Just Passing By

Mulling over the recent news about his Lolo being confined in a hospital, my son Goji asked me: Mommy, is a good news always followed by a bad news? Coming from a nine-year old, that was a profound question. I struggled with my answer.

A couple of weeks ago, we found out that my Dad was able to secure a visa to visit us here in the States. We were all ecstatic about the prospect of having both him and my Mom come here and stay for a month. Then just yesterday, we received word that he was hospitalized. The tests have not confirmed the doctor’s initial impressions but it was bad enough to cause me to melt down. Hence Goji’s concerns.

Goj - bad news don’t always follow good news. Sometimes, good news will be followed by even better news. Maybe Lolo was able to get a visa before he fell ill so that he will have a strong reason to want to get better knowing that if he does, he’ll be able to see you and Ate and Daddy and me. Sometimes, we get bad news and feel sad over them but that just makes the good news even more special when they come.

Don’t be afraid to receive happy news for fear that something bad will happen next. Celebrate them as you get them. As for Lolo, just as long as we pray and ask God to watch over him, he’ll be walking out of that hospital in no time and we’ll be picking him up from the airport before you know it.