We've been in each other's arms for 6 great years. She was simple, beautiful then... unassuming. She exuded great energy even under the rain, and what a sight to behold in morning mist. She was then the star of the many momentous town activities. Some were historic...many were noble. She was always ready to extend her undying love and care for those who needed and more for those who didn't. She loved me then, and loved many others, too. She still do love us much now. And she loved us unselfishly. At times she was mistaken to be strict, yet forgiving. She was a great mentor, generous always of her time. She was sometimes abused by many of us, but she even loved and prayed for us more. She only and always wanted the best for us.
I left her, for a while. Many left her, and even more lost her in oblivion. She didn't complain. She never complained. She is only sad. It pains me.
Like others, as time passes, she is losing her beauty but not her heart for all of us and perhaps the generations to come. She is losing her aura but not her memory of all of us.
She is Alma,our beloved alma mater. The Bulusan Central School.
Do we really love her? Or still care, to say the least? I know many still. Many will always.
Remember the times when we had the loudest of laughters while having afternoon "uruyag" in her playground, after or during "harawan.". Who can forget when she readily accommodated the victims of fire that razed a number of houses in Madlawon in the 80s. Weren't you there with her when "basketball on wheels" was showcased for all of us. Were you not there when music of the popular "Remy Patanao Band" filled the airwaves during bisperas of the town fiestas? Wasn't it a sight to behold when agro-industrial products were being displayed all around her during agro-industrial fairs? The many civic actions she hosted are just countless. And many other great moments you and I shared with her. No doubt about it.
But nothing compares to the knowledge and values she imparted to us. We could lose many things in our life but not the knowledge and values that our dear alma mater unselfishly shared to us. Even when many have forgotten her.
She misses all of us. I know she needs us now. Some of her buildings silently cry for our assistance, even the littlest of it. And these are the old buildings that actively helped shaped our early years. For many of us, maybe it's the right payback time.
Yes, it's payback time. Now. Unless we lost her already...in our heart.
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