Ang Favorite Book Ni Jude

 Teatro Tomasino presents its second major production of the year — a stage adaptation of a popular novel of Bob Ong. The stage play runs from April 20, 2016, with shows  at the Albertus Magnus Auditorium, University of Santo Tomas.

The film showing contained logical or philosophical instances and event which turn to humor (You really laugh to some story). It also contained truth and about some religious faith with twist of philosophical factors. Here's some quotes or line I like:

• " Paano ka maniniwalang ako, kung hindi ka man lang naniniwalang meron?"(How can you believe me when you don't believe it is existing)
• "May nasubukan na rin akong barberong bading na kung ituring ang buhok e parang tao. Third person kung tukuyin nya ang buhok. Halimbawa: "Saan natin S'YA babawasan?""Tumikwas S'YA eh""Ayaw N'YA ng mataas"Akala ko nung una e meron s'yang kaibigang espiritu na sya lang ang nakakakita."
• "At maraming bagay ang mahal pag wala kang pera" "There's lot of things that were expensive when you don't have money"

Ang Paboritong Libro Ni Judas taught me so much about faith and piety. It may be boring to some, funny to sundry people, but behind all that it opens your eyes to things you may not have realized, or maybe you  do see but don’t give a damn about.  

Faith. It is a deep understanding and complete trust in a thing or person. We are given freedom to believe in a religion and freedom to act in accordance with such belief. 

It's up to us who and what to believe even to those that is not based in proof.

The story is also  funny because Bob Ong tried to predict the future here and he also described what it is like to be in heaven, who are you going to meet there first, and what will happen if you curse there.

I really appreciate the play for making the audience realize who really God is, who are we as his people, our relationship with him and his Son, Jesus Christ, and reasons why do some people don't believe in him-blaming him for everything.But  I'd also seen some parts in the play  that are irrelevant.  

What I love the most is the conversation between the two men who in the end revealed that the first man is the person who reads this black and senseless book, Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas, “Ngayon din ay magbabalik ka sa lupa. Makikita mo na lang ang sarili mo na taimtim na nagbabasa ng katapusan ng itim na librong walang kwenta at hindi mo maintindihan...” while the other man who I believe is Jesus Christ. This is something that needs reflection and/or meditation because I realize that I'm part of it.

I strongly recommend this book for all the lessons you can learn through it.