Cyril Chua November 14, 1993

Cultivating the Finest Friendship in All the Universe

“But you, O Israel, are my servant, you, O Jacob, whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.”—ISAIAH 41:8.
HOW precious a true friend! But what is the basis for having a genuine friend? What is at the rock bottom of an enduring friendship? It is something that never fails, so that a true friend never fails. What is it? Why, it is the quality that the apostle Paul cited when saying, “Love never fails”!—1 Corinthians 13:8.
In the Hebrew Scriptures, the noun translated “love” is drawn from a verb meaning “to love.” (Deuteronomy 6:4, 5; compare Matthew 22:37.) And in the Greek Septuagint Version, the verb translating “you must love” from the Hebrew text is a·ga·pan?. However, in that ancient version and in the Christian Greek Scriptures the noun translated “friend” is not based upon that verb but is the Greek noun phi?los, derived from a verb meaning “to have affection for.” So, according to the original Greek, loving affection is expressed toward a friend or between friends. Even in the English language the word “friend” is drawn from an Anglo-Saxon verb meaning “to love.”
This is the kind of love that is drawing us together, it is not of what we are now or what we have, but because we "loved." And this is the simpliest way of expressing our heartfelt gratitude to our Creator that up to this Day..."We" still live...and we LOVE.

all i remember is that, i was one hell of a naughty boy of our section... next is Michael Zamora. from 1st year to 3rd year I only had one best friend and that is Francisco Dumangeng Jr. although I easily get along with others too. The best thing I remember in NVGCHS was my school award on recognition day. Artist of the Year with Joel Bunuan, Edgar Afalla. Muntik pang sumabit. nakalimutan yun name ko. hehehehe. I have also my crushes, pero wala akong niligawan sa school. I cannot forget our tuck-in-your-shirt Principal, Mr Genato. Since then kahit wala ako sa school and til' now, I am a tuck-in-shirt guy..(Pati nga Barong Tagalog gusto ko naka-tuck in) I thank you guys for your hard work at nagkaroon ang NVGCHS nang ganitong group. I love you all.