Reflection on the INTERVIEW

 I was very hesitant to interview my parents at first. It would be awkward and my friends were feeling the same way too with regard to interviewing their own parents. We would rather go to other places and interview other married couples than feeling uneasy during the course of the interview. We can take an extra mile, literally, and go to Laguna to interview one of our blockmates' parents. However, time didn't allow us to have a vacant weekend and go and interview some others' parents. I was thinking of interviewing my parents. I swear that was the my plan Z. I asked one of my friends about the interview questions to be given to the married couple and the questions were very bold and open. It gave me goosebumps, just by thinking how the interview would go or how would I place those particular questions. My family is bonded yet I just can't ask, especially in a formal interview, about the area of sex. Not only does it sounds gross, but because they are my parents, even though I know if it wasn't for it, I wouldn't be here. It is just so different when it comes to my own parents. I promised myself I would ask only the basic and sensible questions.

At 8:00 on a Sunday, while we were all prepping up to go to mass, I sort of made an ambush interview with my own parents. I guess that was an advantage since I'll only be having, more or less, 30 minutes to ask questions and have short answers. I wanted that kind, though. I guess it would be better to both parties.

The interview was a success and finished at around 8:40 because there were times when my father had to elaborate on things and then share some laughter with the whole family. It was like a formal interview, like those that are conducted during PERSEF classes, only a little (more) enjoyable. I know how my parents also had a lot to overcome in the past. I know most of the parts in their love story and it amazes me how, for 29 years, they made it and still we're intact. That is one great thing I have to be grateful to God.

My mother never gets tired of reminding me to offer all my works and prayers to God. At times when I least think of God, my mother never fails to tell me that God is involved in all situations so I must still consider God. I guess that's how they patch things up. They think on the same ground and that is God. What does God want us to do in this present difficulty? If God was in my place, what could He have done? If we are able to think like god, then we can act like how God wants us.

God created love and presents it to us everyday. He wants us to be with another person who would post a challenge on us, testing our every ounce of patience in understanding and forgiving the same person seventy-seven times and over.

That interview was a success in the sense that it made me realize how God wants us to be happy and that is by having someone to hold hands with. A married life could be a difficult task or a trial at times, but the happiness and fulfillment that it would be giving is priceless.