Ahvs: Oh thank God! I reached this part. I really really want to share this episode to all of you and I hope you will share this also to your friends out there.
Anyway, the idea was base and taken from what I read (pamphlets/books/internet), heard (seminars/true to life experiences) and thought (my opinion). And also be aware that most of the teaching is based on biblical principles about LOVE, so don't be confused if you don't believe on it.
If you have any question or violent reaction after reading this chapter, feel free to ask. I know everyone of us is still confused on what true love means. I hope and I pray that this story will change the way you viewed about love.
Enjoy reading and God bless!
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Chapter 7: True love waits
A beautiful nice day started again. Still, Miyu and Kanata are not tired doing their morning habits. Meaning, nothings change. They went to school almost late but good thing their first subject teacher wasn't inside the classroom yet.
Thirty minutes have past, still no teacher came inside. Some of the students are now sleeping, others are busy chit chatting, some are eating and some are wondering outside the corridor.
Miyu is one of those students wondering outside the corridor. She had no intention to go outside the classroom but Aya and Nanami force her to accompany them.
"Why are we outside, Aya?" asked Miyu to Aya seemed busy looking at the school bulletin board.
"I'm just looking for the announcement if there will be an upcoming Acquaintance party. Coz what I've heard from other students, the Basketball play was cancelled."
"Was that true Miyu-chan?" Nanami asked.
"Yes Nanami. That's true. Kanata said that to me yesterday."
"Oh! So there should be an Acquaintance party! Let's check it out!" Nanami went over also to Aya and look for that party announcement.
"Miyu-chan!!!" someone called Miyu.
Miyu turned her face and saw Mizuki waving at her. As of now, she hasn't felt any excitement whenever she saw him. Not anymore.
Mizuki was running like a real man when suddenly a thin and weird student bumped him. Mizuki almost fell to the ground but good thing he quickly gained his balance. Then he shouted that almost all the student loitering in the hallway was struck by his sudden verbal action.
"How dare you ignorant student, moving with such acceleration that cause elastic collision between my porcelain beauty and your grubby appearance of skin! How dare you!!!" he shouted with a bit of feminine voice.
All students almost dropped their jaw after hearing Mizuki's shocking dialog.
Mizuki held his mouth and quickly run away.
"Miyu, was that Mizuki?" asked Aya.
Miyu nodded and almost vomit.
"Wow! I like his dialog. I better write it down." So she took her notebook and started writing what Mizuki said awhile ago.
After 5 seconds, one of their classmate advice them, "Guys, Ms. Mizuno is here. Let's go back to the classroom."
"Hai!" then they dashed into their room.
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Inside the classroom –
"I'm sorry to announce to you class, that the 'All High basketball Tournament' was been cancelled for some reason. So it was finally declared that it will happen next year."
All students started to get noisy due to disappointment.
"And not just that… the Acquaintance party might not happen due to lack of preparation."
Again, student become more noisier because of the another failing announcement.
"But don't worry class coz' all this things will happen next year."
Students didn't listen to her. Ms. Mizuno threw a heavy sighed.
Ms. Mizuno gave almost all good and encouraging words to give hope to her student but then, she failed.
"Anyway, you're next teacher wasn't here becoz' he was sick. That's why I'm here to act as his reliever. And of course I don't know what his lesson plan is, so I'll just ask you guys what you want to talk about."
Students still didn't listen to her. But one student raised his hand and said, "Sensei! Let's talk about LOVE!" he suggested.
"Wow! That's an interesting topic, thanks for that idea! Are you sure everybody is interested in that kind of topic!!??"
"YES WE ARE SENSEI!!!!!!" Everybody affirmed cheerfully.
"Okay! So let's talk about LOVE! So class, what's the first thing that comes into your mind whenever you hear the word 'LOVE'?"
All students started to gave their own opinions and definitions to their seatmates. Again the room was flooded by noisiness.
Aya raised her hand and said, "Heart?"
Nanami stood up from her seat and said, "Text messages from a friend!"
Santa didn't raise his hand nor stood up from his seat but responded, "A person that is dear to you like a crush." Then he looked at Kanata and smile sheepishly. Kanata showed his shaking gripped fist to Santa while Santa nervously cleared his throat.
