"I have found the real freedom"
says doctor Jose Rizal

"I knew violence isnt the solution"
says Andres Bonifacio

"I learned that the disabled will be healed"
says Apolinario Mabini

"I can now seize the beauty of nature,
It's my privilege to be granted with eternal life. So I can forever paint the farms of the Pearl of the Orient" says Fernando Amorsolo

"I'm devastated how I abused my wife,
genuine repentance I've felt
And genuine forgiveness I've received"
says Juan Luna

"Me, too" says Albert Einstein

I overheard these respectable men
Their tones are humble yet dignified
These men wearing suits from the sepia
Sepia photos I remembered in my mind

"Where are you heading young lady?"
Josephine Bracken asked me

"To Intramuros, Madam"
Im about to say her name, glad I didnt
I know her, she doesnt know me
I saw her poker-faced selfie
In my textbooks in Elementary
Now I can gaze at her beauty
And look, how gorgeous is her dress
But I have to look away
I don't want to talk to her
Maybe she is living her life in complete joy
I dont want to discuss to her
About Rizal's affairs
Maybe someday
When the right time has come
Or maybe she will soon find it out
In our national libraries
Like how Uriah found out
How Bath-sheba and David betrayed him
I'm not in the position
To reveal those personal things
But their stories were already published.
How heart breaking it is.
Knowing beforehand
All of these.
I know they are all forgiven
That's why they are now resurrected
And living.

My heart is overwhelmed
Overjoyed. Mixed emotions
These feelings I can't share
To anyone right now
My friends are on the next train
I'm gonna meet them up in last station

I witnessed it all
In an instant —
This meet up so grand;
To be here in the midst of great men
And women
Pardoned by their errors
Now they had inherited the Paradise Earth
And humbled theirselves before Him

"Come to think of it,"
I said to myself
"This is better than a dream!
It's the fulfillment of a promise
That millions of people were preaching! —
The World Wide Resurrection!"
(John 5:28,29 // Acts 24:15 )

I'm hungry. I want to eat. But I dont want
To do it in public.
I dont want to ruin the vibe
They are all talking about their realizations
Past life
And current life

As I said, I'm overjoyed.
And overwhelemed too.

*notification tone*

"She sends me an update!"
Newton exclaimed!

Non chalant , I observe
As he scrolls his phone
He smiles in front of the screen
As if he is physically with his wife

"Where is she?"
Gerardus Mercator asked Newton

These men are all standing in front of me
I'm overstimulated, I put my headphones on
Im badly needing it.
You know that feeling?
When you know everybody's past?
You just want to evaporate.
Im planning my escape
But the train is full
Women are sitting
Men are standing
Blocking the door
Hope their convo ends
Before they caught me
That I hold all their secrets in my heart
I dont want to be interviewed
They are enjoying knowing each other a lot

I have to leave. Im not prepared.
(And, I want to talk to them one on one
Not in this kind of setting. They'll gonna
put you in spot light. For sure my social battery is not enough, to accommodate all their questions. And my introverted energy is not enough to sustain long conversations. I'm so content listening to their LIFE UPDATES!)

Im overstimulated
My thoughts are racing
Overwhelmed!
But I'm curious
This is my chance!!!
I asked:

"Sir , have you heard of GPS?"

Gerardus Mercator looked like this emoji:
🤦‍♂️

He wasn't pleased.

#LastTrain