December 25, marks the happiest day of Filipinos. People spend lots of money just to prepare for that one special day- CHRISTMAS. But do we really know what Christmas is all about or do we celebrate just to eat delicious foods?
December of 2004, Christmas eve a terrible disaster shock the 7,107 islands of the Philippines. A storm hit the province of Aurora and left thousands homeless and hundreds dead. Water from the mountains came crashing in the lowland areas with overwhelming speed. Cut trees from illegal logging crushed everything on it's path- houses, cars or posts, it was all smashed. The storm didn't have mercy, the whole province was devastated.
The news about the calamity spread like a wildfire. Everyone knew about it. and everyone was sorry for those victims. Pity filled the hearts of every Filipino. The urge to help the victims run over my mind. No one cared if it was Christmas because everyone was focused on helping them. People everywhere offered their help- if it's financial or emotional. Donation accounts were opened, donations boxes were distributed and volunteers for the packing of goods were overwhelming. Poor or rich, everyone gave their help as much as they can. No one did it just to raise their popularity rate, it was all for the welfare of the victims.
During this time, unity held the Filipino people to overcome such dilemna. There was just cooperation and peace. It was all for love. It was more of a Christmas rather than celebrating it with delicious foods.
Now as I looked back to that terrible calamity of 2004 I've learned that it was in the unexpected, we the Filipinos realized the true meaning of Christmas.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
STOP COMPLAINING!
"Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time spend within is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier." A dying patient of pancreatic cancer once said.
Last month, I was just this whiny cat, always complaining on something. If my mother would tell me to do chores, I would get irritated and complain why I have to do those jobs. It's just that I hate chores, I never did loved it. However, I did it anyway, it's one of our household RULES.
I complain a lot at our house. But when it comes to school, I USUALLY don't. There was this day when our teacher "lectured" us, that we should stay on class and cut off the extracurricular activities. When the teacher was saying this, there was just one thing on my mind "IT'S NOT FAIR." It run on my head over and over again. I mean, it's always a toss between academics and extracurricular activities. Why can't it just be both? But it's just so hard to balance everything. you see if I just concentrate on one thing, I would lose the other and that would end up badly. everything should always be in state of equilibrium. But how? How am I supposed to figure this one out? Would the answer just fall out of the sky? I figured ofcourse NOT!
After reading a book titled "The Last Lecture." I finally found the answer. If I keep on com plaining about things instead of giving my time to resolved these dilemmas, I wouldn't suceed on anything. So if I give the effort i put into complaining and apply it to actually solving the problem, then things would turn out fine.
Last month, I was just this whiny cat, always complaining on something. If my mother would tell me to do chores, I would get irritated and complain why I have to do those jobs. It's just that I hate chores, I never did loved it. However, I did it anyway, it's one of our household RULES.
I complain a lot at our house. But when it comes to school, I USUALLY don't. There was this day when our teacher "lectured" us, that we should stay on class and cut off the extracurricular activities. When the teacher was saying this, there was just one thing on my mind "IT'S NOT FAIR." It run on my head over and over again. I mean, it's always a toss between academics and extracurricular activities. Why can't it just be both? But it's just so hard to balance everything. you see if I just concentrate on one thing, I would lose the other and that would end up badly. everything should always be in state of equilibrium. But how? How am I supposed to figure this one out? Would the answer just fall out of the sky? I figured ofcourse NOT!
After reading a book titled "The Last Lecture." I finally found the answer. If I keep on com plaining about things instead of giving my time to resolved these dilemmas, I wouldn't suceed on anything. So if I give the effort i put into complaining and apply it to actually solving the problem, then things would turn out fine.
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