i wanna grow old with you
last friday, there was an island-wide power outage (brownout!). it lasted for 5 hours. so the malls were full and almost all restaurants with generators were full too.
we decided to go to this chinese restaurant. yup, it was full to. but since we were suki there, the staff accommodated us. they told us to just share the big table with another couple. while we were waiting for our orders (which took at least 30 minutes to arrive), i was observing the couple we were sharing the table with. they were probably in their late 50s or early 60s. the just quietly ate there, while the husband was reading the paper. not a single word was uttered while they ate. while islandboy and i were updating each other on what happened to each of us that day at the same time, trying to feed islandbaby oranges.
then i whispered to islandboy: i hope we don't end up like that
islandboy (IB): what do you mean?
islandgirl (IG): we have a meal together but we don't talk.
IB: that will never happen with us
IG: i really hope so. i wish that when we grow old, we still like to be in each other's company and not just forced to be with each other
IB: that will never happen. we will always have conversations even if we are old
oh how i wish we don't become like the couple we shared the table with. i wish and pray that when we do grow old, we grow old together... don't get tired of each other... run out of things to discuss aside from kids... and continue to be the best of friends until our twilight years.
we decided to go to this chinese restaurant. yup, it was full to. but since we were suki there, the staff accommodated us. they told us to just share the big table with another couple. while we were waiting for our orders (which took at least 30 minutes to arrive), i was observing the couple we were sharing the table with. they were probably in their late 50s or early 60s. the just quietly ate there, while the husband was reading the paper. not a single word was uttered while they ate. while islandboy and i were updating each other on what happened to each of us that day at the same time, trying to feed islandbaby oranges.
then i whispered to islandboy: i hope we don't end up like that
islandboy (IB): what do you mean?
islandgirl (IG): we have a meal together but we don't talk.
IB: that will never happen with us
IG: i really hope so. i wish that when we grow old, we still like to be in each other's company and not just forced to be with each other
IB: that will never happen. we will always have conversations even if we are old
oh how i wish we don't become like the couple we shared the table with. i wish and pray that when we do grow old, we grow old together... don't get tired of each other... run out of things to discuss aside from kids... and continue to be the best of friends until our twilight years.
posted by marie @ 11:34 AM
5 Comments:
At 1:22 PM,
allkaput said…
Hmm...naiisip ko rin yan, but on the other side of the coin (or to give the old couple you were with the benefit of the doubt, hehe), I also think one of the joys of enduring love is the comfort in simply cherishing the constancy of each other's company, and not even having to talk all the time in order to feel your connection with each other :-)
I'm one to talk 'no? Hahaha, feeling may alam, e ni hindi pa nga ako kasal!
At 6:45 PM,
Anonymous said…
i totally agree with you marie! minsan sa daldal ko iniisip ko baka in time maubusan rin ako ng idadaldal! sana talaga we grow old with our hubbies and we are still as affectionate na parang nong bagong mag-bf/gf pa lang.
At 7:32 PM,
simply me said…
mmm... tingin ko, minsan maganda ren ung di naguusap... =)
i mean, di naman porke di sila naguusap over dinner e di na sila happy... malay ba naten naglalaro sila, una magsalita sya bayad ng bill! hehehe
At 8:28 AM,
marie said…
allkaput and simple me, nakalimutan kong isulat dahil mahirap idescribe, basta makikita mo sa facial expression nila ang 'lungkot'. pagkatapos kumain, si babae naman nagbasa ng dyaryo sandali, habang nagbabayad si mister. tapos alis na agad sila.
di ko rin masabi kung ano talaga dahilan. baka nga may kwento sa likod nun, pero ang akin, ayoko lang na maging ganun kami. di naman kailangang buong panahon ng pagkain nag-uusap kami, pero sana man lang mga tipong, masarap ba yan? patikim naman. mga ganun ba... hehehe
pwede rin kasing mainit ulo nila kasi nga brownout.
At 5:17 AM,
Joy said…
marie...kaya nga di ba turo sa cmty na may weekly one-to-one ang mag-asawa? as in everything in marriage, you have to work on it, kailangang pagbuhusan ng panahon at effort. Mas ramdam ko na ngayon ang effort to spend time w/hubby. 3 na ang chikiting at may tendency na puro sa kids nalang ang attn at kung mag-usap man kami, puro yung mga bata nalang. pero natututunan kong kailangan ding magkwentuhan tungkol sa ibang bagay - our hopes/dreams, our fears, our past, our convictions, what the Lord has been telling us in our prayer times.
Yun lang... thought I'd share that with you. :-) napahaba nga lang.
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