Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Tricycle rides



I wander around town, oblivious of the pain in my legs. I see in the streets colorful tricycles lining up in the highway, as if in a queue of slow traffic, and realize that in the place where I study, these three-wheeled vehicles are as rare as students who graduate summa cum laude. The heat is overpowering; and yet, nothing seems to stop me, not even this heat that simulates the temperature inside an oven.

Then I stop. Just like that.

The numbness inside me thaws like the ice caps on mountains when the sun strikes on them. I shiver and tremble and mumble in pain. I seek refuge, and suddenly, I find myself in one of these tricycles. "Manong, sa St. Gabriel," I say to the driver who immediately confirms with a nod.

Going home gives me an emotion that has an incomparable quality to it--there is much expectation. And so, while I view the sights of the sleepy, cozy town where I had spent most of my life, I remember the Lord's gracious promise to all of us who believe in Him: after our tiring, draining, painful pilgrimage, we will go to a home He has prepared for each one of us.

I grab my wallet, and give the toothless driver six pesos.

7 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ang linis ng place sa picture ah!

Mon Oct 31, 02:35:00 PM GMT+8  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ako pala si anonymous Lance, nakalimutan ko ilagay.

~poy

Tue Nov 01, 10:30:00 AM GMT+8  
Blogger Lance said...

Hehehe... Feeling ko nga rin, Paul, ikaw 'to eh. hehehe. Thanks for stopping by.

Ikaw? I'm excited to read your posts.

Wed Nov 02, 10:10:00 AM GMT+8  
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