Belief Partner
I just came back from a short inuman-slash-lunch with Ianco and Rey at
Metrowalk, two of my favorite toma buddies. Hehehe. Kagabi pa
nagkaka-yayaan uminom, actually. Pero dahil sa kung ano-anong dahilan
(ubod ng trapik sa QC, puno ang Meatshop pag Friday, gusto ni Ianco ng
lugar na tahimik at may Jack Daniels, etc., etc.), hindi kami natuloy.
Gumising
ako ng maaga kanina para mag-transcribe ng interviews we conducted in
the first leg of the UN project in Sagada, Mt. Province. I went online
and saw Rey. 10 AM pa lang, nag-aaya na uminom ang Rey! Matagal ko nang
hindi nagagawang uminom ng tanghaling tapat! So Rey and I agreed that
he’d pick me up and we’d head off somewhere we could catch a few
bottles.
Pumunta kami sa Carlo’s Pizza in Metrowalk (where
it’s Always Crunchy, Never Oily!). Sandali lang dumating na rin si
Ianco. The bonding was fun, though it was cut short because both of
them had previously set appointments–Rey with his gym instructor and
Direk Ianco with his client.
So, slightly bangenge, slightly susuray-suray, hinatid ako ulit ni Rey sa QC kung saan itutuloy ko naman ang pagtatrabaho.
While
Rey was driving, napa-senti ako bigla. I’m not really sure if it was
the beer (come to think of it, alcohol does that to me ALL THE TIME!).
"Do you still remember the time when we agreed to be Belief Partners?"
Belief
Partner. Isang konseptong natutunan ko sa isang Artists’ Convention in
Tagaytay over three years ago. The idea is, to pick a person who you
could share your dreams with and who would help you keep going for
them. The Belief Partner is also your Accountability Checker–ang
laging mangangamusta sa iyo kung ano na ang pinaggagagawa mo tungkol sa
pangarap mo. Overall Cheerleader, Rah-Rah, Go-Go Person mo rin ang
taong ito. Kaya nga Belief Partner–kasi maniniwala pa rin syang kaya
mong maabot ang pangarap mo, kahit ikaw na mismo ay nagdududa na sa
sarili mong kakayahan at kapasidad na ma-achieve yun. And it is termed
"Partner" because you are expected to play that role for him/her also.
Dalawang
tao lang ang kinuntsaba ko para maging Belief Partner ko. Ang una ay
ang kabarkada ko sa Econ block ko na si Ana. At si Rey.
Naalala
ko pa yung YM conversation when I asked Rey that we become Belief
Partners. He was gunning for this big position in his company. It had
already been offered to him then, pero wala pang confirmation.
Matagal
na panahon at maraming hindi kagandahang pangyayari na ang lumipas kay
Rey, hindi pa rin dumadating ang kontratang hinihintay nya.
I remember how I’d keep reassuring him, telling him not to worry. "Answered prayer na yan, Rey!"
Kasi
ganon dapat ang faith. Pag ipinagdasal mo na, claim it. Believe it is
already yours. Don’t worry about it aymore. Your heart should never
stop believing that your prayer has been answered.
Isang araw, naka-tambay ako sa Nyarbucks sa baba ng opisina ko. Nag-ring ang telepono ko. Tumatawag si Rey.
"I got it!"
Sobrang saya ko sa balita nya! Pakiramdam ko AKO yung pipirma ng kontratang yun! Parang sarili kong dream ang natupad!
"Sabi ko sa iyo, answered prayer na yan eh!"
Rey
and I don’t se each other too often. The Belief Partners concept did
not come up again until today. But somehow, knowing that there is this
person who truly believes you could do it provides that push, that
nudge that helps you move along–even during times when you yourself
feel you could no longer go any farther. At maniniwala ka na rin sa
sarili mo kahit hindi mo laging nakikita yung taong alam mong
naniniwala sa’yo.
"I always pray for you," sabi ni Rey.
I really found comfort and quiet assurance in that.
Belief Partner. Go ahead and find yourself one.
