Last Saturday, I was out with a couple of friends for some long-overdue catching up and post-birthday dinner as well. As the food we ordered were being placed on table, I can’t help but take pictures of the sumptuous dinner awaiting us (We dined at Italianni’s in MOA.), me being a frustrated shutterbug using my humble camera phone. Dinner was good, and we were having a good convo coupled with hearty laughs until toward the end of our meal. When we were done, I took pictures of the leftovers from our plate, and my friend jokingly asked, “And you’re doing that because…?” I quipped, “Well, you know how it’s like any relationship. I’m taking pictures of whatever’s left of it…”
I’ve read numerous posts on blogs, internet sites, and everywhere on how they compare relationships to bags, shoes, etc. On my part, I see relationships as a hot dish of good and delicious pasta. It may sound absurd to most readers, I know. But think of it this way: when you order something from the menu, it’s one of three things – 1) you chose that dish because you want to experiment with something you’ve never tried before; 2) you know that it’s the specialty of the house and that it’s the ‘in’ dish to order in that resto; 3) that dish has always been your personal favorite, one you’ve always been craving for since God knows when. Just like relationships, we are with the person we’re with [now] probably because 1) we are challenged to discover things about someone that pique our interest and intrigue; 2) that someone is who everybody says “a winner”, or a “prize”; and 3) that person made an impression on us until we’re quite changed and we wake up one day realizing that that person is the one we’ve always wanted to be with. (Geez, I hope I’m making sense so far…)
When you finally get to enjoy the feast before you, you have the option of consuming it as fast as you could because it’s one hell of a delicious pasta, or you could take your time in savoring every bit and aroma of the dish, taking in the goodness of it all and begin to wonder however did the chef come up with such delectable dish. On a more human perspective, there are some who get lost in the whirlwind feeling of elation that a relation brings. On the other hand, there are those who know how to take a pause once in a while and take in the bliss of happy couplehood. Yes, the latter are those who often come up with the silent question “Where have you been all my life?” in their heads.
Finally, when you’re done with the pasta, your mind silently assesses the entire experience: Was it good? Or could you have done a better choice among the items in the menu? Are you going to come back for the same dish the next time? Or you feel that there are too many tempting items in the menu to stick to a single favorite? And most importantly, was the experience all worth it? Just like all good things, even the most beautiful of relationships come to an end, either because it was a mutual or one-sided choice brought about by different factors, or because one of the two has passed away in this lifetime. It doesn’t really matter who left and who got left behind; in the end both parties decide on their own if they choose whether the memories are worth keeping or not; whether they would still come back (if they still can) or if they would feel that life is too short to miss out on all the good things that haven’t been tried before. Lastly, we ask ourselves if the time and effort we spent on every relationship was all worth it.
Was it?
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