THE BLUE NORMAL – Ang ating pamahiin

photo by MARLOU JOSEPH BON-AO/ THE FLAME

“Where did you learn about the superstitions you follow?”

Sa lola… sa grandparents ko. Noong bata ako, sila ang nagpalaki sa akin kasi nasa abroad ‘yung parents ko. [Sa amin kasi], talagang countryside [kasi] may farm…maraming damuhan, maraming mga puno, [kaya may] ‘tabi tabi po.’ Sa kanila ko natutunan [ang mga pamahiin] at sa mga pinsan ko rin. 

“Does it worry you if you do not follow certain superstitions?”

Sobra, lalo na sa “knock on wood.” [Minsan], biglang napapaisip ako, lalo na may pandemic… so paano kapag may mangyari kay papa, paano na kami. So lagi akong nag-wo-worry. Halos everyday ako nag-o-overthink at lagi akong nag-na-knock on wood. Nakakagaan sa feeling kapag at least may nagawa ka to prevent it. Parang [may] sense of control. Kahit wala kang control over the situation, feeling mo mayroon. 

               – Erica Rabanal, behavioral science student from Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Interview by RY PHILIP JACO T. GALVAN

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