Goodbye to the great person I could have become
By: Rome Alferez Lozano

Burnham Park, Baguio, Philippines, 2019

I wish when I was a kid somebody was brave enough to tell me the truth, that not everyone is born to do great things and be great. The biggest lie I have to live each day is the promise that I exist for one great purpose of a lifetime.

I am unique. I am special. I say them loud every time I look at myself in the mirror. Like a never ending script. But no matter how many times I remind myself it all ends with a loud bang as I lay in my bed after a long tiring normal day.

Yes, normal. One simple word could have save me from all frustrations.  That sometimes, even you give it your all, your best is as simple as paying that piled up bills. With this realization, at this point in my life, I am gladly saying goodbye to the great person I could have become.

This way I can celebrate better each time I wake up in the morning. I may not be the great person I am told I should, at least with a shot of vodka in my hand, I say, cheers to the survivor I have become!