A Tribute To The Comedy King!

Originally posted on July 14, 2012 via Multiply.com
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I remember a happy childhood with Dolphy as the king of comedy in local movies. My late mother would always take me with her watching all his funny movies to entertain ourselves from the task of daily living.

And as I grew up with a family of my own, I followed Dolphy in local television sitcoms. It was a way of relaxing at home with the family after a tiring work in office.

Then, for some time I stopped watching local movies. Even so, I would take exception when a Dolphy movie was shown. I would go to watch and enjoyed the laughter. I love his jokes, both the spoken and the funny facial expressions. He made me laugh just watching his funny antics even without the words. To me he was like the local version of Mr. Bean. Because Dolphy was my idol in celebrating the fullness of life, simply by not taking ourselves so seriously all the time.

Now our comedy king laughed his last. We need to let him go. Yet even in his last moments with us, he continues to entertain us with both laughter and tears. Because when we view his mortal remains, don't our lips still manage a smile when we remember his unique sense of humor? Even so, our heart bleeds with tears when we realize he is forever gone from our midst. Dolphy was really the greatest entertainer, both in life and now even in his death.

Goodbye my idol, our comedy king. Go and be home with our Creator. Make heaven a happier one with your presence there. So that in the joys of the angels and saints, you may be our intercessor to the Lord for all of us still left behind.

Our dear Dolphy, thank you for the laughter that made light our journey of life on earth. May you be happy now in the company of angels and saints in heaven.

And so Lord, thank You for the gift of Dolphy. Receive him in your kingdom and be kind to whatever sins he might have committed by the weakness of his flesh. We commend his spirit to You as we pray for his soul. Grant strength to his family, too, to accept his demise with surrender. Confer on Dolphy the ultimate award of "Citizen of Heaven", which is much more than whatever worldly award we can give him on earth.

Because in all things, O Lord, You will be always done.

Deo Optimo Maximo!