five weddings
Monday, April 10, 2006
the first half of this year seems to be a good time to get married. i don't know what's in the cosmos as of late but it looks like half of my friends are tying the knot (or have done it). i've attended the wedding of my brother, former officemate and a great friend. i will also be going to the marriage celebrations of a block kabarkada and a college buddy (or as pj would call it, mate) in the next few months.
it's been a blessing attending these weddings, especially my brother's & his wife's, and lara's & pj's. both were amazing weddings with the way it became intimate affairs of family and good friends; of the way everybody who attended had a stake in their union. but more than that, i wanted to celebrate with them because these are the people who gave me an overflowing abundance of their person. (this is the same reason why i am excited to attend the 2 weddings ahead. this is also the same reason why i wanted so badly to go to a couple of weddings in the past -- day's & amat's and jaqui's & victor's.) my brother has always been a staunch ally, even if i fumble and change directions from time to time. lara's wise words has changed my paradigm regarding permanence and relationships, that it does indeed last. ryce, along with our other barkada, rode through the joys and pain of college life (i don't know if we are the only ones but we all believe that our college life was waaaay better that our high school life). dave, with his optimism and fulgumisms, quelched both my cynicism and pessimism, and he still continues to think big and refuses to sell out, which is an inspiration to all of us.
i find that in weddings, we celebrate life itself. that in this, we celebrate the legacy of the past and with the union, we open the doors to hope; that indeed the future is bright. i see it in the eyes of the family, i see it in beaming faces of the couple. that although we say our goodbyes, we also say our thanksgiving. there is much gratitude in these things.
indeed as meister eckhart once said, "if the only prayer you ever say in your life is thank you, it will be enough."
posted by lex @ 8:29 PM,
2 Comments:
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At 11:40 AM,
Daisy said...
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Hi Lex,
We were sad that you had to go to Davao that time. :O) things were all "home made", "kaibigan inc", our guest list is very short as well, we indeed had a very meaningful celebration.
we hope we can be there when its your turn (wink!) -
At 3:03 PM,
lex said...
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day,
haha! thanks! that will still be a long while but who knows? :)
