I should be thankful..
Submitted by jesh on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 17:23.
I'll be turning 20 in 5 months time now, yet sometimes I still don't know how to value and appreciate the things I have that others don't have. Until one day...
It was Tuesday afternoon(last feb. 17, 09) when I had convinced my friends to hike instead of riding in a jeep. I just thought that it would be more fun to hike specially when your with your friends,(at makaka save pa ako sa pamasahe.heheh) and in fact, Carmen market was just meters away from our school, where I usually take a ride in going home. When we're already in carmen, my friends and I parted ways, for they lived in other place and we're not having the same vehicle to ride in. Before going home, I dropped by in the market to buy some things that my ate asked me to buy. My phone was already battery empty even at the time when my friends and I still hiking. I put my phone at the side pocket of my sling bag, and I immediately get inside to the market. I was busy making "tawad-tawad" of some of the vendors, para isipin pa ang phone ko. at last, I finished the things my ate supposed me to do. I already outside of the market when I had the time to take a glimpse of my phone.
And guess what??
My phone was gone in just a short period of time.
I don't know how it happen, then I said to myself, "hay here we go again", and take note I said it with a smile in my face, and a happy thoughts on my mind.
I felt weird to myself, I admit I got mad but its not as much as I expected to happen.
When I got home, my nephew shout at the door when he saw me "ate", and the next thing happen was I found myself hugged by a little boy who didn't know what I've gone throughout the day. I felt joy inside, enough to forget what I had lose. I was hugged by my nephew and seen a beautiful smile in his face that brought happiness inside of me.
Then it made me paused for a while and I came to a point that I found myself thanking our Almighty God..
I should be thankful..
I should be thankful for the things I have and strive for the things i want to have in a nice way..
I should be thankful for the people who always there for me that till now I still felt loved by them..
I should be thankful that I don't have to commit sins in order to survive..
I should be thankful for all the blessings that had given to me by Our Almighty God instead of counting my mishaps..
My friends told me that I should make some moves to blocked my phone in order no one can use it. Yet I refused to do that, coz I just want that phone to be useful, hopefully in a nice way. They were more affected of losing my phone than me, then they asked me why I'm not that worried for the fact that I owned that phone. I didn't answer their questions, I just smile and thought to myself, that even if it caused me hardships just to buy that phone and yet just a glimpsed it was lose, but still the fact remains, it will never bring back to me again..
I just can't help but smile and said, "kaw talaga God iba ka talaga magbigay ng paraan para makatulong ako.heheh"
P.S
My nephew dwayne really makes me happy, though nakakinis din siya minsan. heheh bata wag patulan.hehe
(the image attached was my nephew deniel dwayne)
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Looking through the eyes of the child...
Deniel Dwayne is so cute...just like all the kids around the world. One special thing that I have realized was the fact that children can remind us of innocence, joy and simplicity. Looking through their eyes, we can find delight and excitement of living. Usually grown ups can become tired of this world, but children are full of eagerness to live. When I was just a little kid, my mother would really find it difficult to make me sleep... It seems like I don't wanted to close my eyes, afraid of missing something.
When you shared to us about Dwayne,I remembered my little brother Charlie. I experienced being hugged by Charlie who didn't know what I've gone throughout the day. Just like you, I felt joy inside, especially when he would say that he's been waiting for me to come home. Seeing such a beautiful smile in his face could bring happiness inside of me.
About your phone; we don't loss something for nothing.Maybe the phone snatcher has a good reason...but whatever his reason is, stealing is still not good... It saddens me to know that we cannot completely trust our surroundings. Yet it is a reality. Hence, we should really be careful and we should secure our belongings.
I admire you because your day and positivity could not be easily shaken by the losing of your phone. It only means that you are not putting your happiness and life on the material things found in this world.
God Bless you, Jesh...
For I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and future."
-Jeremiah 29:11-
Happiness is more important than anything else..
I grew up bearing in mind that material things didn't really matter in my life, that what really important is seeing the people I love happy. That's why in almost 10 years now, I always give to my family what I've got instead of having it own my own. I just can't bear the thought of having something that my family don't have, specially to my two sisters. I rather be the one who has nothing than to my sisters. I don't know why, its hard to explain, I don't know what kind of love I have for them enough to think 1st of there sake than to myself.
All I know is just I'm so happy whenever I see them in peace and see to there eyes that there's so much joy inside of them.
Perhaps, the joy of the people I love is my happiness..
" I miss my twin sister na..huhuhuhu"
-jesh-
God bless us always..
take care..
A Loving Heart
You are blessed to be gifted with such a loving heart. That's one of the greatest things in life that anybody would want to have. And you're way ahead than the others since you have it nurtured already for years.
God bless your good heart.
May God bless us all with a heart that could truly love... unconditionally.
(",)
'Love is embracing all and loving especially the unlovables.'
thankful people are happy people
Natuwa naman ako sa yo, Jesh. Five months to go pa ang birthday mo... Well, I'm turning 32 in seven months but many times, I tend not to appreciate so many blessings in life. That's worse.
Last Christmas was my first away from home, and a lot of unexpected things happened so I called home, crying and told them, "Good for you, you are all there, and I'm here alone." My brother asked me, "Why are you complaining? Others may be very happy to exchange place with you."
At that time, I may not have realized God's faithfulness. You see, going to US might have been a long forgotten dream which He granted, in the best way possible. Petty things must not let me forget God's enormous gifts...
I've heard from a priest's sermon when I was in college that GRATEFUL PEOPLE ARE HAPPY PEOPLE. Sometimes we are lonely because we tend to see the sad part of life...
It reminds me of a story of a prince who has about 8 windows in the palace. Seven windows would allow him to see beautiful views of their kingdom except the eighth which shows the ugly side. He opted to look at the eighth window in despair...
May our presence give joy to others. Amen.
It's how we take things that
It's how we take things that really matters. So may we be led to positive way of dealing every circumstance; may we be grateful for every piece of experience as it is with God that everything happens for a purpose.
(",)
'Love is embracing all and loving especially the unlovables.'
thanks for sharing
Such a beautiful reflection Jesh...last year, we were robbed here at my parents' home. A lot of personal treasures were taken away. Among those were the photos of my son, me when we visited my husband at Camp Delgado, Iloilo. Those were really precious moments worth more than the money, cellphone, camera, stolen. My sisters was crying and I told her, just look at our sons, they're safe. No harm happend to them, to us. And so we hugged our sons and thanked God.
To Lucille, thank you for sharing too. THANKFUL PEOPLE ARE HAPPY PEOPLE. I will remember that always.
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