'Dear Grandma, when I lit those flames, I thought of you...'
Yesterday was Relay for Life. It never occurred to me before the reason for me being so enthusiastic about getting involved in this programme.
I felt like there was a reason why I was linked to it.
After yesterday, I realised the reason why.
Cancer is sickness that tears and separates the loved ones away. Cancer is painful and if only people knew the pain undergone.
When I watched my friends sending messages to their loved ones on the luminiria bags, tears welled up in the pool of my heart. I could sense the pain for the lost of those they have been fighting for to live and love.
If cancer hadn't struck my grandma, she would still be here with me. And I know things would have been different.
When I sent my fire of love, I hope she knows that deep down, I hope to meet her again.
Despite the circumstance, I still pray and hope that other cancer patients who are battling the war will remain strong. My prayer for you is that, you will make it through to be with your loved ones. Life is a gift and a gift, will never be taken away from you if you hold on to it.
This indeed, was a very meaningful event to me. For the previous years, I never got a chance to observe the Luminiria ceremony. But after I did, I know deep down, that hope is always there. Hope to survive; hope to continue to battle, and hope to be reunited with our loved ones again.
My dear grandma, this is for you.
Love,
your granddaughter. xoxo
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
You're never alone...
'Babe, if I could whisper into your ears, I would reaffirm you that you're never on your own.'
Sometimes the tears you shed,
Those you cry in pain,
Are sore and heart wrenching.
No one sees that lone that dwells within your heart,
Your friends have left,
Your standing in the middle of the field.
Things come and go. One second to be seen and another to disappear. Sometimes, it doesn't feel right when we can't seem to fit in. Everyone's laughing and sneaking gossips while your sitting by your desk by the window, ever wondering if anyone really cares.
She smiles and speaks like she is full of radiance; but inside, she keeps many things locked in her heart. I only realised that when we think we don't fit in, we aren't really the only ones.
When I see her alone, I wonder if I could go up to her and tell her, you're not on your own. I too, see the lone in your eyes and share those dreadful moments at times.
If only she knew, I would want to be, that missing friend she always needed.
In another situation; where a girl has just lost betrayal of her good friends, I wish to go up to you and say, "Hey, I've been there before, and everything is going to be okay".
It doesn't have to be a friend. It could be a recent break up.
I recognize those sorrows in your eyes and the pain you must be feeling. My dear, if you happen to read this, my hopes for you is that you'll be strong. Know that, your still a jewel; treasured and worthwhile. So what if he is a jerk? You're an awesome babe, and I'm glad to have you as my buddy.
To the one who has always been waiting with a heart or want for the truth, my wish for you is that you'll let the path lead you. If ever you have lost your love who has been swept away, always look forward for the best which is yet to come.
Stand on the beach today and you'll realize this one thing. The ground is full of tiny dust of sand. But if you look carefully, each of them are like little separate beads, linking up to form the ground.
If you look harder in life, there's more that is installed for you. Your like the fine grain of sand, waiting to belong. Indeed, your not wrong.
If ever your lost, or alienated, know that you still have someone greater inside with you. That's yourself. Be strong and never give up cause you're never on your own.
If you ever feel like there's no one left in your life, let me be the first to tell you that someone out there cares. I care about you too. It may not be me, but there is someone waiting out there to love you.
Sometimes the tears you shed,
Those you cry in pain,
Are sore and heart wrenching.
No one sees that lone that dwells within your heart,
Your friends have left,
Your standing in the middle of the field.
Things come and go. One second to be seen and another to disappear. Sometimes, it doesn't feel right when we can't seem to fit in. Everyone's laughing and sneaking gossips while your sitting by your desk by the window, ever wondering if anyone really cares.
She smiles and speaks like she is full of radiance; but inside, she keeps many things locked in her heart. I only realised that when we think we don't fit in, we aren't really the only ones.
When I see her alone, I wonder if I could go up to her and tell her, you're not on your own. I too, see the lone in your eyes and share those dreadful moments at times.
If only she knew, I would want to be, that missing friend she always needed.
In another situation; where a girl has just lost betrayal of her good friends, I wish to go up to you and say, "Hey, I've been there before, and everything is going to be okay".
It doesn't have to be a friend. It could be a recent break up.
I recognize those sorrows in your eyes and the pain you must be feeling. My dear, if you happen to read this, my hopes for you is that you'll be strong. Know that, your still a jewel; treasured and worthwhile. So what if he is a jerk? You're an awesome babe, and I'm glad to have you as my buddy.
To the one who has always been waiting with a heart or want for the truth, my wish for you is that you'll let the path lead you. If ever you have lost your love who has been swept away, always look forward for the best which is yet to come.
Stand on the beach today and you'll realize this one thing. The ground is full of tiny dust of sand. But if you look carefully, each of them are like little separate beads, linking up to form the ground.
If you look harder in life, there's more that is installed for you. Your like the fine grain of sand, waiting to belong. Indeed, your not wrong.
If ever your lost, or alienated, know that you still have someone greater inside with you. That's yourself. Be strong and never give up cause you're never on your own.
If you ever feel like there's no one left in your life, let me be the first to tell you that someone out there cares. I care about you too. It may not be me, but there is someone waiting out there to love you.
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