Second Chance

Remember that second chance is not a ticket to commit another mistake. It's a ticket for you to realize your mistake, learn from it and be a better person because that is what your partner deserves.

Last night, since I had no exam to study for, I decided to watch ABS-CBNs "Maalaala Mo Kaya". It's a love story by Karla and Gio portrayed by Bela Padilla and JC Santos. In short, the story goes like this: They're like lovers for 8 years and the guy cheated on the girl then they broke up. The girl got hurt so bad. The guy did everything to win the girl back and to seek her forgiveness and eventually the girl gave him a second chance.

Do cheaters deserve a second chance?

I read some reviews in facebook. I've seen comments like "once a cheater is always a cheater", "if he truly loves her, why did he cheat in the first place", etc. 

Me, to be honest, I am a bit triggered or more or less cranky on that episode. Dahil ba nakarelate ako?

Sort of, yes. This is the first time I mention this on my blog. I had a boyfriend for 2 years. Supposed to be we were sort of happy but he cheated on me. Actually, not the usual cheating like the drama like there's a third party. He made a huge lie to me. The trust was broken and then we broke up. He did efforts to win me back but I became stone-hearted. I made my stand and I never restored our relationship because of the broken trust. Our spark was gone as well.

Back to Gio and Karla's love story, well for me, Karla is not wrong. I think Karla loves Gio so much that she handled to give him a second chance. Any person deserves a second chance whether he is a cheater, a f*ckboy or whatsoever as long as he is already true to his word and will never do the same mistake again. I still believe on change. If you truly love your partner like what Karla does, you have the courage to forgive and rather grant the second chance. But if he cheats again, oh well, there's no such thing as third chance anymore. It means that he is truly a f*ckboy and doesn't deserve you hahahaha. Oh well.

How about me? I obtained no courage to give him the second chance. My feelings are gone already. I believe there's a purpose. Maybe he's not really the one.

Anyway, I love how Bela Padilla and JC Santos portrayed their story. They are indeed great actors.

I got the lead of this post from the real Karla's profile. I was really curious that I searched her profile after watching MMK. Indeed, mistakes are to be learned and to be a better person.