Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The skies cried violently. I worried about battling against the flood again when heavy rains drenched the night all of a sudden. It didn’t sink in much to me whether the cloudburst was caused by another storm this rainy reason or not, until I reached home seeing everyone seriously watching the flash news: DOLPHY, the country’s King of Comedy is dead.
I am no fan of any showbiz celebrity. In fact, I don’t get to watch TV series because of the very limited free time I have. I barely had seen his movies too aired on TV and all the more, his sitcoms… although I grew up seeing my Mom following one of his most popular and long-running appearances at Home Along the Riles, way, way back. He’s a comedian, an epic of laughter in the entertainment industry ─ that’s all I know. Nevertheless, Dolphy’s demise hits like a snip down into my heart that night.
Off cam he’s still human, a picture of both good and bad man in his time, a lover, a father, a dreamer, a Filipino. Maybe the very reason why I felt sorry for losing this personally “unfamiliar” man is because the country lost a family member. He’s been into every home’s daily lives for the longest time ─ six decades, imagine that! Although I am honestly unaware of how he ran his life as an ordinary person, the space left after his passing away is very noticeable. People whom he didn’t even know cried over his now-absence. I don’t know if he had a personal relationship with the Lord just before he left. All I can observe now is that he’s “someone” in this world. Someone who once contributed laughter in our hearts and someone who once desired to retire after spending his years serving others over himself.
Goodbye, Dolphy. The Filipinos may mourn today but inside everyone's heart resides a glimpse of gratefulness that once in this life, there was an icon of cheerfulness who lived and will always be remembered.
I am no fan of any showbiz celebrity. In fact, I don’t get to watch TV series because of the very limited free time I have. I barely had seen his movies too aired on TV and all the more, his sitcoms… although I grew up seeing my Mom following one of his most popular and long-running appearances at Home Along the Riles, way, way back. He’s a comedian, an epic of laughter in the entertainment industry ─ that’s all I know. Nevertheless, Dolphy’s demise hits like a snip down into my heart that night.
Off cam he’s still human, a picture of both good and bad man in his time, a lover, a father, a dreamer, a Filipino. Maybe the very reason why I felt sorry for losing this personally “unfamiliar” man is because the country lost a family member. He’s been into every home’s daily lives for the longest time ─ six decades, imagine that! Although I am honestly unaware of how he ran his life as an ordinary person, the space left after his passing away is very noticeable. People whom he didn’t even know cried over his now-absence. I don’t know if he had a personal relationship with the Lord just before he left. All I can observe now is that he’s “someone” in this world. Someone who once contributed laughter in our hearts and someone who once desired to retire after spending his years serving others over himself.
Goodbye, Dolphy. The Filipinos may mourn today but inside everyone's heart resides a glimpse of gratefulness that once in this life, there was an icon of cheerfulness who lived and will always be remembered.
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