24

Every Sunday night, there's nothing else I look forward to but watching the series 24. I got hooked on it since the first season. It's an action packed television series in the US and has invaded the Philippine television as a "tagalized" program (something I hate about it! It could've been better if it was done in English...!) just like those Chinovelas and Spanish stuffs that became a hit among Filipinos.

Anyway, 24 is about the life of a former US intelligence agent, Jack Bauer, who lost his wife in the first season because of his mission to stop the assassination plot against a black presidential candidate who eventually won in the elections. The tragedy in his life caused him to lose his job, self-respect, and his daughter's (Kim) love coz the latter didn't understand why they have to suffer the consequences of having a gov't agent for a dad. In the second season, Jack was summoned by the new president to return to his job and help stop a nuclear bomb explosion in California within 24 hours. He took the job for the sake of his daughter's safety. The whole situation draw Jack and Kim closer again. Jack was successful in stopping the explosion in the City but still has to face a new challenge in finding out the man behind the terroristic attack against America and I would still have to find out what will happen in the last 2 hours of a day in Jack's life next week.

24 doesn't only involve love of country (through Jack's acts of heroism) but also love for the family. It also has some drama in it most especially in the scenes that involve Jack and his daughter, Kim.

I was touched by a scene wherein Jack was saying goodbye to his daughter because he thought he was soon to die for he took over the plane that carries the nuclear bomb and was instructed to detonate it in the Mojabi desert sacrificing his life for the country's sake...anyway, my tears really rolled down my eyes seeing Jack bidding goodbye to his daughter and Kim was asking for forgiveness for all the things she has done wrong and was really sorry for they weren't able to spend good times together after the death of her mom and now she is losing her dad...I had this thought in my head about life being short that sometimes we tend to waste our lives doing things that sets us apart from our families--that we forget to realize that at the end of every day and every storm, we only have our families to turn to.

We may have friends who listen to our woes and keep us company in good and bad times. But for how long can they stick to us???

Friends come and go but our families, no matter how much we take them for granted, they will always be there for us. Blood is thicker than water...It is!...I may have acted like Kim to my parents in the most stubborn way you could imagine but never did I turn my back on them...not a single moment...my family would always be my family...There may be a lot of instances of unfairness in the family (where I have always been a victim until now!), my family would always be one in my top priorities.

My family may have hurt me in so many times, but because of forgiveness and love, my wounds have healed and boy!!!...am I glad to have them around!!!(",)