Ms. Mizuki nodded happily as she gain again her students attention. Then she looked for someone who doesn't raising his/her hand.
"How about you, Hanakomachi? What is love?" asked Ms. Mizuno. Christine eyes widened, stood up shyly, tacked her hair at the back of her ear and said, "Love is crazy!" then she blushed madly.
All the students shouted and said, "Wooah! You got the point Chris-chan! Hahaha!"
Nozumo raised his hand and said, "For me sensei, love is everywhere…" then he threw lovely roses to each and every girl in the class while twirling like a ballerina.
"Thanks Hikarigaoka!" Ms. Mizuno said after smelling the beautiful red rose that she caught. Then she looked over again to her students and saw Miyu who seemed bored and not interested. "How about you, Kouzuki-chan? What is love for you?"
"Huh? Me?" she pointed her finger to herself.
Ms. Mizuno nodded.
Miyu stood up slowly and said, "Hmm…well, for me… Love is a 100% headache!" then she sat quickly on her seat and held her chin. Ms. Mizuno smiled at her. Then she looked again over her class and saw Kanata sitting quietly at the back, looks boring but she knows he's listening attentively.
"You there Saionji-kun! For you, what is love?"
All girls stopped talking and look at Kanata with shimmering eyes except for Miyu, Aya and Nanami. Kanata stood up slowly and said, "Hmmm… well…for me, love is when you find someone who didn't meet all of your standards… yet you still fall."
"Ohh! Nice definition ha! Thank you." Ms. Mizuno paused for a moment and looked at her students face. "Any other definition?"
All students didn't respond.
"Anyway, some people said that it is more romantic when you say to a person the 'I love you' word in a slow pace. But some say it'll be more romantic if you will say that in our own country language 'Aishiteru or Anata ga daisuki desu' will be much more cuter and romantic. But is there any difference if you will say this to everyone? So what's the meaning of that line?"
All students became silent.
"Love is a word that has lost its foundational meaning. Some people confuse love with a certain emotion or feeling. It's just a manner of telling to a boy or a girl that you love them. But is that what you call, LOVE? Well, it is not based on emotion or warm fuzzy feelings. It is rooted on something else.
One student with a kinky hair stood up, interrupted Mizuno and asked, "Sensei, How will you know if you're in love?"
"Oh so we're moving half way on our topic, okay! Well, anyway they said that when you're in love you're not in your usual self. You're actions were quite a bit weird. You find yourself daydreaming and sometimes the face of your love always flashing on your head. The mere mention of the person's name makes your heart leap. But sorry to disappoint you class but that's not the true nature of true love. It's called 'INFATUATION'."
Think about this:
What food do you really, really love? Can you eat that food every day? Three times a day? When tomorrow comes, will you still crave or look for it? If your love is based on satisfying an emotion or fleshly drive, it will soon become a dead passive feeling. True love does have its feelings, but is not its foundation."
I guess most of you started to feel that kind of emotion. But it's not really the 'love' that we're talking about. Actually I agree to what Saionji says that true love doesn't need for a standard or I should say that, it doesn't need a reason for you to fall in love on a person because of his/her looks, unique talent, being smart or kind. But I just want to elaborate it more so that everybody will know what true love means…. Well, the true definition of love is..." she took a piece of chalk and start writing on the board…
Love does not give up. Love is kind.
Love is not jealous.
Love does not put itself up as being important.
Love has no pride.
Love does not do the wrong thing.
Love never thinks of itself.
Love does not get angry.
Love does not remember the suffering that comes from being hurt by someone.
Love is not happy with sin. Love is happy with the truth.
Love takes everything that comes without giving up.
Love believes all things.
Love hopes for all things.
Love keeps on in all things.
Love never comes to an end
Maybe you have heard these lines over and over again but were you able to apply this in your current love relationships. It will be hard for us to say 'I love you' if we haven't really experience it at all.
Hopefully as we go along to our discussion we see the foundations of love grounded in God. That whenever we utter the word, 'I Love You' or 'Aishiteru or Anata ga daisuki desu', we are ready to give love to those persons without expecting any in return. We simply love them. That's it! There's no way how we say it, it's how we show that we really love them.
