The Power of Love

Love is a very strong word as some people would say. For some individuals however, it is a very complicated word. The concept of love may be accepted positively by those who are in love. On the contrary, those who have been heartbroken may have a more negative reaction when this topic is discussed.


There are various expressions of love. You can either share it with a friend, your siblings, your family members but the most meaningful form of expression of love would have to be that with your significant other.

Finding the right person to share the rest of your life with could either be easy or a struggle for some. Majority of us have to go through several failed relationships before finding the person who we could refer to as “the right one”. However, there are a few lucky individuals who find their perfect lifetime partners without the need of experiencing several heartbreaks.

Once you find that person whom you feel is the “the right one” you, everything around you just seems to be RIGHT. The only thing left for you to do is make an effort to keep the relationship. If you are thinking that everything stops at finding “the right one”, then you are absolutely wrong. The next thing you need to work on is keeping the right one.

A relationship involves two persons working together to make it grow. Both partners should exert an effort in adjusting and understanding each other’s behaviour and more importantly, learn how to compromise.

Another important factor at keeping the love alive is expressing your love for one another. Most couples (especially those have been married for quite some time) tend to forget to tell each other the most important words – “I LOVE YOU”. We may ask ourselves, how difficult is it to say I love you? Hearing those words from someone you love, and for him or her to say it not as a response to something you might have done for him or her, definitely uplifts the spirit. We need to hear it to be reassured of the love that our partner feels for us.

Uttering the words “I LOVE YOU” to a person you love and not getting any response or reaction at all can also be very hurting. Sadly some people have to go through this. It may be difficult to believe but I know of someone who has claimed to have stopped believing in love and what it has to offer. I feel for the person who has said “I LOVE YOU” to him when he could not say the same words to her.

That’s the power of love. I can brighten up your day and give you reasons to live your life. On the contrary, it also has the power to destroy your day and let you stop living your life. Either way, you do have a choice. To borrow a line from the movie Megamind: “Destiny is not the path that's given to us, but the path that we choose for ourselves”

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Movie Review: A Love Story

Maricel Soriano-Aga Mulach-Angelica Panganiban's love triangle in the movie titled "A Love Story" was something that is not really new to society. Last sunday, i went out with my mother to watch this talk of the town movie. We entered the movie house during the part that Aga was prodded by Angelica to play the favorite song of his dad on the piano. So we were aware that Angelica was the legal wife and Maricel was the mistress. But if you would enter the movie house at the start of the film, you would be confused since the movie started with Angelica confronting Maricel inside a restaurant and she was asking Maricel questions bout her relationship with Aga. Going through the movie, you would be made to think that it was Maricel who was the wife of Aga. It was only in the latter part of the movie that the viewers would realize that Angelica was the wife and the reason why Aga fell in love with Maricel was because Angelica was too busy with her work and had no time for her husband.

The movie basically has a lot of lessons for couples. The wife must be able to give enough time and attention for her family as shown in the movie where Aga began complaining when Angelica would always have emergency flights as a stewardess to fill in for her absent co-employees. This actually goes both ways. Both husband and wife must be able to give quality and quantity time to each other. I really love that favorite quote of Dante Rivero (who played Aga’s dad with Alzheimer’s) about flowers and women “Ang babae para bulaklak yan.. wag mo pipitasin kung di mo aalagaan..”

Maricel was the ob-gyne who Aga met when he had an accident while wakeboarding. Maricel herself was heartbroken with her separation from her ex-husband (Mark Gil). They fell in love but Angelica eventually learned about the relationship. Maricel was aware Aga was a married man so she was just as paranoid as Angelica everytime Aga would not be by her side.

In the end, the lesson here is all about loyalty. Be loyal to your partner and talk things out when conflicts would arise. Be ready to forgive and forget (although this is always the hardest part). Angelica struggled on this part during her pregnancy when she would be in constant paranoia to the point that she would look into Aga’s cellphone to check his calls and messages. It is not healthy as Aga got so pissed off with her jealousy. Another lesson is learning to let go. Maricel found it so hard to let go of Aga because she had fallen dearly for him. It was such a brave thing for her to be in front of both Aga and Angelica when she attended to the pregnant Angelica who got stressed out after confronting her in the hospital. She acted as if she did not know Aga and even said “you must be the husband?” but when she went out the room she proceeded to the ladies room to cry her heart out.

Love is all about taking risks. Be prepared to get hurt. Love with all your heart but be sure to reserve some for yourself, so if you get hurt it won’t be that hard to pick up the pieces.

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