this is not about me…
i have this friend, i wont mention names, but i have so much respect in this guy. some would call him a "proper gentleman" and others would call him naive and shy. but for me he is a fine young man.
no no no, im not being gayish or something… once you’d know my anecdote about him you will learn why. well, on a glimpse you would not really notice him, he is a silent guy with few words and only stares. he doesnt wear flashy clothes or grooms properly, a typical college student look, with his grunge urban-rural fashion he will never catch attention. but more than his physical attributes you will know that he is a good person inside.
few years back he was in college, taking up an engineering course, he was struggling in that course, as well as the others i might say. but he was struggling both financially and academically and boy that is hard. he has an older brother who just recently finished engineering course too. and was on his way to review for his board exam. their family were not well off, and there was an urgent need for his older brother to take the engineering’s licensee exam.
the family have no idea to make that happen, but this guy knows how hard the situation is, because he was enrolled in one of the exclusive universities. this guy did something real big with his life, he decided to leave school, but not to stop totally but rather to work. he decided to work not for himself, but to be able to keep his brother review and take the board exam.
he worked for a non government organization in one of the province in mindanao, his salary was just enough for himself, but he did not mind himself, he kept his budget tight leaving a measly P300 a month, for all his expenses. and the rest he gave to his brother. he did that for almost a year( or maybe longer). some would say that is impossible, but he did it, this guy is so resourceful and well informed, he knows how to survive the ins and outs of life. but he got sick after that..anyway who would not be?
all his sacrifices paid off, his brother passed his board exam and is now a licensed engineer who works somewhere abroad.(and is doing the same to him) he wanted to go back to school after, but there resources were not enough to sustain an education in the exclusive school, and he never forced his family to let him continue. he just patiently waited until he could really go to school again. and while he was waiting he worked part time for NGOs and by servicing computers because he had knowledge on these stuffs. he kept the money again not for himself, but for emergency purposes, like if his family needs it.
he barely bought anything for himself, his family came first before anything else. or if one his friends would need help he would gladly lend that money.
well, thats i why im all hands down to this guy. but more than that he is indeed a real friend, he will be there for his friends, and personally i know this.
we were on a bar one time back then, then we are about to go home when he heard a gunshot inside the bar. everybody panicked, and since we are still inside, i personally had to ensure the safety of my date. but my best friend already left in a snap, but this guy was right along to watch my back, he never left not until we are all out of the premises of that bar. he proved his courage and friendship on that one instance, and my respect for him could not be bent. actually he stood by me even before this incident.
he stood by anyone through good and bad times.even though sometimes others were not nice to him. and since he is a proper gentleman, he never had the chance to have a love life, well he had only once and that was it. he had some crushes but never did he attempt to make a move, he would always tell me that he could not afford to have one, and he could not assure that he would not hurt the girl. so for the meantime he told me as much as he wanted, his love life would remain suspended in dreams. which makes me wonder for how long could he wait. but i understand his point that good things happen to people who wait.
this guy has a patience that breaks barrier. an optimism a day makes him enjoy life on his own terms.
but for me, all respect. you know who you are. i just wanted to show you how much i learned in our friendship.
i know you are being teased as the guy who never scored, but believe me one day you will score BIG TIME… and id be waiting for that time and i will congratulate you…and say.. "I knew this would happen".
all respect to the shadow.
DARKMAU
MALAYA!
