Kita naman kapag nakita lang.
How does darkness make you appreciate the light?
Gusto mo ring matuto, kaso nalungkot ka nang malaman mo.
It could be news.
It could be realization.
It could be reflection on the surface of your conscious perception.
Kahit na gawan natin ng paraan para maging masaya ang proseso, mahapdi talaga kapag sobrang mainit ang naiabot sa iyo.
The learning is disguised in many ways.
Sama-sama kayo sa saya, pero kapag nagkaaberya nang malala, ikaw na lang mag-isa.
You're obediently following the rules while the masses are using a different rulebook.
Huwag mo raw siyang iiwan. Tapos ang naging eksena, siya ang nang-iwan.
Family is important, or blood is thicker than water until you're too much for them to handle.
Walang nagturo talaga nang direkta sa mga ito.
You just understand it when the shoving in the face is enough.
Sa sobrang bigla mo nga, ayaw mo pang tanggapin.
You can't believe it.
Kung papalayain tayo ng katotohanan, bakit may sakit pa na pabaon?
We have the fault here of expecting otherwise.
Hindi magaan ang galawan sa totoong buhay.
Different coping mechanisms are available in everyone's arsenal – good or bad.
Baka lang makatulong at mapagaan yung mga dinadala o kumakalabit.
Pouring material things is the typical method in our society right now to mitigate the weight of truth.
Bili ka nito at niyan para ipakita kung gaano ka katotoo sa kanya.
Sincerity has a price tag now that you can buy in any store near you at a good price.
At kung siniswerte ka, pwede ka pang makatawad at makuha sa bagsak na presyo.
Leading this commodity to the level of cheapness that smells fishy.
Tapos, magtataka pa tayo kung bakit parang mas ayos ang dati, noong simple pa ang mga bagay.
Mabigat Na
Data is abundant in today's society.
Kahit hindi mo kailangang malaman, nalalaman mo.
It creates typical decision fatigue due to many possibilities and options.
Magandang bagay ito kasi hindi na limitado sa imahinasyon ng tao kapag hindi maintindihan ang isang bagay.
But the presence of facts doesn't always equal the awareness of it.
May mga kailangan ka mismong maranasan para maintindihan mo talaga:
- Getting sick badly to realize death itself
- Earning money yourself to appreciate its worth
- Losing someone to reflect its importance
Mas matindi ang pag-alog sa ulo mo, mas dumidilim ang kinagisnan mong bahaghari.
This is the side of truth most people ignore.
Sinubukan nilang hilutin ang laman para hindi ganoon kahapdi kapag dumampi sa isip ng iilan.
Doing so creates the unwanted effect of blurring the lesson that reality brings.
Anong nakuha?
A sensitive society that tries to bend a simple idea in every possible way, leading to unwanted complexities.
Takot sa mundo kaya nagmukmok sa kwarto at doon gumawa ng sarili niyang gulo.
It's the typical tendency if all you did was consume and consume without doing something about it.
Hindi mo siya maduro kasi alam mo sa sarili mo na may napagdaanan kang ganoon o kung hindi, hindi mo maintindihan ang pinanggagalingan niya.
That instance is when you are punched by raw truth that hurts your ego and preconceived notions of things that eventually break the reality you know of.
Kaya dadaan ka sa iba't ibang lebel kung paano mo iproseso ang nalapag sa iyo hanggang sa sana umabot ka sa pagtanggap sa bakit ganyan ang lasa.
Own Perception
I think the darkness or lightness of anything will only be based on the character of the perceiver.
Kahit na sabihin nating may nagawang linya na sa pagitan ng dalawa, resulta lang naman 'yon ng dami ng mga sumang-ayon.
Leading to what is acceptable dictated by the larger collective.
May tama naman sila sa motibong masigurong hindi malagay sa peligro ang lipunan dahil lang sa malabong pagsabi ng delikado sa hindi.
It's like the label of "dark humor" itself, which is ironically being accepted and enjoyed with the same people who see its light side and live as responsible citizens – most of the time.
Parang kahit anong religion lang rin 'yan na nagdidikta kung ano ang tama o mali na turo ng kani-kanilang paniniwala.
Making you think about what standard and benefits it was formed as the basis of its regulations.
O kaya hindi, kasi hindi mo na pinag-isipan.
Again, all of those groups give more benefits in our society – we don't have to condemn them.
May mga natuturo pa sila na malaking tulong talaga na naririnig natin pero hindi pinapakinggan.
The one downside we can observe is the gatekeeping of what to follow, missing the opportunity to see the shadow behind the brightness they're giving.
Tulad lang ng magulang na gustong protektahan ang anak sa panganib.
Until that danger is experienced by the person being protected, and now confused and lost on what to do.
Walang alam. Hindi nahanda. Ang lakas tuloy ng pagkatama.
There is part of that actuality being hidden which is hurtful to someone who is hiding or disregarding it.
Kapag hinarap natin, pwede tayong magdusa o makalaya.
And I have to be honest here – sometimes, darkness is the path we must walk before we can embrace the light of truth.
Kung komportableng mabuhay ka sa masarap na kasinungalingan, sino ba naman ako para pakialaman ang buhay mo, 'di ba?
But if you have the itch to know the inner workings of things to form your own control like me, we have to accept the inevitable road.
May magbebenta sa'yo siguro na hindi naman daw kailangan 'yon.
Until you notice that they are actually selling you something.
Walang libre kapag sa'yo nakasalalay ang buhay mo.
Is it too much sometimes?
Oo naman!
The sweetness eventually vanishes as time passes when you observe that the gum you're chewing is your own life.
Nakakaumay pa 'yan sa katagalan.
Yet, it's quite empowering in a practical sense.
Hindi ka na naasa sa mahika o swerte.
You're now the dictator of its presence.
Pero kahit gaano kaganda ang intensyon mo, hindi mababawasan ang sakit kapag pakikiramdaman mo.
Talagang Asal
This is more of identifying why someone sees raw data as being gloom and doom and not a chance for possibility.
Pinairal mo lang ang reaksyon ng katawan para umiwas sa pwedeng panganib.
Unfortunately, that biological response was developed from physical adaptation.
Napagkamalan lang niya ang talagang mental na hamon.
Challenge to own ideology and belief set.
Narinig mo na 'yan dito sa gawa ko.
Classic stages of grief:
- Denial - kasi hindi ito totoo.
- Anger - na pinanggigilan mo na.
- Bargaining - at baka mahihilot pa.
- Depression - ang talagang dilim.
- Acceptance - sa wakas, intindi na.
Madalas na 'yan ang ikot, pero pwede lumaktaw o iba ang pagkakasunod-sunod.
The gist is simple - the judge is your own perception.
You're lost because the alternative is missing.
May mga maswerteng nakatuloy; may mga minalas sa pagkalulong.
You choose to live with it or hallucinate that you can alter the past, present, future, and reality.
Hindi kita makukumbinsi sa bagay na ayaw mong intindihin.
How about try to ask yourself that maybe the thing you think is bad is actually good?
O kaya siguro, walang masama at mabuti, kasi ang mayroon lang ay kung ano iyon.
No label. No meaning. Just is.
At nasa iyo kung paano mo gagamitin ang mga nabigay na pwersa.
The deadline is coming for those who choose to be stuck, even if you assume you didn't choose it.
Hindi tsamba yung mga ganado kasi nakabwelo.
No need to give meaning, just connect the dots you're seeing.
Baka manghinayang ka lang sa buhay mo kung hindi mo susulitin.
It happened before already.
Nag-iiba lang ang itsura.
- Mark Galvez
