"I found the courage to assess the downsides of my wrong choices. Now, I am really trying to fix myself—to be better with each passing days."
- NATUTUTO -
UMABOT NA SIGURO SA PUNTO na ubos na ang pag-asa sa buong katawan ni Rose. Pero hindi umabot sa punto na hindi niya na magawa pang ngumiti. Dahil nakikita niya pa rin ang Mama at ang mga kapatid niya na sinusubukang pagaanin ang kanyang loob sa bawat araw hanggang sa linggo na ang lumipas.
Perhaps it's true that part of her died when Mico left, when she lost her friends and she came to a point of barely recognizing herself: losing her dignity, forgetting that it is a good thing to prioritize yourself, to love yourself and dedicate something for self growth.
Ang pagbitiw ni Mico sa kanya ay ang pagyakap at pag-alo niya sa sarili. Ang bawat panghuhusga ng iba ay siyang naging dahilan para makita niya na hindi lahat ng tao ay magagawang makita ang kabutihan na meron siya. Ang bawat pagkakamali na kanyang nagawa ay naging daan para mapagtanto niya na pinipili ang bawat desisyon, hindi iyon basta-bastang ginagawa lang. At may kapalit ang lahat nang pananakit sa ibang tao.
Indeed, a profound and genuine reflection of the past can lead to an action in the present. She barely recognized those realizations not until she was wrecked with Mico's departure. It was a portion of her life with storms and hurricanes, collided with rainbows and sunshine where she was left devastated yet grateful, broken yet she had grasp a sense of self awareness of who she really is.
Natutuhan niyang kailangan niyang pahalagahan ang sarili matapos siyang saktan at iwan ni Mico. Masakit, oo, pero unti-unti niya nang natatanggap.
Hindi niya naman kailangang magmadali. Ang mahalaga ay unti-unti siyang nagiging maayos sa paglipas ng mga araw.
Suportado siya ng mga bagong kaibigan sa desisyon na ayusin na ang kanyang sarili. Sa araw-araw na nakikita niya ang mga ito sa trabaho ay ang mga ito na nag-aaya na lumabas muna sila nang magkakasama. Paunti-unti ay sinusubukan niya nang huwag nang sisihin ang sarili sa mga nangyari na, at sinisikap niyang matuto na mula sa mga iyon.
The first thing Rose did to focus in finding herself after feeling so lost, she made sense of her past experiences. Both struggles and victories. Successes and failures. And it's working on her. She could sense some changes.
Other people may think that finding one's self is an act of self-indulgence and undoubtly, a self-centered goal. But no, Rose thought it's the right thing to do to get a hold of herself after being miserable for quite some time.
To her, finding herself is not a selfish process if she wants to find sense of everything that's happened in her life. Naging maayos naman ang lahat. Despite her waking up with a heavy heart, she still manages to get up and face the day head on; much optimistic this time.
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