Letting Go



My old Hum II professor used to tell us that wallets

are a lot like girls, "Dapat mong ingatan, kasi kung

hindi mo iningatan, baka may mangyari."



I know what he means. I just lost a wallet, and I just

lost a girl. You know, it's the exact same thing.



One day, you just realize it's gone. You try to look

for it everywhere, even going back to the places where

you could have lost it.



You think, and you think hard, only to come upon a

grim realization: it's really gone.



Of course, you can hold on to some hope. After all,

there have been some very, very lucky (blessed?)

people who get it back.



Perhaps you could become one of those people. You sit

home and you hope that someone would call, and that

you would get it back. But then, some time passes, and

you realize that it's still gone, and you realize

that it's time to let go.



The first few days, you turn to your friends for

support. Some tell you you'll be ok, some tell you

that it was your fault and that you should have been

more careful, and some tell you about their own

experiences.



They give you all sorts of advice, none you haven't

heard before.



You then go out to find a new wallet, only to realize

that you don't really want a new one. You want the old

one that you lost.



No, you don't want all these better-looking wallets,

you want yours, because of how comfortable it is,

because of all the cards and pictures and other stuff

in it.



You go out and carry on without a wallet, keeping your

money in your pocket instead. You throw away stuff that

you would have held on to if you had your old wallet.

And then, finally, you find a new wallet you like and

settle in.



You then start filling your new wallet, little by

little. It still doesn't feel as comfortable as

the old one, but it's getting there.



Then you start putting in cards and pictures and other

important stuff in the wallet. Soon enough, there's

as much stuff in your new wallet as the old one. And

then, after some time, you feel as comfortable with

your new wallet.



And then you realize that you've almost forgotten you

ever had your old wallet. Sure, you still remember

most of the stuff you lost on that wallet. But then

again, you don't remember the feeling of hurt that

you felt when you lost it.



That's because that wallet you lost is no longer your

wallet. You're no longer holding on. This new wallet

you're holding, it has all the important cards and

pictures and stuff that you need. This is your wallet.



And this time, you tell yourself, you're never losing

this one.

that is so sad i just wish na hindi ko mawala wallet ko tnx huh .. from now on .. ill hold on to my wallet really really tight

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Letting Go



My old Hum II professor used to tell us that wallets

are a lot like girls, "Dapat mong ingatan, kasi kung

hindi mo iningatan, baka may mangyari."



I know what he means. I just lost a wallet, and I just

lost a girl. You know, it's the exact same thing.



One day, you just realize it's gone. You try to look

for it everywhere, even going back to the places where

you could have lost it.



You think, and you think hard, only to come upon a

grim realization: it's really gone.



Of course, you can hold on to some hope. After all,

there have been some very, very lucky (blessed?)

people who get it back.



Perhaps you could become one of those people. You sit

home and you hope that someone would call, and that

you would get it back. But then, some time passes, and

you realize that it's still gone, and you realize

that it's time to let go.



The first few days, you turn to your friends for

support. Some tell you you'll be ok, some tell you

that it was your fault and that you should have been

more careful, and some tell you about their own

experiences.



They give you all sorts of advice, none you haven't

heard before.



You then go out to find a new wallet, only to realize

that you don't really want a new one. You want the old

one that you lost.



No, you don't want all these better-looking wallets,

you want yours, because of how comfortable it is,

because of all the cards and pictures and other stuff

in it.



You go out and carry on without a wallet, keeping your

money in your pocket instead. You throw away stuff that

you would have held on to if you had your old wallet.

And then, finally, you find a new wallet you like and

settle in.



You then start filling your new wallet, little by

little. It still doesn't feel as comfortable as

the old one, but it's getting there.



Then you start putting in cards and pictures and other

important stuff in the wallet. Soon enough, there's

as much stuff in your new wallet as the old one. And

then, after some time, you feel as comfortable with

your new wallet.



And then you realize that you've almost forgotten you

ever had your old wallet. Sure, you still remember

most of the stuff you lost on that wallet. But then

again, you don't remember the feeling of hurt that

you felt when you lost it.



That's because that wallet you lost is no longer your

wallet. You're no longer holding on. This new wallet

you're holding, it has all the important cards and

pictures and stuff that you need. This is your wallet.



And this time, you tell yourself, you're never losing

this one.