My Life's Journey Novels & Stories

[ELIZABETH PATRICIA MEYER] Unang araw ko sa ART LIFE.. Baka this is a way of God para makapag simula ako. Baka ito talaga ang destiny namin ni Lara. Okay na ako sa ngayon na okay siya at ako pwede kong ituloy ang dati kong buhay gaya ng sabi ni ELton. Pero paano kapag kinailangan ko ng humarap kay Lara?

Na nakadarama siya ng napakaraming emosyon, higit ang saya, lungkot at kung minsan ay ikinaiiyak pa niya. It was truly a rollercoaster journey that cannot be replaced by anything— and cannot be bought by any wealth in this world. A journey that gave him his best memories so far—and taught him how to be a better person.

“You are the missing piece of me I spent years on finding, Zalaria. You ended all my nightmares and gave me my dreams. I don't regret discarding the life I used to have for this... for you... for our children and for the family we're building.” Wala rin akong pinagsisisihan. I used to think that my story is the most unfortunate story that has ever written. It's full of flaws, dull moments, sorrows, pain, and anything one can think about an unfair life. But I realized, it's not my life if I didn't experienced all of those. All those tragic led me to this ending— a not so perfect but a happy and contended ending.

Nakahiligan kong makinig sa kwento at masasabi ng ibang tao about stuffs lalong-lalo na sa buhay. You know, I really thought I have my whole life figured out at twenty. Na kailangan ko lang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral, find myself a decent job, and do good just so I could give my family a comfortable life. Now that I achieved all of it, I don't know what comes after. Maybe, just maybe I was really able to figure out a part of my life but not fully. There are still gaps which I need to fill in. Hindi ko naman sinasabing sa love life pero parang gano'n na rin.

The longer we looked, the more stars we could see, until it felt like we were surrounded by a million tiny lights. As I looked back on my life, I realized that it had been a journey filled with highs and lows. There had been moments of joy and moments of pain, moments of success and moments of failure. But through it all, I had learned that it was okay to have imperfections. It was okay to make mistakes and to fall down, as long as I got back up and kept moving forward. It brought me to where I am now—happy, content, and surrounded by love.

Life is a wonderful journey of discovery and adventure with many roads to travel to achieve inner peace and happiness. Nakaupo ako sa gilid ni Mama habang nag-uusap sila ni Don Rico. Isang buwan na ang nakalilipas ng manatili kami rito.

sambit nito sa akin, saka mainam na pinagmamasdan ang mga nagliliparang paruparo sa himpapawid. “You just need to hurdle to make it through the end. Life is just like a wheel, sometimes youʼre in the top, but sometimes, youʼre in the bottom,” pagpapaliwanag ko. “Unfortunately, I donʼt typically believe on that quote. All my life, I didnʼt felt that I had been in the top. For me, I can definitely define that life is survival. You have to do something to survive in this complicated world. Even you have to do something bad that can harm a personʼs feeling,” pangangatuwiran nito sa akin, saka bumuga ng hangin. “I wish I didnʼt exist on this world. Even if I exist, I wish I have died back then. I

Sabi nila minsan din lang ito darating at kung pakakawalan mo maaring hindi na muli pang babalik. Ako si Khaye. Sisimulan kong ibahagi sa inyo ang buhay ko, ang aking masalimuot na landasin at ng buhay pag-ibig naming ng lalaking bumuo sa akin at ng aking nagkawatak na pamilya. Paano ko nga ba sisimulan ang aking paglalahad? Para mas malinaw ay babalikan ko ang lahat ng aking naging simulain.

Hinding hindi namin magugustuhan ang isat isa. Napabuntong hininga lang ako at saka pumasok na sa gate. Napasalampak ako ng higa sa kama ko at napapikit. Ano ba tong kagaguhan ang pinasok ko. My life was rewritten in a blink. It was peaceful enough but now it's not. Dahil lang sa aksidenteng pag krus ng landas namin ng Hezekiah na yon. Baklang yon talaga.

Dahil hindi magtatagal, kailangan rin naming magpaalam sa isa't isa para tahakin ang aming iba't ibang landas sa buhay. I couldn't wish for anything more than this because having my loved ones beside me is more than enough. Just like I've always wished, I wanted to have a normal life and dreamed of being an ordinary girl but life doesn't get easier. It won't always go according to your plan while you try to avoid going the hard way. But I think life is about going through tough times to find strength, hope, and courage.