All students re-read between the lines again the meaning of love. Then they started to make loud noise again. Ms. Mizuno looked at them for awhile and analyzed her student.
"But Sensei, how can I love someone without expecting that he is going to love me too?" Christine asked that made her classmate and her sensei, surprised.
"Chris-chan, real love is patient, unselfish and entails sacrifices. If you truly love a person, you will just want the best for that person – even if the 'best' for that person does not include you. Because. I believe that there is someone out there in the universe that will fill that empty space of you, don't rush yourself to be in love, you still have more years to wait."
"Oh guess I just need to be happy and wait for Kanata-kun to confess his feelings for me." Christine mumbled and blushed frantically. "Thank you Sensei!"
"Eh sensei!" Nanami raised her hand. "How will you know if the person that you love will be yours forever?"
"Nice question Nanami-chan! Well people say, get to know first the person and spend time with that person. But for me, get to know God first, the author of love. Spend time everyday with God asking if this is the right person for you and surely He'll show you who the best person for you is. Just trust Him!"
Kanata raised his hand.
"Yes, Saionji-kun!"
All students look at him, seemed surprised.
"If I have this one great true love but she just loved me as her best friend, how can I learn to love that someone?"
Ms Mizuno laughed silently. "I don't think that girl that you like will just ignore you, Saionji!" Mizuno teased.
All girls blushed madly thinking that they were the one Kanata is talking about.
Kanata blushed but retorted, "Come on guys, I just asked this for the benefit of everyone."
All boys roared while Ms. Mizuno calmed everyone down. "Guys! Quiet! I'm going to answer Saionji's query." then she cleared her throat.
"Well, Saionji-kun. Love is caring about how others feel. So, you should respect how your friend feels for you even if it is not the response you are looking for. It's best for you to control your thoughts and emotions in a nice manner. If it is too difficult for you to guard your heart while being just friends with her then it will be helpful to put some distance between yourself and the object of your affection."
"So Miyu, must go away, right Sensei?" Santa slipped. Miyu jerked, "Why me?!"
"What the ---?!!" Kanata eyes widened.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm just joking! Hahahaha!" Santa pulled back.
All girls went to Santa's seat and shouted, "Try to throw another joke like that, for sure you'll end up in hell!" then they all looked at him fiercely.
"I said I'm sorry. Is there's no room for mistakes? I'm just a human!" Santa said almost falling from his seat in nervousness.
"Girls! Stop it! Go back to your respective chairs. I don't want to see people fighting, okay!"
"Sorry Sensei!" the girls said and then they all went back to their seats.
"Anyway class, have you heard the word MU?" continued Ms. Mizuno.
"MU? What's that sensei?"
Aya stood up quickly and said, "I knew it! MU means Mutual Understanding! Am I correct Ms. Mizuno?"
"Yah! Absolutely correct! Thanks Aya!" said Ms. Mizuno. Nanami gave Aya high five.
"MU means Mutual Understanding meaning you're confused on the status of your relationship with someone. This could be the same thing some of you are experiencing right now towards your friend, best friend or classmate. You're asking yourself if it is the 'Love' that you currently feel, coz' at the back of your mind, you're confused.
I agree that MU is something that young people nowadays do. I remember the term, 'more than friends less than lovers'. But I tell you guys, that's a mockery of God's design for a relationship. It's similar to 'live-in'. Imagine if our parents relationship to us is just MU or God's relationship to us as well, it's unfair right?"
"But sensei, I don't see any bad side of having MU with someone becoz' it's okay to be in a relationship rather than commit yourself to a person. Besides it gives additional responsibility and its hassle, you know!" Nozumo said.
"Yah your right, but a statement such as that doesn't make any sense. Sorry for the term, Nozumo, but I strongly believe that its more than being attracted with someone or you should say you feel fine when you said 'I love you mwah mwah' to that person. The question is that "Are you ready to spend the rest of your life with that person?" " Are you willing to do anything for her sake and welfare?" or I should say "Do you want to get married soon?" These are basic questions that need to be considered.
