The Forgotten Potential By: Jordan David Enerez The long lost dream, the talent that has been received and the burning potential has all been forgotten. The eagerness and the cringed to act and to perform had died down and become a piece of memory. You looked everywhere and seek at all places but you failed. You failed because what you are looking for were just hiding and waiting to be awaken once again inside of you. Fear, fear of failure and fear of others criticism has killed your desire. The constant ear listening to negative impulses from you and from others overtaken your passion and determination. You simply chosen to return back to your comfort zone just like them. Insecure and inferior mentality has been adopted from short-sighted and scared influencers. But your heart can't contain the regret. It cannot contain the wasted times and opportunities to return. Even though you'd totally forgotten the inclination, you body and natural instinct are constant...
"Hindi ako tulad ng iba, wag kang magalala. Hindi kita aabalahin habang nagaaral ka pa." Kung tunay na pag-ibg lang din ang paguusapan, sacrificial love ang totoo. Iniisip mo yun kapakanan ng taong minamahal mo kesa sa nararamdaman mo. "Dahil mahal kita, hindi muna kita aabalahin ng nararamdaman ko. Hahayaan lang kitang mag-aral" Hindi ka kasi takot na baka maagaw siya ng iba habang naghihintay ka. Kasi alam mo at naniniwala kang kung kayo talaga magkakaroon at magkakaroon ng tamanag panahon para magtagpo kayong dalawa. Uso kasi sa panahon natin ngayon basta mahal (puppy love) daw, eh banat ng banat kahit totoy at nene pa. O kaya naman wala pa namam talaga sa priority ang pagpasok sa relasyon puro yun na agad ang inaatupag. "Inspirasyon" daw kasi. Yung mga magulang mo ba hindi ba pwedeng sila yung inspirasyon mo? Yung kinabukasan mo? Hindi ba sapat na inspirasyon yun? Puro opposite sex lang ba o romance lang ang pwedeng gawing inspirasyon? Kung ...