understanding shrek

My bro took the Ateneo Law Entrance Exam sometime ago. I was extremely happy about that. He hasn't been working for he past year or so ever since he resigned from RCBC to have stones removed from his gall bladder. His bumming around for the past year has given us the time to hang around, talk and become brothers again.

Anyway, yesterday, my cousin called up her brother (who took the Ateneo Law Exam with my bro) and told him that the results were out. Suddenly everyone was excited in what could be a life changing moment for them. They packed hurriedly and in a matter of minutes we were in the car, on our way to Rockwell. Everybody was tense.

When we got there, we searched the list over and over again for their names which we just couldn't find. My bro smiled, shrugged his shoulders and said "So that's that." A very apathetic yet typical reaction from him. But my cousin couldn't (or rather wouldn't) accept defeat. He searched the entire board again and again. Finally he said "What does it mean if my name is scheduled for an interview on April 6?"

Both their names were on the list to of applicants to be interviewed, a list which we didn't see before. So there. Their hopes and dreams of getting into law school haven't actually ended. And on our way out, I pulled Lou to one side and said to her "They probably did well on the test but Ateneo has some reservations about them, probably their college grades."

Some stupid teen age mistake from ten years ago has come back to bite my bro on the ass. I mean, after college he has been one of the best branch managers in RCBC and if i remember the stories he told me correctly (which I never really cared to listen to) he was one of the youngest branch managers. And yet here it was again, his college grades, back with a vengeance. Hahaha...

At dinner, I commented "At least I realized something. Alphie really wants to get into Law School that's why he tried really hard to find his name on that board. And you, well, I just think it's a reason not to work again."

My bro smiled at me and said "First, you know nothing ever affects me. And second, there is this prayer from Days with the Lord (Ateneo HS retreat) I use. And it goes Dearest Lord, help me to remember that there is nothing in this world that can happen to me that You and I together can not handle."

My bro was never the religious type and that statement coming from him silenced me. Religion is really a one to one relationship which no outsider can understand. What's more, I used to love the prayer he just said. It was my mantra my high school life and half of college. And for some reason, I forgot about it.

I am happy at the day's end. I realized that I still don't know my bro after a year of hanging out. I hope to get glimpses like this into his mind every now and then because what I saw shocked me. And I remembered a very good prayer which I forgot.

I hope most days are like this.

(and for those who don't understand the title... nevermind)