MU or Mutual Understanding has become a fad in our culture today particularly for teenagers and singles out there. You can hear different stories over and over again: MU for just months of texting, blogging, chatting, and friendster/facebook/tagged/flixter update after that you take a break! Others are prolonging the agony of being attached with someone. They didn't know where they are going? How will their relationship work? In other words, it's hassle!"
"So you mean sensei, there's no such term as MU?"
"Yes my dear, there is no such term as MU in a relationship. WHY? Because, people use this as a defense mechanism becoz' they are afraid to be attached in a COMMITMENT. They're running away from a nerve breaking attachment and responsibility. Instead of being committed, their brains get narrowed in comprehending on what should be done in a right way."
Commitment is not just a cheap invitation, attracting you to great benefits and advantages. It involves unbelievable cost and supreme sacrifices.
Commitment is the answer not MU thing. Commitment looks in the future! It doesn't describe: One time shot, short time and playing safe. If you're not yet ready to be involved in a commitment, stop and think! Spare your heart from aches. Save it and wait for the right time. Build healthy relationships first to your family, friends and classmates. Commitment is pledging you to a certain purpose and doing it consistently. Moving away from it ruins your relationship with others and eventually your own life!
I would say that don't attempt to be in MU thing instead - make friends. That's the best thing you can do. Remember we are dealing here with emotions not wires that you can plug anytime we want. Also, we are not in the business of hurting someone emotions."
Everybody kept silent.
"Why class, are you afraid of commitments? What things hinder you to commit faithfully to someone? Do you need a change on how you personally viewed things? Anyway, just think about this. God's love for us is not a MU thing. He built it in commitment to fulfill the promise He has set before our hearts. It's a relationship that will never end. Forever, that's what we call COMMITMENT."
"OUCH! It hurts sensei becoz' I'm honestly doing it. But becoz' of what I heard about that MU thing. I rather change the way I handle relationships." Nozumo said.
"Very good Nozumo!"
"But sensei, is it okay to have a commitment to someone in our age? If not, what would be the best age for us to get into a relationship?" Nanami asked.
"I suggest after you finished studying, that's the best age for all of you to have boyfriend/girlfriend. And strong points if you already had a stable job, it'll be more good!"
Kanata raised again his hand and asked, "Sensei, if you're a girl, supposedly you already finished schooling and you really really love someone and you're tired of waiting for his confession. Was it right to tell or confess you're feelings to a guy? Coz what I know in our modern days, girls were so liberated when it comes to their feelings. So is it good for them to do the first move?" he said with a smirked, looking at Miyu pertaining the question to her. Miyu looked at him fiercely.
"Saionji! It seems all your question has been taken to someone's feeling, ha! Hehehe! Anyway, I like your question. I know this is hard and painful for that girl, but we can't force someone to love us just because we love them. At some level, we all have to realize that the right person will come along for us. While we are waiting for this magical event, we have to work on ourselves non-stop to be the best person we can possibly be. That means doing things to build our self-confidence by succeeding in our life activities.
I rather suggest for you to tell her that don't waste her life mooning after on that guy. It'll just make her seemed pathetic to him and I know she don't want that. Don't forget that girls should be pursued by guys not the other way around and besides people say 'there's a still lot of a guy in there.' And it's literally true. She will save up her dignity by not telling him how she feels because that is just a major turn off for most guys. Girls are way too precious you know!
Lastly, in this kind of situation I recommend that everyone should guard their heart. Honesty is still the best policy but if you have hidden motive like telling the guy so he would like you too, that's forcing not loving. The reason you're telling the person coz' you want something in return and that's the truth, don't deny it! Let us always look at the two sides of the story and not be so self-centered.
Like what I said it's just only a matter of feeling! Don't forget LOVE is more than a feeling."
All students made a heavy heavy sighed.
"Another question sensei, is it possible to fall in love in a short period of time?" Kanata asked again .
"Are you asking that again for the benefit of your classmates?"
"Yup! Absolutely." Kanata smirked.
