It was Saturday evening when the cold breeze of the wind touched my skin. The rain is pouring heavily which made me want to have a hot chocolate drink. While sipping, I sat in the balcony and gazed at every raindrop reaching the ground. I stared without blinking then suddenly I heard a loud thunder. I must say, it made me a bit scared.
A few minutes passed, the loud noise on our roofs started to stop. I then finished my drink and went to my room to continue reading Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. As I was leafing through the pages, I realized the book is not just about the tactics you need in order to win a war, instead it is also about how to become an effective leader of your flock.
“Simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.” – As I was about to end reading chapter 5, I came across this beautiful philosophy. While contemplating, a sudden flash of memories appeared in my mind. I smiled and said “I should have read this book before leaving SSC”. But what struck me most is remembering the people who have been my support system as I’ve gone through the most challenging parts of my presidency.
I closed the book because I can’t stop thinking of the times that I needed a friend to come eat with me to at least ease the stress and pressure I’ve been feeling brought by the hectic schedule of organizing events. I can’t stop myself from reminiscing the moments where I needed a wingman to get to know more the guy I started dating even if at the time it should not be my priority. Also, I can’t stop laughing of the days that I needed a shopping buddy to appease my guilty pleasure of buying new clothes even if I don’t really need one as a way of rewarding myself for another success in my leadership career. For all those times, I will never ever forget that there’s this one friend who never refused to be my helping hand.
Venus! It’s Venus! She became my food buddy on my stress eating habit, my wingman on my journey to finding a new love and my shopping buddy on my venture to collect pumped up tees. But above all, Venus became one of my sources of strength during the time I needed to make a tough decision in my life as a young aspiring leader.
People have always seen the tough and strong side of me. Some even see me as “little Ms. Perfect” because of the good things I’ve been achieving. I appreciated all the admiration. However, what made me feel special was knowing that there are people who have seen me at my weakest and still have showed grand gestures of love. Venus will always be one of those few people I have in my life.
But to be honest, my heart’s been heavy for the past couple of months because what used to be a strong bond suddenly seemed like it was strings that have never been attached. The pandemic kept us away from each other, its just saddening that it slowly drifted us apart.
Later on, I began to accept that there are really friendships that will wither for a while. It’s just frustrating that I never had the chance to tell her one thing I’ve been meaning to say. Perhaps, God gave me this day to finally say it to her.
“Ven, I am grateful of the beautiful times we’ve shared. Wherever you may be in the years to come, remember that I am glad you have been my friend in the time of our lives.” - Diapz
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