A friend of mine asked me a few weeks ago what the 'song of my life' is at this point in my life. I said none. Her reaction was "WHAT? How could you have none?. I said "is there a need to have one?". Then she frowned. So I asked why should one have a 'song of my life' at every stage in his or her life.
She said it somehow summarizes that period in your life. The song would remind you of where you are at. And in the future, it will be easier to recall what you have been doing or what you have been experiencing say 15 or 20 years before. I failed to 'see' her point because I know I can still remember the things I was doing when I was in 2nd year high school or when I was a freshman in UP even without a 'song of my life'. I can actually remember some songs that we used to sing during those times but they are not necessarily 'songs of my life'.
On my way back to Manila after the Holy Week I remembered again the conversation we had. The thought was actually triggered by the songs being played on the bus. They were a mixture of old and new songs. When I remembered the 'song of my life' idea I decided to pay more attention to the lyrics of the songs being played. It was then that I realized that some songs really connect to certain events that I have actually experienced.
One song that I think I can relate to is from the soundtrack of A Walk to Remember, a movie which I've watched a hundred times and up to now still makes me cry buckets. Well, that's of course an exaggeration but it did actually make me cry when I watched it on the bus (again) sometime last month. The song in a way speaks of having so many questions that need to be answered now or in the future. I know I've had those phases in my life when I had to ask a lot of questions. There were periods of confusion as some of you probably also had. I certainly am not interested if somebody knows the way to Atlantis but I would like to know the answer to the question "is true love just once in a lifetime". I am also not interested to know why Samson loved Delilah but I would like to know "why aren't you here with me". I am sure at some point you also had these questions. If at some point you'll know the answer to the question "can love move a mountain" please do tell me, okay?
Will I now try to have a 'song of my life' for every phase I will go through? Nope! I won't. But I'll probably be more attentive to song lyrics now. Who knows, maybe there will be songs that would really fitmy life experiences.