"Well, anyway… in our modern times we are bombarded with different ideas and thoughts about LOVE. You may see it anywhere such as in SMS messages, internet, neighborhood, and even to anyone. We can get the answer about it and even to me of course. But if you will try to look in a Christian bible, there's a passage there that talks about 'A Time for everything' it can be seen in Ecclesiastes 3:8. It says, "He sets the time for love and time for hate, the time for war and the time for peace…"
I myself cannot tell you if you're gonna be in love in a short period of time but I know GOD can tell you. Do you wanna know how? You need to pray for it. Ask Him and He'll gladly answer you back and as for me we are not born in this world already old or matured. Of course we started first as a baby, toddler, teenager and so on and so forth… Love is also like that, it's not an instant Noodles or Fastfood that we can simply eat. Love should be well cooked – the more well cooked the more it'll taste good."
"Sensei!" Santa raised again his hand. "I know already what love and commitment is… and I'm so happy that I learned it in my early age. But what if, I already had stable job and of course I already had a girlfriend. Was it okay to have sex with her? Coz we all know that we love each other."
Ms. Mizuno almost fell from her standing position after hearing Santa's explicit question. All students look again at him fiercely.
Santa looked at his classmate a bit surprise. "What??? Is there's something wrong with my question? Naaaa! I guess you want to ask that question also… but you are all shy to ask it! Am I right? Come on guys!"
"Santa, I guess were almost moving half way to a more mature discussion. But I guess as early as now you must learn this before I found out that one of the girls get pregnant before graduation." Mizuno sighed for a moment and continued her dialog.
"No Santa! It's not good to have sex with a girlfriend. I know most of our modern teenagers are now doing 'that', but I strongly demanded not even for once try it. Coz I'm telling you, you'll miss ¼ of your life once you do it outside marriage."
God isn't demanding sexual purity because he's mean and doesn't want us to have fun. He created sex and wants us to enjoy it at its best. And His best plan for sex is to be enjoyed in marriage, by one man and one woman who have made a commitment to love each other.
Here's a thought: Will you wear a shirt that wasn't been laundry for almost a month or years? Or would you prefer a new shirt or new laundry? Of course, you go for the new shirt, ne?
As with God, He wants us to have the best not second best. God is different. He loved us so much, so He wants us to enjoy purity in our future relationship with the opposite sex and especially with Him."
Santa interrupted his sensei, "Ahhh! And what if a person is not as pure as he/she should be, or in other words is not a virgin anymore? What are the things that he/she could do to be able to rebuild his/her hope for true love?" Santa was so serious in asking that question.
All student listen attentively on what Mizuno will say.
"Well, there's a good example of that in a Christian bible (John 8:1-11) It is about a woman caught in adultery forgiven by Jesus and able to enjoy a second chance by Jesus himself. For those who have lost their purity or are not a virgin anymore there is hope. Just know that Jesus loves us many times not just one or two. He did not stop not even a minute in loving us, that's why He died on the cross. In forgiveness we are restored. We should not judge and that goes for even judging ourselves. Now for the rebuild. Like the U-turn slot on the street… turn around and go to the other direction."
Nozumo stood up and asked, "What if the girl invited me to have sex? What will I do if I really love that girl?" another explicit question given by Mizuno's student.
"Guys, looks like you are very interested in 'sex' thing ha! Anyway, it's nice having a conversation like this. So that everyone will know how to calm himself/herself down in case this thing might happen to you in the future. Well if that's the case Nozumo, I tell you if you really loved her, you won't let that kind of opportunity ruin your relationship. Don't try to swim in the pool of sin. Sex is a wonderful thing; God designed it. But, He designed it to be enjoyed within the bounds of a healthy, committed, married life. It isn't cowardice to turn a girl down when she makes her moves on you. Let her know that you are there as a friend. And that is love, my dear. That's love."
Miyu raised her hand. Now she's interested on the topic. "Sensei, why does it is more acceptable in the society when guys lose their virginity rather than when girls lose theirs?"
"Before I answer that question, I'm so happy that you already woke up, Kouzuki. Hehehe! I thought you're not interested on what we are talking about. But good thing I'm wrong. But anyway, regarding your question…. Well, maybe becoz' we're just been bombard on the term 'Yah it's fine, because his a guy. Nothing will lose on him and beside its acceptable in our society.' but it's not right. Let us not forget that God has one standard for all of us and that is purity. It is for you to decide, what to believe. Find the answer and your life will be better."
"Thanks sensei"
"You're welcome, my dear!"
