The "perya," or the local fairway as we know it in the Philippines has long been gone. No more "karera ng daga," - that little white mouse - that went in and out of numbered cubes and made you win.
No more swimming at the Manila Bay in Paranaque, no more "karetela" (horse drawn carriage) rides, no more twenty-centavo fare to U.P. Diliman, no more peso and twenty cent-cinemas.
The childhood is gone and so is the magic.
As adults we anticipate excitement at every turn. We look forward to surprises from our spouses and children. We cling to our seats as the plane taxies in the runway of an international airport for our holiday. We salivate over high tech accessories and fast cars.
But the magic of adulthood can be gone, too, in an instant.
That prized golf clubs will be put away when arthritis sets in. The vacation may become too exhausting as emphysema takes hold, or the fancy restaurants may no longer appeal as hypertension and diabetes conquer the body.
But magic can stay forever if we continue to re-create it in our lives. Cliche but true.
We can always put a smile into our hearts and faces as we awake each day. We can feel the magic of His creation as we look into the sky and the moon at night.
We can experience magic as we give love to our beloved ones.
To some people, there's magic as they write. To some, the magic is in singing praises to the Lord. To others, magic happens when the children grow up as decent human beings. And still to others, magic can be in the form of wonderful relationships and friendships.
Hocus pocus is no magic. It's a trick. it's like false friendships, or scams, or dubious businesses, dirty politics or self-righteous people.
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