It was in the mids of Typhoon Ondoy that hit Manila Saturday afternoon when my mom suddenly say this words out of the blue...
"What happened to those beggars who doesn't have any home..."
Then...
I realized that I should be thankful for what's happening to my life right now. My life is not perfect. It has flaws and everything. I'm not rich yet I'm not poor. I have money but not much... I have a house but not big...We have a car but not Mercedes, Ford or Ferrari...We have small business and we earn enough money to survive...I work in a company but the salary is sometimes below minimum... Yes! I think I should be thankful...
I may not have all the riches in the world but I have my family, my friends and my baby. I could eat 3 times a day. I have a job and my family is doing well with our business. I don't have savings because I couldn't resist the temptation of new gadgets...but sometimes I tried to save money.
I have problems at school and at work which sometimes makes me stressful and feel like I'm carrying the burden of the whole humanity but when you look outside your house, you can see a bigger problem. Bigger than yours. There were people who don't have house and nice clothes to keep them warm...there were children who can't go to school...there were families who live from hand to mouth...there were people who are suffering of incurable disease and you think your life is miserable? Think again...
Your life might not be the life you have dreamed of...but live it to the fullest! Make every second counts. You might be in a difficult situation right now but that's life. It wouldn't be life without obstacles. Don't be those people who are afraid to die and yet they're also afraid of life. Life has always been colorful. You just have to look deeper...on the brighter side of everything.
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