Imagination Is More Important Than Knowledge Novels & Stories

“Kailangan niyong mag-isip ng mga possibilities. Hindi lang dapat sa iisa para hindi kayo nagugulat. Lahat ng puwedeng mangyari, at kahit imposible, dapat ay iniisip niyo kaagad ‘yon.” I shouldn’t be saying this, though. Sila ang mas nakaaalam ng mga ganitong bagay, pero wala namang masama kung mag-assume sila lalo pa’t hindi nila kilala, o hindi nila alam kung paano nga ba makipaglaro ang mga ‘yon.

saad ko bago sumilay ang ngisi sa aking labi ay nakangiti na siya nang sambitin ko 'yon. Immanuel has always guided me toward what was right and true. I used to think that love was something simple, something you could learn from books. But maybe I wasn't entirely correct about that. Maybe love is subjective, each person possesses their own definition of it. Immanuel has taught me what maturity in love means, and has shown me that love isn't always decorated with rainbows and sugar. We have endured so many things together, experiences that have shaped us both.

Paano kapag sinabi kong, gusto ko, kahit medyo naguguluhan na ako ngayon, valid pa rin ba 'yun? Magiging selfish ako kung sasabihin kong, will ito ni Lord. Kung will niya ito, bakit hindi ko na makita ang sarili kong iyon ang gagawin sa hinaharap? Sabi nila, there is nothing more important than knowing what you want in life, and there is almost nothing that is more difficult to figure until you truly know what you want, you are not going to really achieve anything. Human beings are exceptional in that we are able to tap into near supernatural strength and willpower when we know what we really want.

He can't be instructed! Binura ko na lamang sa isip ang bagay na 'yon. Hindi madali ang pagtakas, 'yon ang malaking sampal sa aking pagkatao. Kung dati ay inakala kung simple lamang 'yon, ngunit ang matanaw ang malawak na karagatan nang minsan ay napagtanto kong nangangailangan pa ng masusing kaalaman ang isang tulad ko.

"Sabi nila pag matalino ka, panget ka." "Ang alam ko kapag maganda, sobrang bobo naman." "Pandak." "Kung pandak na sa tingin mo ang 5'4, edi wow." "Kawawa ka naman, umaasa ka lang sa heels. Sana ten inches na ang ginamit mo. Pero pangit ka pa rin." "What is the use of beauty if your brain is empty." "Then What is the use of knowledge, if your face is damage?"

He emphasized, "Napakamailap niya, Dada!" "Wala akong pakialam kung mas mailap pa 'yon sa kabayo, Izaac. Tame him then. Show him that you're the only one worthy enough to be his friend. And remember," I looked at him. "You don't need to be the best to make us proud. Just seeing you doing good is enough for us to be proud. Don't give us disappointments. Grades are just the basis of education. Knowledge can't be measure by grades. But by this." Itinuro ko ang sintido ko at tinaasan siya ng kilay, "Do you understand?" He nodded.

We might not be together the way we are now, but that doesn’t mean our friendship will not last. Also, studying was hard but having no education at all was harder. Studying wasn’t just about the title or having a degree. It’s knowing and understanding things that can be useful in our life. With education, we can achieve our dreams better. Not that we can’t achieve our dreams when we’re not schooling. It’s just that, education will bring us to somewhere more. So as long as we have the opportunity on education, everyone should grab it. Learn new knowledge. Because life is a never-ending learning.

Small things are big if you know how to appreciate. I noticed the differences of living simple life and living in leisure. I realized the differences of fancy and plain. The differences of humble looking and expensive looking. The differences of dissatisfied and contented. I realized, the poor aren't poor because they are ignorant and uneducated. They are poor because they value people and help others instead of themselves. Kung papipiliin sila kung ang pag-upo sa opisina o ang pangingisda, malamang na ito pa rin ang pipiliin nila. They are contented with what they have. They are not asking for more. They are not poor, they are the richest people in being honest and the most hard working peo

Para bang sa bawat tingin at bawat salita niya, may binabago sa'kin. Kinagabihan, nakaupo ako sa kama. Binabalikan ko ang sketchpad. Naroon pa rin ang guhit ng koi pond, ng mga halaman, ng tubig na kumikislap. Pero mas malinaw sa isip ko ang sinabi niya. Dreams don’t have to be loud to be real. Even the smallest detail can change the whole picture. Bakit gano’n? Bakit parang espesyal sa pandinig ko, kahit simple lang?

“Hahaha. Sabi ko sayo mahilig ako mag-dig ng information. Ngunit di naman ako gaano kaprangka dahil dinadaan ko sa metaphor, personification at hyperbole. Ahahaha. Gusto mo maging writer?” Napailing na lang ako. “Hindi po malawak ang imagination ko.” “Hahaha. Yan ang mga sinasabi ng mga taong tinatalikuran ang kanilang imahinasyon. Hinahayaan ngang tubuan ng damo. Hangang sa maging totoo nga ang sinabi nilang hindi malawak ang imagination nila. Haist. Minsan ang kwento Missamy, nakukuha yan sa mga experience na nangyayari sa atin. Yung sakit. Pananapak ng pagkatao mo at iniwan ka ng iniirog mo. Ahahaha. Mga dinadanas na pamamalupit sa ibang tao o kung minsan sa sariling pamilya. Yun ang tumu