Lawiswis ng Salita ni P. Nicanor F. Lalog II, Ika-17 ng Oktubre 2022
Larawan kuha ni Dr. Mylene A. Santos, MD, Marso 2022.
"Wala lang"...
mga salitang ating
madalas bitiwan at
mapakinggan
harapan man
o text lamang
nagpapagaan
dahil ramdam
bukal sa kalooban
isang nilalang
naalala, naisip
kahit saglit lamang.
Pero, maniniwala ka bang
"wala lang"
at biglaang sumagi
ka lang sa isipan nang di inaasahan?
Kung talagang "wala lang"
paanong pumasok itong "wala"
sa isipan at bakit kailangan pang
bigkasin at sabihin
sa ano mang paraan
kung "wala" lang naman
sana ay hinayaan na lang
maglaho hanggang malimutan?
Kasi naman ang katotohan
nitong sinasabing "wala lang"
ay malaman at makahulugan
kung nanamnaming lubusan
hindi kaagad maintindihan
nitong puso at kalooban
tunay na nararamdaman
walang ibang alam mausal
kungdi "wala lang" sa pangambang
magkaroon ng ibang kahulugan
at mauwi lang ang lahat
sa kawalan.
Kaya sa susunod
na bitiwan o mapakinggan
mga salitang "wala lang"
huwag paniwalaang wala lang
dahil ito ay malaman
malalim at makahulugan
ikaw ay pinahahalagahan
laging laman ng puso at isipan
hindi sa ano pa man
kungdi sadyang ganyan
bawat tulak ng bibig
ay siyang kabig ng dibdib!
The Lord Is My Chef Sunday Music by Fr. Nick F. Lalog II, 21 March 2021
Photo from GMA Network of a scene from Ben&Ben’s music video “Pagtingin” with Gabbi Garcia and Khalil Ramos, 25 February 2021.
We go OPM this final Sunday in Lent to ease everyone with the alarming surge of COVID-19 infections happening in our country especially at the National Capital Region. Stay home, be safe, pray and listen to some good music from our homegrown local band Ben&Ben as we try to link the Sunday gospel to their recent hit “Pagtingin”.
I know… Ben&Ben is not my generation but that is the wonder and joy of music as food of the soul: it always strikes a chord in anyone’s heart that reaches to the soul, enabling us to see more beyond the material and natural realities.
Like with their 2019 hit called “Pagtingin” which means in English as “feelings, a sort of crush and attraction to a woman or a man.” Its Filipino root is “tingin” or “see” in English. Remember when we were growing up, feeling drawn to someone so special that we would look at her or steal glances just to see the woman we adore? And the kilig moments when your sights meet?
But of course, the moment you reveal those secret feelings, that is also when you begin to see the bigger picture: your object of pagtingin will either accept or reject you. There is always that risk because sometimes in life, what we see is not what we truly get.
Dami pang gustong sabihin Ngunit ‘wag na lang muna Hintayin na lang ang hanging Tangayin ang salita
‘Wag mo akong sisihin Mahirap ang tumaya Dagat ay sisisirin Kahit walang mapala’
Pag nilahad ang damdamin Sana ‘di magbago ang pagtingin Aminin ang mga lihim Sana ‘di magbago ang pagtingin
Bakit laging ganito? Kailangang magka-ilangan Ako ay nalilito, ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
Seeing in the bible means believing. There are times when we see, we believe; but, ultimately, it is in believing first that we are able to see the whole picture in life especially Jesus in the light of his dying on the Cross. And this is what the song Pagtingin is hoping in the end that amid the pains and hurts with some prayers, the man with special feelings will finally see closely with him the woman he sees from afar.
Pahiwatig Sana ‘di magbago ang pagtingin Pahiwatig Sana ‘di magbago ang pagtingin
Iibig lang kapag handa na Hindi na lang kung trip-trip lang naman Iibig lang kapag handa na Hindi na lang kung trip-trip lang naman
‘Pag nilahad ang damdamin Sana ‘di magbago ang pagtingin Aminin ang mga lihim Sana ‘di magbago ang pagtingin
Subukan ang manalangin Sana ‘di magbago ang pagtingin Baka bukas, ika’y akin Sana ‘di magbago ang pagtingin
A blessed week ahead of everyone. Stay safe always. Amen.
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