Love can really drive a person crazy. We had a neighbor who literally went mental when his girlfriend of so many years broke up with him. The elders in the neighborhood would shake their heads whenever they saw the man drunk and talking to himself. He was taking up Law when it happened. He would recite the Civil Code to you while talking to himself at the same time. He was that broken in mind and spirit.

He never recovered from the heart break. He was thrown out of the house of relatives who used to take care of him. He was always drunk and would not accept help from anybody. Poor guy.

Whenever I am reminded of him, I worry about a friend who’s so much in love with her boyfriend. He promised to bring her to the man’s country and marry her there. She is already moving heaven and earth to prepare for the big move that will happen by October. What if it doesn’t happen? She will surely get depressed. Big time! She is so looking forward to a new life in the arms of the man. I pray he follows through.

Ahh, love.