My Heart Will Go On

We all have that one movie or one story that literally changed our view of life.

For me, it was the Titanic. Life would have been different for me had I not watched it when I was a child.

And it was Jack’s fault. His and Rose’s love story was exceptionally developed in the film my young heart couldn’t accept that he (spoiler alert!) ended up dead!

Growing up, I came to embrace the fact that not even true love can stop death. Irrespective of who we are, or whose we are, no matter the age or life’s circumstance, death comes at us all. Jack’s life wasn’t preserved by his true love. Rose’s love couldn’t save Jack.

But conversely, and more importantly, not even death can stop true love. True love persists as life persists.

Death didn’t stop Rose from living her life as Mrs. Jack Dawson, did it? As soon as she was safe on land, she turned her back from her old life and pursued the life she and Jack wanted.

Love can touch us one time

And last for a lifetime

And never let go ‘til we’re gone

There is no moving on from true love. And because there is no moving on from true love, there is (also) no moving on from the pain of losing a person we truly love.

Weeks, months, and even years may have passed, but that one fateful day will forever be etched in our memories.

How our bodies shook… Kung ilang beses natin sinabing “sana panaginip lang ‘to”… How we bit our lips to stop ourselves from crying out loud but still losing it.

How in the end we just didn’t have a choice but to accept. We fought but we lost… They’re gone and we will never see them again.

Life will never be the same.

And when we remember, we feel their loss all over again. It doesn’t matter when it happened, we remember it just the same. Parang kahapon lang.

This moment is critical. It is the crossroad from where we decide whether our lives will turn for the better or for the worse. Will the pain of death overtake us, or will we overcome it? Where shall we go next?

Let’s start with the simplest answer: we go to the cemetery or columbarium. In the serenity of their final resting place, in front of our dearly departed loved ones, we offer flowers and prayers. We pay our respects.

We open our hearts. And in turn, we receive theirs—their joys, their aspirations, their promises. And then, once more, we will realize that they are never truly lost. For their lives live within us, and we now live not just for ourselves, but also for them.

You’re here, there’s nothing I fear

And I know that my heart will go on

We’ll stay forever this way

You are safe in my heart and

My heart will go on and on

Yes, there is no moving on. But with true love in our hearts, we will go on… until we meet again.

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