Thursday, July 13, 2006
Back to Business
Hey. Just got back from the pleasantly freezing weather of Batangas to the sultry and humid one of the metro. It was great, being away from all the pollution and hopeslessly congested streets and retreating to a rustic "countryside" for two and a half days.
The truth is, the retreat was quite boring. Oh sure, the place was nice, the food was even satisfactory and the people were so accommodating and all, but some of the sessions were repititive and just plain sleep-inducing. I swear, if there wasn't such a thing as ethics , I would've sunk into a boredom-induced stupor in no time. There's this brother who was nice and all, but he was just so boring. He kept saying "O, baka hindi na kayo makatulog mamayang gabi kasi hindi niyo nasabi yung nararamdaman niyo." over and over again when no one else would care to share their realizations/reactions/learnings. It's not like sharing one's feelings is as incredibly vital as deciding what to do for the rest of your life. They're personal, and not everybody has to know about them.
To be honest, I don't like retreats. I just like the experience of staying in a new place and taking a rest from all the stress. And yeah, I like the short time that I get to talk properly with God, since I rush through my morning prayers in the chapel more often than not, but the truth is, after the retreat, I just got more confused about God and the Catholic religion in general. There are just so many things that confuse me. Classes were suspended today because of the typhoon. Yay. Tomorrow though, we have to be back in school. Darn. My glorious week-long [counting the college orientation] has come to an end. Oh well. You have to go back again some time. I was just hoping tomorrow wouldn't be the day.
written at 3:50 AM