"It's a good day to die" by Alan Raimy (played by John Glover) in the movie 52 Pick-Up. I remember one weekday afternoon in the mid 80s when my father and I watched the movie at my grandfather's house in Tarlac City. My father liked the movie and so did I.
A year ago, I got a text from my mother which reads "Papa is in d icu. Ask 4 prayers 4 him cal". We were on the last day of our family vacation then in Singapore and that text was not a fitting way to cap a trip.
Two days after we arrived in the Phils from SG, my sister and I were on a plane to DeLand Florida USA to see my father. It was my worse and best trip to the land of milk and honey. Worse because I'd be going there to face a situation that I feared all my life. Best because we (my mother, my sister and myself) were by his bedside when he passed away.
I dreaded the type of message that I received from my mother but I knew sooner or later I would receive that kind of message. It was just a matter of time. When my father passed away, it dawned on me the reality that life is not eternal in the world we live in. It's my father's 1st year death anniversary today (5/5).
Eternal rest grant unto the soul of my father Jose Jr. May perpetual life shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.
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