"Sensei!" Nanami raised her hand. "What if you discover that the guy who is courting you had an intimate relationship in the past? What will you do?"
"You know, many people who have chosen purity in their own lives prefer to marry someone completely pure also. However, it would be good to listen first and not judge so quickly. Pray about it, and decide for yourself if that is an issue. Like God sees us, we need to look inside a person. God sees us united with Him. When that happens, we get a fresh start. And God calls us new! Our past is gone; a new life has started! (2 Corinthians 5: 17)"
"Sensei, is kissing wrong?" Christine suddenly brought out.
"Why put yourself in a place of temptation, Chris-chan? But I tell you guys, the safest place to kiss a person is at the altar, in front of the God who created you and your true love. Why do I say this? Well… for some couples brief kissing is fine. For many couples, anything more than holding hands is too much. And unless you are dead, heavy kissing crosses the boundary because it makes your body want to go to the next level. At first couples will do this:
Abstinence
Holding hands
Hugging
Kissing
Prolonged Kissing
Light Petting
Heavy Petting
Intercourse
You can control your body. God gave you a brain as an important part of your body. Learn how to use your brain and your body responsibility. I tell you, all of people get serious when love strikes them. But not all of them are durable to temptations."
"So sensei, how do I handle my feelings and how do I keep my thoughts pure?" asked Christine.
"Well I'll answer you for the benefit of everyone. Class, do you say 'I love you' when you really mean, 'I think you are fun to be with.'? Do you have many friends or are you always around one person of the opposite sex? How do you spend your time together? Do you talk about, 'if we were married…'? When you talk to a member of the opposite sex, do you look at his/her eyes or his/her body?
When you find yourself tempted to think impure thoughts about an attractive member of the opposite sex, what do you do? Have you ever considered thinking God for creating attractive boys/girls and asking Him to help you to be patient to wait for the one he has for you? What's in your room at home? Do you remove the things that would lead you to think lustful thoughts? Have you made a commitment not to view pornography? Are you careful with the stories and articles you read? What movies and televisions you watch? Do you avoid spending a lot of time with people who dwell on sexual conversation or sexual jokes?
You can feed your mind by making sure you feed the healthy diet of pure thoughts."
"You mean sensei, SEX is bad?" Santa asked.
"Absolutely not, Santa! Santa, you're not listening! Again, God designed us as sexual beings. He invented sex! He also made a place for it – marriage. The sexual relationship allows the two to become one flesh. The bible speaks of sexual immorality, so there must also be such a thing as sexual morality, right? The morality is based on God's plan for sex. Class, don't try to make sex in your young age. Don't think that everybody is doing it! Everyone is not doing it!
A research study conducted by many universities and government agencies indicates that a majority of young people are abstaining from sex. If you hang around the people who are sexually active, however, the peer pressure to have sex increases significantly.
Without going to a lot of details, the list of reasons range from things that affect your relationship with God to the effects on earthly relationships:
Distant relationship with God
Feelings of guilt and shame
Picking up a sexually transmitted disease
Contracting HIV and AIDS which leads to death
Experiencing an unwanted pregnancy
Loss of self-respect and respect of others
Strained relationship with family and friends
Psychological and emotional damage
Sex is not accident. Sex is progressive. One act leads to another. Things won't just happen if you set boundaries and stick to them. If you make the decision now to abstain from sex, then you will already know the answer before you encounter any compromising situation."
"Sensei, I swear I won't go for sex until I reached married life, but is it okay to express affection or flirt into someone?" Nanami asked.
"Nanami, behavior needs to be appropriate for the occasion. At school, church and group activities, displays public affection is inappropriate. Inappropriate public display of affection anywhere can embarrass others and make the couple look silly.
Flirting can be harmful when it teases another person by explicit or implied sexual advances. Harmful flirting can include revealing clothing, bumping to another person, sexual gestures, or suggestive talks. Light flirting such as writing notes, winking, smiling and talking on the phone line is fine. This innocent flirting actually can help you learn to communicate with the opposite sex."
"So sensei as a student, how we able to guard ourselves from doing such bad things? What would be our guidelines?"
