To a special friend, thank you so much for the inspiration!
These wondrous thoughts were insignificant before the moment you came into my life. You came, set my
thoughts and feelings free and breathe life into them. I took the opportunity to think them over, feel, live
and write down these moments.
And so my short story about Carmen and Eduardo Paterno came into being. Their story parallels a true story
which may be familiar to both of us and some others who may by chance read or hear about it. I then started
to write and having written moved on: no interludes of passion nor reason shall turn it back to cancel half
a line, neither a single tear would wash a word of it.
The parallel story happened during moments of just being, reflecting moments felt and lived, not merely
framed thoughts which have been unfolded. The story may move on with the waves of time and circumstances.
Whenever the inevitable moment comes, I hope to have the same inspiration to put down these moments of just
being to writing. You'll be the first to read about it.
I consider these literary moments in my life as inspiring, encouraging and healing. Hopefully, it would
have the same effect on you. If not, try to make me an instrument to come to this effect. I'm sure you will,
being my partner-in-crime. Do spend your time reading this seemingly excruciating love story - our joint
feat of beauty and a joy forever - and keep it in your treasure box for me. Herewith, thanks for the beauty
of all that we share.
Moreover, I've learned to make it a point never to take for granted every person close to my heart, because
I might wake up one day and realize that I have lost a diamond because I was too busy collecting stones.
And finally, I pondered on love's wishful reality: Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; Love
does not brag and is not arrogant, Love does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not
provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered. Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but
rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
But given the chance, love can turn from happy to blue. I wouldn't wish this on you anyway.
