LIVE LIFE NOW
Have you ever lose someone you love and realized you have not told him/her, and no matter what, you will never have the chance for death took him/her away? Have you ever made a plan to do things with a friend, family or lover but never managed to do it and will unlikely have the chance for that person is no longer able? Have you ever found yourself alone with your thoughts, looked back and realized you missed so many opportunities, because you chose to be idle, you preferred not to take risk and played it safe instead?
Without a doubt, many of you would have answered yes, and no one could blame you. But as life had taught me, unlike seasons where we could expect when to take our warm clothes out and keep the lighter ones in, our existence is unknown. One minute you are out with your family enjoying the day, or driving your way home, or snuggling under the covers with your loved ones savoring the bliss of intimacy and the next, you are gone. Not coming back, never to be heard from again.
Live life, now. That should be our mantra from now on. Do what we can while we still can, hug someone as if there is no tomorrow and love… love like mad as if no one else exist.
This month, The Guild would like to remember and reminisce our dear and loved and painfully missed friend, mentor and “mother”, the late Ms. Linda L. Layosa. A woman who had sown the likes of me and our very own Annabelle Libao among others. I humbly ask everyone to help us carry on what she lived for — writing, mentoring, inspiring people, especially domestic helpers like us. Let us all take a moment to say a little prayer for her. Those lucky enough to have crossed her path… think of happy thoughts with her in it. Never mind that such thought will fill your heart with ache and longing to the point where you could hardly breathe. With tears racing down your cheeks, embrace her, in your thoughts.
Don’t forget to write to us, share with us your thought on anything and everything. I also would like to apologize, I am still in London and have been very busy, but I promise, the 50-word writing contest result will continue next month. Meanwhile, just keep on writing. Below is a story.
“My Christmas”
The early morning wind hit me with surprise as I opened the door to let the dogs out. “Hay, malaria an naming nag simony nag hanging, parating na is Santa Clause, kailangan an naming mag shop till I drop ako nito,” I uttered to myself as I went back in to get a cardigan to guard myself from the cold.
As I prepared myself to start another day at work, I… Continue it for me, in English or Tagalog and send it to us at: theguild825@yahoo.com” or The Writers’ Guild Story-Telling G.P.O. Box 867, Central, Hong Kong. Deadline is on November 30, 2008 and will be published on your True friends newsmag in December.
Author: Cathy Montano, President, TWG
*Published in True Friends Newsmag (October 2008 issue)
