Jerry Gracio’s Bagay Tayo

Coming from someone so inexperienced, we will be discussing love. Jerry Gracio’s Bagay Tayo is a collection of flash essays about his journey in love and his thoughts on love.

The texts have used the subjective approach to retell the love story of the author better. They use somewhat of a mixed point of view when it comes to dialogues. It is in the first person when the author is just talking about topics only including him, and in the third person point of view when the dialogues are written. They also follow a chronological structure for each essay. The text followed a very soft spoken voice. It is very gentle, calm and seems overall happy.

To be honest, I have never really been into a relationship, so I really cannot relate to them on a personal level. But as someone who has been fantasizing about being in a relationship, you can count on me. Love for me is unexplainable. Like Jerry and Mong’s love story, Jerry fell in love with Mong’s story. Who can say that is not love? Who can say that is love? How can you love someone with just their story? There are a lot of questions left unanswered, but something important that I realized is that love teaches you to accept someone for who they are. You cannot explain how much you love someone. It cannot be weighed, counted, or measured. No one is perfect, but with love, you are. You are accepted to be yourself without any regrets.

All I have been saying is the delusional part of love. I never felt love from a non-family member or friend. I experienced liking someone, that is all, but I think it is enough to actually feel loving someone, at least to some extent. Of course when your love is rejected, it hurts. It hurts mentally, emotionally, physically- it just hurts. Although love makes you seem perfect, it can also make you see your flaws. It exposes you to what you lack and how to improve ourselves. . So whenever we think about love, let us remember that love is not all rainbows and butterflies like what we used to know.