What Grandma Taught Me

My last conversation with grandma happened over a year ago.
It was my sister's college graduation, then.
Over the phone, after congratulating her, she talked to me...asked me about how I was.
When she asked me about it, I was already sensing where the conversation was heading at. It ends up to her -- asking me about when I was going to finally have a boyfriend, or be in a relationship, for that matter!
Mind you, though, that wasn't the first of our conversations about it. When that happens, I always laugh and give her a ready answer: "Grandma, nage-enjoy pa ako e!"

Months later, angels took grandma from us. And every time I think about her, I would also remember some of our conversations.

Let me admit that I'm at that stage in life where I can say that my grandma was right in saying:
it is important for anyone to have that someone in his or her life to take care of, or for someone to take care of you.
Enjoying life does not only mean living to build your own career or developing your own character, ON YOUR OWN.

Thinking about it now, grandma us probably watching me from heaven...shaking her head and saying, "I told you so!"

And what have I realized?
It is true, one does not live by his or her own strength and independence.
Building relationships are equally important.
To be holistic, and to truly understand people around you, one has to love -- and that means going through all the joys and pains of it.