Tuesday, August 12, 2014

GOOD FRIENDS

Sojourns, here is our next story. A story of friendship na pinatibay ng panahon. Marami tayong matutunan dito.
By: April Rose dela Rama
Let me share with you how God worked in my life. I have a friends of mine now who are so close to me. A kind of friends na napakaspecial sakin.
But before of having each others now naging bad vibes kami before.
I was in the 1styr of college (Nursing aide) ng nangyari samin lahat. 5 sila na magkabarkada at talagang magkampihan sila. And we were classmates, block section pa nga. Ang nangyari kasi nanligaw sakin ang boyfriend ng kabarkada nila. In fact, ako pa ang kinuha ng lalake na magiging escort sa party nila instead sa girlfriend niya.
There were rumors that inaagaw ko daw boyfriend nya. Sa totoo lang may boyfriend ako sa time na yon at malayo sa characteristics at personality sa boyfriend nya.
It had happened lang kasi na before naging in a relationship, the guy had a crush on me, eh yon ang sabi sabi nila. Tapos yong kabarda nila patay na patay sya sa lalaki. I'd heard na may pustahan daw nagyari sa mga boys if he will court the girl. He knew well na sasagutin sya. You know boy thing. That's why the girl and the whole group were so mad at me na ako ang kinuha na escort ng boyfriend nya. At first di ako pumayag ng kinausap ako ng lalake.. But on the several times na paulit ulit nagpunta ang lalake sa bhouse namin pumayag na ako with the consent ng boyfriend ko that time, sa ate ko, sa landlady ko at sa buong bhouse namin.
They pushed me to be in the party kasi once a lifetime opportunity daw ang ganun for all the girls in the place ako pa daw ang napili kung tutuusin may girlfriend sya.
During the party the girl was so drunk and was absent on the class because of me.
So since that day may drama scene na sa buhay ko.
Napakastrong ng influenced sa mga students sa school ang group nila. They making stories na walang katotohanan. They even gossip me to our instructors na mang aagaw daw ako kahit may boyfriend na daw ako. At siguro lahat ng student sa campus sinabihan nila.
Kaya for many times naging ghost ako sa campus. Walking without head. Students who knew me stared at me from head to foot and vice versa. Sabay sabi "ah sya pala yun."
I got their point. Sometimes they made fun of me and insulted me even. Minsan, nagpaparinig ng masama.
Yes, naapektuhan din ako. But not that much kasi i have my great God. He protected me well. He was my lawyer kaya he gave me friends na magprotect din sa akin as His instrument.
Kaya sa mga classmates ko at friends na hindi naniwala sa kanila they were there for me.
Minsan parang pelikula kampi kampihan. My thinking those times was not what others think and uttered negatively against to me. It was not my responsibility to explain to everybody further na walang katotohanan ang mga sinasabi nila
I have my true friends.
I have my God at pagtatapos sa pag aaral ang purpose ko not to entertain people's speculations.
I prayed constantly na sana e open ang hearts nila. And i prayed to God that i will make a difference in their lives na that we became a good friends.
For a 1 and a half year of praying, God answered me.
To make the story short
Isa isa sa member ng close friend niya confronted me if there were truth sa mga sinasabi nila sa akin. And when they know everything na mali ang mga sinasabi nila they ask for an apology and we became a good friends. " Best" pa nga tawagan namin. - best enemy- daw ;)
And finally the girl who made a dramatic scene in my life naging close friend ko. A friend for real.
Naging boardmate kami at bumawi sya sakin lahat lahat.
People stared us hesitantly when we walked together. Para bang big question mark sa kanila na magkasama kami together with the guy. At tatawa nalang kami.
Naging mabuti naman ang relationship nila.
But after our graduation the girl was pregnant at iniwan din sya ng lalaki.
Ewan ko ba bakit iniwan sya kasi nong magboardmate kami i can see that the guy was serious on thier relationship and hindi sya gumawa ng mga bagay na ikakasama ng loob ng babae. And i was glad for that.
Ang dami naming good memories in spite of the bad scene happened. And the feeling was good that if you know pala how to submit To God everything and learn how to pray that you will make a difference to someone not good to you. God will find ways beyond our imaginations.
They let me feel how special I am. Inaalagan at pinoprotektahan na parang baby sister nila. It's a comfort talaga. I taught also to what a Christ like should do. I showed to them my real character at kung ano man ang ipinapakita ko sa kanila ay heto kami ngayon.
The friendship we made. We treated each other SPECIAL.. At kung may misunderstandings among them ako ang mediator nila.. Taga reconcile at tagasabi kung ano ang dapat nilang gawin.
We are miles to each others now, they have their own family and kids. We never see each other for 7years.
But we are still in touch.
Still having a line to each others.
And soon I'm going to Manila to meet one of them at super excited na kami.
God make ways to make life more interresting with learnings to get is incomparable.
All things happened for a purpose and not because of such mere accidents. Romans 8:28
God wanted us to grow with maturity that's why God allowed bad things happened to make us a better.
A lesson learned to me that sometimes in life bad things happened to good people. (Credits to Pathway to Recovery)
Furtheremore, dont make the fire flame. Let it stop burning from coal from one's head.
Above all, Give all your cares to the Lord for He will care for you :) 1Peter 5:7
-be who you are-
Thank you for reading!

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