Story Analysis: Preludes by Daryll Delgado

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Prelude, a word defined as, or known as, an introductory piece of music; something meant as an introduction for something bigger. My first impression was that the story was merely a lesson of how injustice moved in the lives of others. I got this impression because of how the wife, Nenita, was very considerate and caring towards her husband, who had affairs out of Nenita's knowledge, and how that husband unfortunately die from his illness. But then, there is more to the story, I believe that the story focused on a lot of conflicts evident especially between married couples. These conflicts can be enumerated as adultery, concubinage, and more or less, gender inequality. The story felt uncomfortable. A lot of things were disturbing, as if there was more to it. And I believe that there is more to it.
Nenita seemed to be considerate, caring, and all. But my theory says that she is guilty of her husband's death. Putting the other information aside, the major point that I felt support this is because of the affairs her husband had. Indeed, her husband committed concubinage, and she was there to take him back again, every single time. Through this, I learned that no matter how good one may seem, you can never really predict and be sure of his/her motives. Not only that, but I learned of hypocrisy. Nenita, in my opinion, was also guilty of something similar to concubinage. This can be seen through her fondness of Willie Revillame the TV host. Her act of simply desiring him in her dreams shows her unfaithfulness towards her husband. In her dream, her husband suddenly appeared and seemingly swore at her. Somehow it's like her husband does not agree to Nenita enjoying the presence of other men, even though he himself is guilty of having affairs with different women.
Life's reality is appreciated more through value and love. If we value the commitments we made, there is no reason for us to be unfaithful. Yet, in the first place, if we learn how to love others unconditionally, and in the way we like to be loved, we would not engulf ourselves in problems like these. In another perspective, we are all guilty of sinning, and we will have our time for justice. But we can be optimistic, if we do what we were commanded to do in the first place: love one another as God loves us. Anyways, everything will fall righteously in their place if we learn to follow what we are commanded to do. Because people like Nenita's husband disobeyed the vow he shared to his wife, he surely received something displeasing in return. If only he valued Nenita more, loved her more, maybe things would turn out pleasingly different.