Oh My God!  Those were the words I uttered when I got a message from Malou, my former colleague that Dodoy, one of my former workmates in the City Council’s Office of Bislig City, Philippines, died the other day.  He was in still in his late 40’s.  I talked to Malou last night on the phone, and I have learned that Dodoy had been in and out of the hospital due to some intestinal problem leading to his death.

I am really sad to hear this news.  In fact, I am still stunned!  I just couldn’t believe it.  To Dodoy, you must be happy because you are in the Kingdom of our Lord now; and may you rest in peace.

For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Well, as what my colleague Malou said that LIFE MUST GO ON…