"DO NOT JUDGE THE BOOK BY ITS COVER". This saying has stood the test of time. This means that you cannot judge a person by his/her outside appearance for appearance is deceiving. You can only tell that the book is good if you read the same. For me, every book is the masterpiece of the author.
Each of us is writing a book, the book of our lives. Everyday is a page of accomplishments, challenges, laughters and tears. Every account of this book has been prepared, planned according to the desires of the Supreme Being but every event is subjected to the free will of the main character.
I also have my own book. It was conceived through the efforts of Joaquin and Ana Geraldino in the little village of Tigbauan, Iloilo. The names of this couple are very familiar because Joaquin and Anna are the parents of Virgin Mary.
But they did not name their fifth child as Mary but Angeles. Friends, families and acquaintances are calling her Angel, Gel, Angie but she prefers to be called Gel, the most beautiful among the three sisters for she is the only married girl among the three. She has also three brothers making them six children in the family.
The first chapter of this book is about her childhood. She was raised in the farmland, doing chores as a farm girl. Her elementary and secondary educations were also in the village’s school and during her college, she enrolled at Central Philippine University, taking up Bachelor of Arts major in Political Science. It was her choice, as she wanted to become a lawyer. One of the significant persons she met during her college days was her classmate named Immanuel "Nolly" Sodusta, an intelligent man but not her crush though she was his.
To get a job was her ultimate goal after graduation in 1983 in order for her to pursue her studies in law. Her first employment was in government service. She was the secretary to the mayor in 1983 to 1986. Her salary was enough to finance her studies in the University of Iloilo where she was enrolled in the college of law.
The Romance chapter of this book started in 1984, Valentines Day, when Immanuel Nolly Sodusta sent her a special card. She was elated to receive the same for her theme song at that time was "I Need To Be In Love". That was the preliminary of the continuous sparkle of love between the two hearts. Marriage is ordained by God so God commissioned Immanuel – meaning "God with us" to marry Angeles – means angels, not just one but two (or more) so in December 1989 in the little church of Glad Tidings Fellowship, Kalibo, Aklan, a marriage was performed. There was no miracle of turning the water into wine but a miracle took place when the two persons became one. I cannot explain this phenomenon but for sure married persons present here this evening, understand. You know when Nolly read my draft, he was so insistent to put the phrase (that the miracle took place later that night, the miracle of breaking the walls of Jericho).
Miracles after miracles but in 1991 the manifestation of these miracles was seen when she delivered her daughter named Hannah Joy. She is now 14 years old and will graduate from high school this year. Hannah belongs to the Special Science Class of Central Philippine University, Iloilo City. An awesome event likewise happened on April 24, 2005, when a couple called her to give their present, a baby boy named Gamaliel, our soon to be legally adopted son.
As you are reading this book, you can turn to the pages of references. Her major reference is the book of Immanuel to whom she has been thankful to God for having him. She loved this book very much for there is that mutual feelings between the two. As the saying goes "love begets love". So the book of Immanuel is part of Angeles’ and vice versa.
The pages of this book were unveiled since August 2, 1961, 45 years tonight, but still young and half way to be done.
As written in the chapters of her work experiences, she was employed in several agencies but never out of government service. Not until on January 1, 2006, when she became a retiree. Another chapter was ended but only for the work experiences in the government service. But who knows?
For now she engages in business which is very challenging, a travel and tour venture but so much to study, so much to discover but the book of life is an unending chapters of learning.
Nobody can make entries in your own book except you and you alone. This could be aided or inspired by somebody close to you but still the ultimate decision to make this interesting and beautiful book is yours. You have heard the finished chapters of my book and every new day means fresh page. Fresh page means new entries, an opportunity to be thankful to God, the Creator and the Finisher of our Books. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
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