To be honest, I found your story extremely
amusing and I confess that I regularly tune in to online discussions
about your disappointing stint in all levels of basketball you've
joined.
But when I read that you are pursuing your NBA dream
despite failing miserably to impress PBA fans, I thought that it is the most inspiring thing in the world.
Actually, I can very much relate to "your current journey." You see, my
dear husband left me and ran away to one of the remotest places of China. It was deemed a hopeless case as he has repeatedly told me that
he doesn't love me anymore and doesn't want to be with me. Except for
1-2 friends, everyone has told me to give-up. They said, I should just
forget about reconciliation with my husband and move on with my life.
After all, I am not that old (not young as well) and (but) may still
find someone else. The thing is I am not really enthused to be with
someone else. My eyes are only set for my husband, my heart and soul
belong to him and no one else. Words are not enough to explain why, but
it's just the way it is.
So when my husband has given
the slightest indication that he was missing me, I have decided to take a
leave of absence from my job, pack my things in a suitcase and find
him. I came here to pursue my dream, a dream that maybe you will also
understand. As Mico Halili wrote in an article about you, he said that "I
don't know whether he is dreaming like a grown-up and working on his
dream like a child. Or that he is dreaming like a child, and working on
his dream like a grown-up." It is my exact predicament. I am now far
away from everything, my family, my job, my comfort zone, I am living
off my savings, because I am here to chase my dream.
So, please don't tell me that I deserve someone
better, that he is not worth my effort, that I could find someone who
will love me better. Because I hope you understand that it is my dream
to be with my husband just like the way you are dreaming about the NBA.
People laugh at me, they say it's a long shot, maybe even impossible,
that because he left me before, it means that he really doesn't love me,
it was as simple as that. They told me to wake up and be more
realistic with my goals. Some are more compassionate albeit sarcastic by saying "I sincerely wish it happens for you. But at the rate things are going, I doubt it."
Thank you the inspiration Japeth. I also wish you
the best and that you never give up on that NBA dream no matter what
people say. We both have very tough journeys ahead of us. I hope it
happens for both of us. It's not really about proving the critics wrong, but actually to fulfill a lifelong dream.
God Speed!
Impossible Is Nothing
