On my way home from attending the necrological service and the burial of a co-AYLC alumni, I received a text message that my friend’s dad just died. He was not just my friend’s dad—in many ways, he had also become our dad.
Two deaths in a row.
The death of my co-alumnus Kuya JD, got everyone by shock. He was a soldier who had served his purpose. He died in war and he died a hero. Everyone grieved for the loss of a soldier and a country’s youth leader whom at his very young age had offered his life fighting for peace and his advocacies.
To all good leaders who do nation building for loving this country so much, please do not get killed. This country needs you. Let’s try to live so that others may live as well. Let’s try to live so that we may be able to touch as many lives as possible and bring them the greater good. We are in desperate need of heroes who are alive and kicking and are on fire.
On the other hand, my friend’s dad, Tito Tony, died in a slow yet so fast way. Monday, he had been rushed to the hospital. The next two days, he had kept us waiting for a miracle, until the day arrived and he decided to finally, be a big fish in heaven. He died of liver cirrhosis, surpassing 12 years of the "taning" the doctor gave 15 years ago.
Tito, in his life time had been able to live lights and shades. He can star a movie of a man who was a goon-turned-hero. A bad guy, who had become a family man, changed his disposition in life and become God’s loving servant. Hearing his stories from my friend and from some of my aunts and uncles who had been his friend, made me visualize how there is hidden goodness in every person—that despite all our delinquent deeds, we are set for a greater purpose.
Also, tito also sent us the message of not abusing our bodies now that we are still young and full of zeal because indeed, everything has its own consequences. We may not feel that now, but time will come that we’ll get to reap just what we sown.
Two deaths in a row made me ponder the importance of life—how we usually take it for granted and how it may run by so easily. In an instance, this precious life that we try so hard to protect and nourish could be gone. Who knows?
The message I’m trying to get here is that, let’s try to live our lives to the fullest by trying to understand and live our purpose. This purpose may have come to us in the early stages of our life or even on our dying moment. Whatever it is, let’s not put it into waste—so that when we die, we know that we lived.
To kuya JD and Tito Tony, you had live a life of purpose. Please send my regards to Jesus.
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