. Kapag may sipon tayo apektado lahat ng ginagawa natin, madami kasing side effects, hindi natin maibigay yung best natin." Ang nonsense ng sinasabi niya pero tinanguan ko na lamang sya.
"I knew it already."
"Na-kwento ko lang. Bawal ba?" Hindi na lang ako sumagot sa kanya.
"Alam mo ba one time sa isang maliit na village sa Africa nagkaroon ng nausea ang mga bata at matatnda. Nagkakasakit ang mga tao sa hindi malamang dahilan tapos hindi lang kumalat yung sakit kasi eventually namatay yung marami sa kanila." Pagkukwento niya. Hindi ko alam kung anong kinalaman namin sa bagay na iyon at sinasabi niya sa akin. Siguro wala na talaga siyang makwento tungkol sa sarili niya. Tsk
"That news reached the capital city and they began to investigate what the problem really was. Tapos nalaman nila na contaminated pala yung tubig na iniinom nila. They're using that water of the stream that was coming from the mountain. So to find out the problem, the experts took a trip to the top of the mountain. Do you know what did they see?" Nag-shrug ako kasi hindi ko naman talaga alam. Malay ko kung may sirena don di ba? Tsk
"From the surface, they found nothing. Parang ok naman, parang hindi mapaghihinalaang contaminated ito until they search deeper. They were surprised at what they found out. Alam mo kung ano? Sina Peppa pig." Medyo napatawa ako sa sinabi niya, I also heard him chuckle.
"Peppa Pig and family were trapped by where the water is coming out and that was what contaminated the water. After saving slash removing Peppa Pig, which were the source of pollution, the water began to flow clear and clean. The end of the story." He said, maybe my turn to speak and criticize his story.
"Why are you telling me those?"
"Because I wanted to share it with you."
"Then why did you use Peppa pig? They were just cartoon pigs."
"Para cute." Natatawang sagot nito kaya napangiti na rin ako. Ok na rin kahit nonsense at least napatawa kami pareho.
"Do you remember my questions earlier?" He asked as he broke the silence that was starting to eat us.
"What question?"
"Naranasan mo na bang magkasipon?" Napatango ako. Hindi pa naman ganon kahina ang memory ko para makalimutan ang mga sinabi niya kanina. "Did you ever realized that I asked a question about something blocking a passage of our breath and I told a story about something blocking a passage of a water?" Nang itanong niya iyon, doon ko lamang din narealize na kahit papano may connections ang sinasabi niya.
"So what do you what to imply then?" I asked. I'm curious kahit nakatalikod ako sa kanya. I'm watching a dancing fountain but my ears were focused on what he is saying.
"Yung resentment at bitterness, parang ganon lang din 'yon. When there's something na nakabara, apektado lahat ng dapat nating gawin. Andon kasi yung arguments. Nababarahan nya yung dapat magandang relationship na dapat meron tayo sa ibang tao. Hindi tayo maging masaya kasi sa puso natin, bitterness yung nangingibabaw." Gusto ko siyang patigilin because I knew, he's pertaining to me.
"Pero alam mo bang may solusyon dyan? Kung sa sipon kailangan mong ilabas at uminom ng gamot, ganon din sa sama ng loob na nasa puso natin, kailangan nating ilabas at magpatawad. Just as how they remove Peppa pig and family to where the water flows, we should also remove that resentment and bitterness in our heart. Hindi tayo makaka-move on kung hindi tayo maglelet go."
BINABASA MO ANG
Trouble Yet Indispensable
Spiritual"If your heart is broken, you'll find God right there; if you're kicked in the gut, he'll help you catch your breath. Disciples so often get into trouble; still, God is there every time." (Psalm 34:18-19 MSG) Christians were not exempted in facing...