"Compare relationship as a sport, such as volleyball, basketball or soccer. What would the game be like without boundary lines? The same is true in boy-girl relationships. Without boundaries, someone will likely get hurt physically and or emotionally. It is always good to have someone around like the referee to hold each of you accountable to the rules.
Your parents or trusted adult can be a helpful part of your boy-girl experiences, if you will let them talk with them about developing a relationship contract. Work together to set-up a few guidelines that protect you and make everyone happy. Write them down and review them often. Include guidelines like these:
Age when you start going with a group.
Age when you start single boy-girl relationship
Reasons to enter boy-girl relationship
Places should be allowed to go
The type of people you want to get to know (age, interests, spiritual condition)
Which nights you can go out and for how long
Cost and how to pay for an activity
These guidelines will provide you and your parents common ground of understanding. They will also give you something to fall back on when you have to make a tough decision.
Love endures and splendors everything because the one who puts LOVE in our heart is a Splendor, Wonderful, Mighty and Awesome GOD. And if you know Him, He will show you and guide you in finding TRUE LOVE. So guys after this discussion who among you would like to make a True Love Waits commitment?"
All students raise their hands as a sign of committing their lives to a sexual purity.
"Wow! Hope you guys made a final decision." Mizuno smiled. "So to make sure you really in this true Love waits commitment. Let's create a commitment card. Everyone! Get a 1/4 sheet of paper and put these words of commitment:
TRUE LOVE WAITS COMMITMENT
I, (your name) a believer of true love waits. I make a commitment to God, myself, my family and friends. My future mate, and my future children to a lifetime of purity including sexual abstinence from this day until the day I enter a biblical marriage relationship.
Signature: ___________
Date: _____________
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"So how was it class? Do you feel something new today? Actually I made a commitment to myself also when I was your age and finally -- I have this…" she showed her left hand with a diamond ring.
All students gasped in surprised.
"Sensei, you're getting married? To whom? Why we didn't know? It's unfair?"
"Actually, it just happened early in the morning… my boyfriend proposed his love for me and of course I accepted it from the bottom of my heart. It almost 2 years of waiting but now the time is come for me to go into the next level." She said while blushing.
"Wow sensei! We're so happy for you! How I wish I could be like that someday." Most of the girls commented.
"This will happen to you also, when you listen and do what I told you before. It's such a blessing to know what True love means."
"OOOooooohhhhh!!!" everybody made a heavy sighed.
"So back to our topic… Is there any other questions, violent reaction or anything? Share to us so that we may know if you learned something on our discussion." she looked over her class and wait till someone raised his/her hand.
"Anyway, I guess you don't have any other question. So after you hear what I said about love. Is there something developed on your mind?"
"Sensei!" Miyu raised her hand. "Yah! Now I know what true love is and I just want to thank you sensei for sharing this topic to us. I'm so happy for you sensei and I hope I can be like you someday. And also I just want to share a thing that happened to me before, it's a true story and I hope my classmate will not do the same mistake that I did… actually, I was trapped on a wrong feeling. To tell you frankly; I've been crazy in love with someone."
All students gasped and started to create a silent murmur. "Don't tell me, Miyu that person that you're crazy in love with was Saionji-kun!"
"Yah! Yah! Tell us!"
"No!!! He's not! Of course not! But I won't tell you his name but I just want to tell this because I learned a very big lesson! And also I would like to thank Kanata becoz' he's always there for me giving me lots of advices that at first I didn't take it seriously."
"Why you didn't tell this thing to us, Miyu-chan?" Nanami cried in disappointment.
"No! It's not like that Nanami and to you also, Aya… it's just I thought I can handle this things all by myself. But now, I honestly share this thing to you so that everyone will get a lesson that I learned from my experience…"
Aya and Nanami wept. Kanata on the other hand, looked at Miyu with a bit of surprise.
"Well, this is becoz' I almost did a crazy thing of loving someone. Honestly, I was tempted to tell a guy that I like him without thinking that he wasn't interested in me. But I convince and believe to myself that sooner or later he'll learn to love me also. But I already knew that he had a girlfriend but still I become so selfish that I even asked him to go the rooftop of this school just to say that I love him."
"WHAAATT!!!!!!" Nanami almost fainted after hearing Miyu's shocking revelation. Aya went to Nanami's seat and fan her.
