what im most afraid of is to fall for a guy who is not of the same faith. i have seen the outcome of marriages of two people who believes two very different things. heck, im even in one. my mom and dad's beliefs vary so much i think its one reason why they fight a lot.
me and my sisters promised to each other that we'd all get married in the temple. but that promise was broken. my sister who i admired so much. the one i look up to when i was in college. the one who broke up with a very good-looking guy (everything your looking for in a guy is in him except he wasn't a member). turned out marrying a non-member. great huh? before marrying the guy we asked her "what about your beliefs?" she said the guy is willing to learn about the church. yeah, sure he'd say that coz they're not married yet. and we're right. the guy won't even go with her. and when we ask her about how he's doing she avoids it. she told me recently she regrets her decision. but what can she do. its over and done with. i hated her for breaking our promise to each other but i felt sad for her. i wanted to lecture her, and tell her i told you so but i can see it in her eyes that she's sad. so i didn't. she's my sister and i love her so much. i don't want her to get hurt.
this is the kind of situation i don't wanna be in. i don't want to fall for a guy who doesn't believe the things i believe. that i would rationalize and sacrifice my own faith just so i can be with him. im a risk taker believe me. but doing such a thing is just something i can't afford to risk. when it comes to eternity i would rather be on the safe side than gamble and risk everything i worked hard for.
im saying this now so i will be reminded not to make decisions wherein im not willing to pay the price. my father is not a member. its all good because we got used to it. he just drives us to church. pick us up after and no conversations about him becoming a member. my father is a good man even if he doesn't believe the things we believe. but im always wondering what if we're all members of the church. how would that feel like? would it feel good? would we be a happier family? i really don't know the answer to that yet. that's why i want to marry in the temple so i would know how it feels like to have an eternal family.
this is my note to self entry. when it involves eternity. don't risk it. others say "if its not eternal, forget it."
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
my 2012 goals
- explore Philippines (as the tourism tag line goes 'wag maging dayuhan sa sariling bayan)
- travel to a different country / ies :) (fingers crossed) must remember to renew my passport coz it'll expire this march...
- write an entry in my blog / journal at least once a month
- read D & C
- must not exceed 110 lbs (exercise, eat healthy)
- learn how to manage pharmacy and travel agency (will do this during my vacation leave)
- pay full tithes monthly
- no debt
- save up 60k (avoid unnecessary expenses)
- watch only good movies in the cinema
- mingle with other people (go out on dates)
- run a 5k marathon (thrice)
- be generous with my fast offering
- must not be late for work and for Sacrament meeting
- get to know the Savior more
- learn how to scuba dive
- never forget to PRAY day and night
- learn how to cook great tasting food :) (not just desserts)
- work out my Patriarchal blessing
- watch a Sitti concert
- join "suroy-suroy sa sugbo"
- stay simply pretty ;)
these are the things that came to mind when i decided to write my goals... hopefully fatherdear would go to church with us... its year of the dragon so its definitely my year.. but if not then i will still make it my year.. im turning 24 this year! yikes! the age i would consider walking down the aisle.. lol.. just kidding.. ;)
dear 2012,
im ready to be surprised. ;)
XOXO
-kristelle-
Pay it forward
watch the video first in the link below..
i saw this video last month. and the next day after i saw this one, same thing happened to me. it was december 25th 2011. i was in SM looking for Chamdor. the salesman said they ran out of that certain drink but he said its still available on SM hypermarket. It used to be MAKRO. they gave me instructions on how to get there. and so i did. i got there and bought it. said 'merry christmas' to the salesman who ran just to get me what i was looking for. went out and saw fireworks display. then waited for a jeepney to take me back to sm. no one's stopping until an empty PUV stopped and said hop on.. i did just that but i stayed at the back because i was trying to avoid any dangerous situation. but i misjudged the driver. when i was about to get some coins for my fare he told me to just keep it. he gave me a free ride. :) and when i got out i stayed on the side of the street waiting for the vehicles to slow down so i can cross the street but before i can do that someone asked me (an old lady w/ her grandson) if i have 10 pesos. without thinking i handed her a 10-peso coin. she said their money is not enough for both of them to get home. after that i was thinking of the video above. the one i saw a day before this thing happened. weird huh? but its nice because it proves that these kind of things really do happen. i wonder what the lady did after i gave her that 10-peso coin...
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