2 years ago, while I’m on my way to CDO city to attend a
demanding make-up class, i happened to meet one of my elementary friend inside
the jeepney. It was early (around 7am) when we chat about things we miss a lot
and the things we are currently busy about. But one conversation really
caught my heart which made me speechless
for like an hour, regaining conscience, retrieving events.
( Allow me to have this conversation in bisaya.)
Him: musta ang pag skwela rus? Hapit na guro ka mahuman no?
Me: Uu hapit na jud. Pero kapoy na kaayo. Murag walay pulos
aqng ginastudihan kai dli japon q ka anser sa uban. Bagsak2x japon. Kapoy na,
gusto nako muundang.
Him: Ayaw ana rus oi. Magpasalamat ka naka skwela ka. Ako
gani ron. Padulong q trabaho. Kapoy guro magskwela pero mas kapoy mag trabaho
nga wala kai naabot. Ginagmay ra sweldo, hago pa. Dili pa cgurado kanus.a
taman. Kaya lage na rus, mapuslan rana tanan. Salig lang.
Me: (i dont know what to say for i am embarassed, so i turn
my head to the window and said): Rebisco ka noh? Abot naman diay ka. Cge2x au
baya.
And he went down smiling ready to fight the demand in his
work. He walked down as if he is not tired of the routine he’ll be facing again
and again.
The jepneey continued to roll its wheels faster and faster.
All i hear was my heartbeat and his words dancing in my mind. The sense of
guilt was there, you want to cry but you cant, you want to scream but its not
appropriate. It hurts, but its true.
That moment i saw, witnessed, felt INSPIRATION. That no
matter what it takes, ill finish my course and be an engineer someday. That ill
be COMPETITIVE and STRONG to surpass such hurdles in the academic labyrinth.
That moment, i was in awe that in times when life scrolls some curtains of
pressure and struggles, God, in His little ways, uses instruments like my grade
school classmate to inspire me to fulfill what i have dreamt of.
Now that i already had my license as an Engineer, i am now
tasked to Inspire others, to contribute in any ways i could. In my small
community, i hear some children saying they want to be a Chemical Engineer too,
and i said ofcourse they could. U dont have to be that super brilliant to
acquire such title, hold on to such dream, believe, and do your very best.
Allow positivity and gain friends. Inspiration is any form. Appreciate them,
acknowledge them. We may have these unstable problems and chaotic thoughts
scrambling, but remember that these are just curtains covering the facade of our
beautiful life. Pull them off and see how beautiful life is.
For my grade school classmate, who unconsciously help me in
that instance, your words live forever. No matter what our standings/statuses
are, i still have high respect on you. God Bless You. J
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