My Purpose In Life Novels & Stories

"You told me na paglaki mo hahanapin mo ako para bumawi ka sa akin pero ilang taon akong naghintay hindi mo ako hinanap. I even tried looking for you but I guess I should have tried harder. For years your eyes keep haunting me. I couldn't forget you and I couldn't explain why I am thinking of you." "I thought my life is complete. I can go anywhere I want, I enjoyed my life to the fullest but when I met you I found my purpose. You gave meaning to my life, you bring out the best in me, Baby. With you I found my purpose. With just your smile, my day is complete."

A shallow smile made its way to her lips. "Funny, right?" Sunshine continued. "Pero alam mo, Yamirah, get used to all the obstacles. It is indeed hard to fight and harder to survive. But why do we keep on going? Because we're playing our purpose. It's to live. That's our purpose. To live." Yamirah smiled and took her deepest sigh. "Thank you." But simply living is not my purpose. It's to live happily. And I know, the universe know, that I don't deserve to be happy.

Handa sila silang lumabas sa oras na mabuko na ang totoong pakay ko bakit ako bumalik. Paghihiganti sa paraan ko at paraan naming lahat na tinapakan at inapi ng pamilya Tate. Yun ang tunay na layunin ko sa pag babalik ko wala akong pakialam sa masasagasaan ko ang pinaka importante sa akin ang mission ko. Ang pabagsakin ang pamilyang sumira sa buhay ko at sa mga taong inapo nila. Umiling ako at inalis ang lahat ng panget na naiisip ko kailangan ko mag focus sa main goal ko.

"Bakit naman?" "Kasi.. sa isang iglap, binago mo ang buhay ko. Para bang naging magaan na lang ang bawat problema sa tuwing kasama kita." Sinikap niyang lumihis ng tingin dahil batid niya na kusa nanv papatak ang luha sa kaniyang mga mata. "Hay, basta! Salamat. Hindi ko alam, kung ano ba talagang purpose ko sa buhay mo. E, isa lang naman akong band vocalist na sinungitan ka noong una."

he said, still pointing his gun at me. I almost agreed back then, that I have no reason to live. Even though I wasn’t living my life in a meaningless way, I still feel unsatisfied, there’s much more inside of me I want to express and I wanr to do. When you face death it was like looking at the mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected, We all die, but the goal isn’t to live forever.

Don't forget how much she hurt you. Bumalik ako sa bahay at idinikit ko ang mga palad ko sa mukha ko at huminga ng malalim. Mahirap magpatuloy lalo na kung wala ka nang gana sa buhay. Napailing ako. No! I still have a purpose in life: teaching. Sa sandaling dumikit ang aking puwetan sa sofa ay may kumakalampag sa pintuan. Nakalimutan ko na namang isarado ang gate. I should buy an automatic gate one of these days.

panimula niya at tumingin sa ‘kin. Ang kaninang mabilis na pagtibok ng puso ko ay mas lumala pa. It became more wild and unstoppable. I gulped. “W-What do you mean?” “You know, ever since you came into my life, it feels like I’ve found a purpose to live. You’re the reason why I wake up in the morning to continue my life. You’re the reason why I strive to be a better version of myself, to be a good and responsible man and… husband,” he said seriously yet sincerely.

Tapos paki-videohan din ng mapanood ko, matutuwa ako. Pero nagpapasalamat pa rin ako dahil buhay pa rin ako. Sana hindi magbago ang isip niya. Hindi ko pa kayang mamatay, marami pa akong gustong gawin at goals sa buhay. Pero ang goal ko ngayon ay ang makatakas sa puder ng demonyo, wala pa naman akong alam sa pagtatakas.

I don't want to dwell on such dreary place. All the pain I’ve experienced, it’s all for me to learn. Slowly, I try to change my perception in life and have this clear view of my worth and purpose in life. I don’t want to repeat the same mistakes I’ve done. What happened from my past was wrong, and I don’t want to handle my wrongdoings with another mistake and wrongdoings. I would often motivate myself with the things that I'd be doing in the future as a doctor and that thing excites me to the core.

I then stopped smiling for a second at syaka ako nanatiling nakatingin lang sakanya as I watch him trying to comprehend what I just said seconds ago. "Cause imagine living your life meaningless, hindi ba parang bawat saya, bawat ngiti, at bawat memoryang meron ka hindi mo lang din madadamdam kasi hindi mo alam yung meaning nun sa buhay mo?" I asked him pero hindi nya ako nasagot. Kaya naman I stood up from where I was sitting at syaka tumabi sakanya sa upuang malaki naman ang space. Sakto lang para sa dalawang tao.