Isa Sa Ilang Paraan
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"ISIP
Nagsimula ang lahat sa itaas. Sa itaas na bahagi. Sinipi mula sa
lumulutang na kawalan.
ISIP
Lumulutang sa loob ng isang sisidlang buto. Sisidlang nananatili
mula sa paglutang hanggang sa paglisan. Utak.
ISIP
Maparaan. Maalam. Matalino. Marunong. Wais.
ISIP
Bilangin ang kaparaanan. Bila
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Isa Sa Ilang Paraan - W. J. Manares
Pambungad Na Salita
Ako ngayo'y nag-iisip kung paano ko naisip ang mga kaisipan sa aking isipan. Minsa'y napapaisip ako kung dapat ba talagang isaisip ang mga iniisip ko.
Ang aklat kong ito na pinamagatang, ISA SA ILANG PARAAN, ay isa sa ilang paraan upang mabigyang-daan ang mga dumadaang daan-daang kaparaanan na padaan-daan sa aking ISIP.
Tandaan, isa lang ito sa ilang paraan, ikaw na ang bahalang mag-isip ng iba pa.
W. J. Manares
Unang Bahagi
Isipang Mura
N
ag-umpisa ang lahat sa simula, noong unang panahon. Panahon ni Kopong-kopong, ika nga. Panahon ng Hapon, noong mahalaga pa ang dapit-hapon at ang takip-silim ay kinasasabikan.
May maririnig na tinig ng nagmumurang-kamatis na nagmumura sa kaloob-looban mo sa tuwing maranasan mo ang pagmahal ng mga bilihin. Tandaan ang mga bilin, ang mga habilin, at ang mga huling habilin.
Noong mura pa ang bigas, karne, gulay, at gaas. Sa panahong ang mga bata ay nakakainom pa ng gatas. Mura pa ang lahat, hindi mahal. Nakatatak sa isipan ang pagmamahal na tagos sa puso at walang bahid ng pag-aalinlangan. Ngayon namang nandito na ang kasalukuyan, mapapamura ka na lang.
Magala
U
maagos ang maligamgam na tubig mula sa maliit na talon at bumabagsak ito sa bunbunan ni Adang. Naisipan niyang magbabad muna doon sa mababaw na bahagi ng ilog dahil napagod siya sa kakalakad.
Masukal na bahagi iyon ng kanilang baryo at nakakatakot kapag ikaw ay nag-iisa lang. Ayon sa mga lasenggo, may napansin daw doong nagpapakita na uko
at may namataan pa raw doong mangilaw
noong nakalipas na kabilugan ng buwan. Ngunit walang pakialaman si Adang sa panganib na nasa kanyang paligid. Masaya siyang lumanguy-langoy.
Pumipikit-pikit talaga ang kanyang mga mata, pinapakiramdaman niya ang mainit-init na tubig na bumabasa sa buo niyang katawan. Paroo't parito siya roon sa maliit na talon.
Sobra ang pagkagulat ni Adang nang kumati ang kanyang batok pababa sa kanyang puwetan. Kinamot niya ito ng kinamot at natataranta siya. Umahon si Adang at tumungtong sa ibabaw ng malaking bato.
Nais niya sanang tingnan ang kanyang likuran ngunit hindi niya ito makita. Kaya nga, ipinagpatuloy na lang niya ang pagkakamot.
Magang-maga ang kanyang batok at namumula talaga ang likuran ni Adang. Magang-maga talaga ang pinakapuno ng kanyang tainga. Parang iiyak siya sa sobrang kati at hindi na niya napansin na hindi na nakatapak ng maayos ang kanyang mga paa doon sa kanyang kinatatayuan. At bigla na lamang nalaglag si Adang sa ilog.
Muntikan na siyang malunod, mabuti na lamang at naitukod niya kaagad ang isa niyang paa at nakahawak siya kaagad doon sa kawayang inaanod ng tubig. Wala pa naman siyang kasama. At doon lamang kinabahan si Adang.
Nadagdagan pa lalo ang pagkabog ng kanyang dibdib nang maalala niya na hindi pala siya nakapagpaalam sa kanyang Nanay.
Si Aling Lanie, mabait at masipag na Nanay ni Adang. Kanina pa paikot-ikot sa kanilang baryo. Walang tigil