A
Riddle of Time
What is it that lives only a year;
all the world celebrates on its birth, and near the end of its life, people are
exchanging gifts and singing joyful songs?
I caught the eyes of my lovely little girl sparkling with excitement and
awe.
Hannah Blaze just turned four last May.
It is her first time to see colorful lights and shiny balls in silver,
gold, red and blue; displayed in plenty at the mall. I watched Blaze as she ran from Christmas
tree to Christmas tree.
Christmas carols filled the air, I said to myself, “I was just like her 40 years ago.” Oh, it seems just yesterday. I just allowed her to enjoy. Keeping my eyes on her, I begun to miss my childhood days.
Those happy days at Mindoro, just remain a sweet memory in me. Every year, our elder brothers and sisters
would come from Manila to spend Christmas and New Year at home. We have new toys from ate Lucy who happened
to work at INCON, a factory that makes toys. We have new shoes, clothes and
plenty of food. It was a yearly family
reunion during Holiday Season. Tatay
Floro would do necessary repairs to make the house ready, and Nanay Daring
would buy new curtains and table cloth as she used to do every year. So, as it was almost two weeks of vacation,
we had good time walking together in barrio roads and visiting homes of our
relatives. We play basketballs, go
swimming at the nearby shore, or play scrabble at times, which Nanay Daring excels
in vocabulary. It was fun time at night when we cook suman and roast chicken.
Life grows, life goes. Now, I have my own family and a home that loves the Lord and love each other. To Honeylyn, my sweet wife, and to me, The Lord gave four kids. Christine Mae, Niel Jabez, Hannah Blaze here, is our third child, and Hesham Uriel.
One calendar will once again be taken away, and another will fill its place. How nice it is to see our children grow. Thank God for these children that He adds to our life.