Sun. May 12th, 2024
the one that got away

“Thank God that you were man enough to come answer my momma’s prayers.”

Katy Perry, Never Worn White

Ang sarap talaga sa puso ng feels nitong Never Worn White ni Katy Perry.

A decade ago, sobrang makaka-relate ka sa Not Like The Movies.

At ang sakit-sakit ng The One That Got Away.

Tapos ngayon, parang nagkaroon ng conclusion itong mga kantang ‘to.

Pinakita na tama iyong sinasabi sa Not Like The Movies, “One hundred percent, worth every penny you’ll spent, he’ll be the one that finishes your sentences.”

At pinatunayan na hindi naman kailangan ng “another life” para sa inyo ng tamang tao dahil never siyang magiging “the one that got away”. Kahit gaano kahirap, ilalaban ninyo. Hindi kayo aasa sa wala namang kasiguraduhang pangako na dala susunod na buhay.

May dahilan ang panahon ng paghihintay sa pagdating ng tamang tao.

May dahilan din kung bakit “the one that got away” ang iba⁠—and that’s because they were never meant to stay. Iyong dating lugar nila, kailangan kasing manatiling bakante.

Sa huli, magiging worth it lahat ng paghihintay, pagkakamali, at pag-aakalang napalampas mo na ang tamang tao.

Sapagkat kailanman ay hindi makalalampas ang tamang tao.

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By Charina Clarisse Echaluce

Charina Clarisse Echaluce is the author of Minsan Okay Lang Ma-traffic, Muli, Minsan Okay Lang Ma-traffic, and 12.31.23; the books that were published following the success of her literary Facebook blog, Minsan Okay Lang Ma-traffic. A journalist for over a decade now, she worked as a news reporter for Manila Bulletin from 2014 to 2018, covered entertainment and social news beats as a senior writer at Definitely Filipino since 2015, and co-owns Traffic Digest and Reels. People. Words. news sites since 2022. Aside from her journey as a news and literary writer, she has also been a speaker and a judge for campus journalism workshops and competitions, and a senior content strategist at The SVEN Group.

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