“I’m afraid
to grow up because sometimes
it seems
things will never feel this beautiful again.”
- unknown
Once in a while when I’m feeling down, I can’t help
but long to return to a time where I used to believe in anything and
everything, and when simple joy means playing my favorite toys and watching Superman,
Captain Planet or the X-Men save the world. At least then, happiness was so
easy to find and just one click away from the remote control.
But for some reasons, things don’t always remain the
same. I had to grow up, face the world, pay the bills, experience heartache,
and learn that Superman isn’t for real. Just like that, and my childhood is
over.
I’m glad there are places like Yexel’s, the first
extensive toy museum in the Philippines. It is a three-story building featuring
miniature to life-size toy collection of young Yexel Sebastian. His wide-ranging and somewhat nostalgic
collection made me relive some of my most wonderful memories during my childhood
years. Not only that, it also taught me a few lessons in life.
Homer Simpson: (on meeting aliens)
“Please don't eat me! I have a wife
and kids. Eat them!”
Gaano man ka-dysfunctional ang family
natin, most of the times, only they will love us at our worst and hold us at
our weakest. So always cherish your family.
Yoda: “Train yourself to let go of
everything you fear to lose.”
Balang araw isa-isa rin silang
mawawala sa atin. Ang importante binigyan natin sila ng pagpapahalaga habang
kasama pa natin sila. Kung nabuhay nga lang siguro si Darth Vader malamang
sasabihin nya kay Luke at Leia na magmahalan kayong dalawa pero wag nyo
gagayahin si Cersie at Jamie Lannister. Ew.
Theodore: “Well, I think you look
great just the way you are.”
It may take some time to finally
found someone who completely loves you for who you are, and accepts you no
matter how flawed or imperfect you think you are. Pag nahanap mo na yun, wag na magpakipot pa. Okey lang lumandi minsan as long as that someone is worth keeping for the rest of your life.
Dr.
Dhalsim: “If good men do nothing, that is
evil enough.”
People of character do the right
thing even if no one else does. Magulo na ang mundo. Wag na maging
pasaway na istambay sa kanto.
Peter
Parker: “We all have secrets:
the ones we keep and the ones that are kept from us.”
Maganda rin na magtago ng sikreto para may mystery
about you. Pero naisip mo ba minsan kung bakit pinagdadamutan ka ng sikreto ng
iba. Malamang tsismosa ka or you are not capable enough to handle the truth.
Lightning
McQueen: “Float like a Cadillac, sting
like a Beamer.”
Maging mabait sa lahat ng pagkakataon. Kung may Cadillac
ka, pasakayin sila. Pero kung inaapi ka, e di banggain mo ng Beamer mo.
Naruto: “Those who do not understand true pain
can never understand true peace.”
Sa dalawang pagkakataon lang naman tayo tunay na
nasasaktan – pag hindi natin nakuha ang gustong-gusto natin, at kung iniwan na
tayo ng taong tunay na nagmamahal sa atin. And when it hurts so much that you
can’t breathe; dapat magpasalamat ka dahil alam mong buhay ka pa. At pag
nalampasan mo ito, at natanggap mo na parte talaga ng buhay ang masaktan, you
might eventually find the meaning of true peace.
Clark Kent:
“People are afraid of what they don't
understand.”
Maraming takot sa math, physics at love kasi hindi
nila lubusang maintindihan. E pano ba naman kasi takot magkamali, takot
masaktan. Fear is the hindrance of realizing our own potentials. Okey lang
magkamali, dun tayo natututo.
Astro Boy: “I have machine guns in my butt?”
You have an ability you uniquely possess. Hide not
your talents. Kung may machine gun ka sa pwet e di ratratin ang mga halang ang
bituka.
Tony Stark:
“Sometimes you gotta run before you can
walk.”
Minsan kailangan muna natin malaman ang complicated
bago natin matutunan ang basic. But always believe in yourself. If you listen to your fears, you will die
never knowing what a great person you might have been.
Optimus
Prime: “Freedom is the right of all
sentient beings.”
No happiness in the world could equal those felt by
the free. Kaya wag mo kulungin ang sarili mo sa mga bagay na nagpapamiserable
sa yo. May kapangyarihan ka maging malaya, maging bata uli at maging masaya.
It was quite a day. True that my childhood may be over
but that doesn’t mean recess is.
Yexel's Toy
Museum
#52
Sampaguita Rd., Pilar Village
Las Piñas
City
Tel. No.: 0915-7714777
