This was an inspirational message that I delivered to my
Juniors and Seniors, Batch of 2009, last February 14.
Because this month of February is known among
young men and women to be Heart’s Day, most
specifically every 14th day of the month, I share
them one of my best love story in life…my early
childhood story.
I was in Grade VI that time with the same month.
I received my first love letter from our Class
Valedictorian, a consistent valedictorian from
Grade I to VI. Some of us admire his extra talent,
hence I was not an exemption to it. I admire him
ever since, from the way he speak down to his way of
dressing. To be simple, I like every thing about him.
But when I received his letter, I got lost and cannot
define my mode. I feel the world trembling and
for an eagerness to discover the contents of it,
I hid the letter under my skirt and ran to the
School’s comfort room. I read the whole text
of the letter. What more to be found except
admiration from my simple beauty and being
friendly. I am a talented too, he spelled out!
But, I know I cannot bit him. At the bottom
of his letter…P.S. Please don’t fail to reply!
From the day I received his letter to date,
we never speak to each other. That was 1970
and our next acquaintance after our
Elementary Graduations was in 1988.
We happened to be in one Pediatric Clinic
and met every month for our child’s monthly
immunizations. But we never speak. I found out
from his wife that he is a license Engineer
married to the same Profession. They have
four children and I have three. The distance
that hindered us from our oldest trend were
his six letters that never acquired reply
from me. We were best friends then,
but since the date that I received his
first letter, I feel betrayed and I never
try to talk to him.
As I grew older, I understand that my
closeness to him then was a mere admiration
and not love. I understand to love always
finds its way, but I never did. As days
passed by, I found out that when we love
a person, his name sounds like music to
our ears and lingers even to a distance of
three layers walls. I feel confused because
after that six letters that I received from
him, my next lovers and more lovers seems
not original when they used to reasons
out how they like and being in love with
me. Majority of them all end up in expressing
that I am beautiful and very friendly.
Some words were not new to me any more.
My elementary admirer has said that
already, and therefore, I already
know that I am beautiful.
I’ve been in love for the first time too,
but when I tried to weigh the two, I
have lots of memories in my elementary
admirers because of his originality.
It is to him that I found that I am
really beautiful. If any one could found
this writing, I would like to invite their
attentions and please correct me if I
defined the two in a proper manner.
Though my anecdote in my early childhood
same funny, but it leaves a memory in my heart.
At the end of my speech because, this was an
inspirational message, I advise them not decide
hastily when dealing with a friend. Observe finely,
don’t be in a hurry in handling your true
feeling. You might misunderstand why she is too
close to you. She might just admire you for
what you are and not a lover and may cause
to lose her permanently, like mine.
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