"I'm sorry Nanami! But after I tell him what I feel. He was shocked and pleaded that I must not be like that. Becoz' he just sees me as his little sister and he didn't want to ruin our friendship. And after that I throw a laugh on what he said. And I tell him that I was just practicing my script and what I tell him, is just a joke."
"Haaay! Goodness!" Aya and Nanami made a heavy deep sighed.
"But truly, my heart bleeds. So I told to myself that I will never ever stop loving him until he recognized me and love me in return. But still I failed… there's a situation that happened that I don't want to elaborate more but that thing made my eyes opened on the true reality that I really don't love him." Then she paused for a while.
All students and Ms. Mizuno looked at her with a bit worry.
"But now…" she continued. "I found out to myself after hearing what our sensei says that what I did, is really embarrassing. I also realized that I should wait, wait on the Lord's will, someone whom He really meant for me to be with me forever. While doing it I want to prepare myself to be the right person for that person that God has prepared for me, and that is being pure. And I believe that God already prepared something for us and all we need is to wait. Wait on the right time, because everything always comes in a right time with a best reason and a best purpose. And I swear and commit that I'll do that. That's all I can say. Thank you!"
Everybody gave Miyu a warm applause.
Ms. Mizuno cried in joy. "I'm so happy for you, Miyu-chan. And I'm hoping that everybody learned a lesson on what Miyu-chan said."
Kanata raised his hand, "I also want to share my experience to everyone, sensei."
"Sure Saionji! Go on… we are excited to hear what you are going to say." Said Ms. Mizuno.
"Thanks sensei. Well, to tell you honestly, I thought that I sometimes feel loving someone is a duty. I never really loved someone even before. I thought that loving a girl is a waste of time. Coz I really don't want to be attached on something in which I believe that I can live without. But just want to be honest to everyone especially to my avid fan girls (Dha!~) and to my dear friend Santa, that these past few months I beginning to felt this fuzzy feelings inside."
All girls beginning to be dismay, still hoping that they are the one Kanata is talking about. Even they already know what Mizuno talks about the meaning of love.
Mizuno slapped her forehand… indicating that most of her student didn't listen on what she tells.
Kanata continued. "When I was always in that special person, I develop a feeling inside that I know that I should avoid. Becoz' you already know that I really hate girls. But then I realized that I need to consider things before getting to that kind of emotion. I want to confess my feelings to her but a question suddenly popped up to my head, 'Am I ready to get married? Do I see her as my future wife?" those questions are crucial coz' those will define the years that I will counted in my life.
Beside I'm still young to think about it but I believe that when the time comes I'll tell her what I feel. And also I consider my relationship to God, coz you knew already that I'm a son of a monk. And that's the main focus of my life, to serve God and finish my studies. As of now, I learned that I should guard first my feelings to her and time will come I'll tell my feelings to her. But as of now, I'll start praying for her that she will grow matured in her character becoz' sometimes she annoys me a lot, knowing that most quality that I hate in girls was all pampered on her. But still I love her as a friend. And I am willing to be his friend not expecting any return. But of course I will be happy on what she is and I pray that she will be faithful and honest on what - she swore awhile ago."
Everybody gasped and muttered, "She swore awhile ago?"
Then they all - FIDGET FIDGET! Aya, Nanami, Santa, Christine and Nozumo fidget. All students fidget. Even Ms. Mizuno, fidget. They looked at Kanata for about a second and they turned their gaze to Miyu also for about a second.
After fidgeting, their jaw dropped.
Kanata quickly held his mouth and quickly sat on his chair, wondering if he said the word that he really didn't want to say. He recalled what he said…….. "OH SHHHH --- " he remembered.
Miyu on the other hand seemed like she didn't heard anything and still didn't know what's going on. She asked her classmates, "What are you looking at?"
"Miyu, you heard Kanata said, right?" Nanami asked
"What???" Miyu asked her again.
"Have you heard Kanata-kun said!" shouted Aya.
Miyu took off her ear phone and said, "I'm sorry… are you saying something?"
All of her classmates including Ms. Mizuno comically fell on the ground.
-KRIIING KRIIINNG! The school bell rang.-
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