Open Letter to My Family

So I'm leaving Cebu 5 hours from now. I'm not leaving for good, of course, but since this will be the longest and farthest we'll be from each other, I'm writing this blog entry as my personal tribute to my beloved family, who's been with me through thick and thin. And because I will miss them. So much.

09302012

Dear Family,

I've made you cards which I placed on my top dresser so if you could just read them all personally, I would really appreciate it. There are just some things I can't write here. :)

03062012 7.52PM

Dear Self,

You've been through so much haven't you? I know. It's hard. But life is always hard. That's part of the deal. However, try to keep positive. If there's ever anything I can tell you, it's that things will always get better. Life is a cycle. These days might be really hard, but someday, it will end. And you'll find yourself laughing again. And then, you'll realize how precious this life really is. How beautiful and wonderful it is to keep living.

Letter to Myself

Life is cruel. Unfair. Unjust. And boring.

Life is exciting. Upbeat. Unpredictable. And fun.

Whichever those descriptions of life you're leaning on, one fact remains. Life is life. And life is better when shared with another. Going through the cruel things with others can help lessen the burden and ease the load. It can help put a sense on all of these trials. And much more so when going through the fun ones.

Immortal Beloved

In the spirit of Valentine's Month, here's Ludwig Van Beethoven's love letter to his anonymous "Immortal Beloved". (source here)

The entire letter is written on 10 small pages, in Beethoven's rather inconsistent handwriting. The first section occupies four pages. In the following, the dashes and underlined words are as in Beethoven's manuscript, crossed-out parts are enclosed in “<...>”.