She still worries what her relatives will say

Are you prepared to lose a wonderful man—just to allow others to run your life?

The thing is, I amterrified to share the news of my pregnancy with anyone. I know there’s nothing wrong with my situation, but I ambothered by my religious beliefs and what other people, especially my relatives, would say. However, something very important is happening in my life, and I can’t just go back into my shell and hide from all those people.

CONFUSED

Have you been told that mankind has already reached the 21st century? That you can be spotted anywhere on earth by that all-seeing eye in the sky with just a click of a button? And that every conceivable gadget and technical knowhow is now available on almost any street corner? Don’t these scream that we’ve gotten out of the dark ages al- ready—and have times over?

How come you’re still living under a rock, so to speak? Aren’t you interested in taking a peek out and seeing how many of us have already adjusted to the new world order? Howwe’ve long been emancipated from the shackles of narrow-mindedness? Orhowwenowhave the freedom to think for ourselves and the liberty to steer the course of our lives ourselves?

Sadly, despite having lived abroad, you have not had your mind liberated from fear. Your thinking is still tied to the debilitating quagmire of a small-town mentality, that fear of “my religious beliefs” and “what relatives will say” mumbojumbo. Didn’t you say you’re tired of them yourself?

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Anyone who doesn’t contribute to your knowledge, or doesn’t put the food on your table, or mostly just stifles your freedom of thought and deed should, without question, be booted out of your existence!

Why are you choosing to be unhappy when a seeming promise of unbounded joy is right before your very eyes? Are you not seeing it, or are you just refusing to recognize it? Are you prepared to lose this wonderful man you’ve waited for all your life—just to allow others to run your life?

Think again.

E-mail emarcelo@inquirer.com.ph or emarcelo629@gmail.com—subject: Lifestyle.