Sean, It’s such a cliché to say that I can hardly believe it and that time has gone by so quickly.. tomorrow ull be 18! Why im so happy today...? Its like i got jolted awake from dreaming :D Im happy bcoz uve reach this age, the grown man i wished u to become. Its not so easy for a parent to watch, protect and guide a child for 18 years.. the feeling of accomplishment is in me. Well, absolutely real :) Im thinkin now, as my first child.. how well or how bad I have prepared u for the world? I remember that I was completely unprepared then...for how much more perilous and awful it feels to send u into the unknown. But look at u now Kuya! How could you get to be so tall, so capable, so complex, so funny and could live independently far away from me? How could 18 years have changed u beyond my expectations..? In fact, there are still so many more things I want to teach u, to tell u, to show u... could u still want it? ;) Hey! Ure still so young and ure at a wonderful stage of life wit so many wonderful stages of life still to come, but theyre not without their costs and perils. There are, and will be more days that u don’t get the right answers, or any answers at all. Youll find cruelty and suffering in ur journey through life … but don’t let that close u to new things. Don’t retreat from life, don’t hide or wall urself off. Be open to new things, new experiences and to new people. If u close ur heart to new people, u’ll avoid pain … but u will also lose out on experiencing some incredible people, who will be there during the toughest times of ur life and create some of the best times of ur life. Make sure u always take responsibility for ur actions, good and bad. If u can’t change something, change the way u think about it. You will fail many times but if u allow that to stop u from trying, u will miss out on the amazing feeling of success once u reach new heights with ur accomplishments. Failure is a stepping stone to success. You are growing stronger in wisdom with each passing year. Don’t ever use CAN’T as an excuse, parang reaction mo lang sa Calculus the previous weeks.. but jaz this morning u told me U made it good in ur final exam! See..?! ALWAYS TRY. Remember a mistake is not a failure unless u let it keep u down. Never forget to be kind to others even when u feel they might not deserve it. Let others see the real u from the inside. It’s ok to show ur true feeling. Share ur amazing spirit with others. Most of all, LOVE YOURSELF. While others may criticize u, learn not to be so hard on yourself, to think that u’re anything less than the wonderful, sensitive, funny, strong, loyal, multifaceted, intuitive young man that I am so proud to call my son. Lastly, know that I love you and always will. Youre starting out on a weird, scary, daunting, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey, and I will be there for u while I still can. With all my
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:19:00 +0000