48 Months

What is four years like?

Four years is time long enough to teach a baby how to utter their first da-das and ma-mas…

…time long enough for them to recognize dada and mama’s soothing voices;

…time long enough for them to realize that hard objects when chewed brings comfort to their growing baby teeth;

…time long enough for them to be able to sit up without help, to stand up on their own and then take their very first baby step much to the delight of mommy and daddy.

Four years is time long enough to teach a curious young adolescent how to start be a real adolescent..

…time long enough for them to know that sprouting pimples and acnes is a normal disaster;

…time long enough for them to not be shy when their crushes pass by;

…time long enough for them to have the courage to ask someone out on a date;

…time long enough for them to experience the first heartache;

…time long enough for them to learn how to drive a car;

…time long enough for them to learn how to dance for the prom.

Four years is time long enough for a college student to finish his chosen course (but an additional two to three years wouldn’t be so bad)…

…time long enough to know that all freshies are basically idiots according to upperclassmen;

…time long enough to adjust to different classmates with different backgrounds and also to different professors with different egos;

…time long enough to learn to start the day without eating breakfast;

…time long enough to realize that drinking alcohol on an empty stomach is disaster;

…time long enough to learn that cramming for just about anything cultivates grace under pressure;

…time long enough to discover the joy of independence;

…time long enough to realize that you are taking up the wrong course for no apparent reason;

…time long enough to plan for your life after college;

…time long enough to muster the courage to face the harsh reality of toil and labor previously unheard of;

But four years can never be long enough in a relationship wherein sacrifices are made, mistakes are carelessly committed, insensitively harsh words are spewed forth, responsibilities are learned and love is ultimately nurtured…

…it is never long enough to run out of silly excuses just so you could see her;

…it is never long enough to run out of cheesy lines to try to spruce up the conversation;

…it is never long enough to just talk about anything – be it serious or not;

…it is never long enough to just be beside each other without saying one word;

…it is never long enough to learn how to give your best;

…it is never long enough to learn how not to be self-serving;

…it is never long enough to realize that whatever your decision it always affects both;

…it is never long enough to learn time and again to be honest no matter how it hurts;

…it is never long enough to learn how to be extra sensitive to the other’s feelings;

…it is never long enough to count the reasons why to consider yourself the luckiest person alive;

…it is never long enough to try and be crazy for love;

…it is never ever ever long enough to profess your love in different ways imaginable each and every day of your lives.

Time knows no bounds with love.

Love knows no bounds when felt truly.

Happy Fourth Year Anniversary My Love.