(A Life in the Country of Storm Road)
It was September 26 (2009), a cold, seems freezing breeze in the morning, welcomed the whole house with smooth breeze of chilling wind by the window. As what I usually does, I made a cup of coffee and watch news on television. After coffee, I cleaned and then took a bath. After fixing everything I might need, I open the internet shop where I work. No one spotted the difference in the clouds and the movements of the wind. It was a new day face with and nothing to worry about. Not until by 8:00 in the morning.
The rain started to fall and it goes heavier and heavier. I still got plenty of customers and all of them with there buddies and pals felt worried about the scenario, but not me. I already know last night that there will be a storm to come and I have partially prepared for it.Besides I got a bunch of buddies with me to help me just in case I will be needing help in the middle of the storm. Asking if am I that strong and brave enough to face it? Partially because I know how to swim just in case that the water might reach high level. Above all, I know He's with me all the time, wherever I go He'll be guiding me to safety. I'm confident enough to face the storm they are worrying with. Of course I already charged my mobile phone during the time the weather forecaster announces the coming of the storm.
Disaster? NO, its not what "Ondoy" just bring. He has brought so much real things, but it goes implied.During the experience of striving and struggling to stay away from storm prone areas, we always remember the Holy Rosary, am I right? But those days that you won a thousand in the sweepstakes, have you shared your blessings? Did you prepare yourself for any circumstances that you'll be needing His guidance? Probably, you didn't plan to have a romantic date with your love ones in the middle of waste segregation program held in your own street.Have you remember those recess time during your high school days? Where did you always put your candy wrapper? Your chips plastic, your soda can?
Those are simple things that matters much and could affect almost a half of your life. Did you saw the plastic wrapper floating in the river nowadays? That might be yours when you throw it unintentionally on the window of your Chevrolet, limousine or in the bus. We usually ignore those things knowing it could affect the safety of the mother nature we are inhabiting in.Looking on the other side of the reality's challenges will lead us to see whats the bottom line and what it's for. The coming of the storm every now and then in Asian countries is not new to each one of us. During storms, what we always see in the news are the evacuees, crowded relocation sites, relief operations, heroism of good ones who had saved some in the middle of the storm. But we seldom heard about whats the real bottom line of consequent appearance of the storms and how the environment reacts to it. storms are natures way of eliminating and controlling the rapid growth of population. It really depends on the environment and its composition in every country, effect of every storm. By building our habitat right in a strong foundation without doing any hazardous thing to a greener earth.
First of all, He brings joy to the squatter children when he gave them the artificial swimming pool road wide. He provides free shower to the children who cannot afford even a pail of water to take a bath.Its a momentous event that they will treasure 'till their adulthood. If only all of us thinks like a child, we could see all those real things. Those things that only children can appreciate brings smiles and laughter to the less fortunate ones.Ignoring the dirt in the water, still they enjoy the artificial road wide pool that the storm had brought. They savor the storm as a blessing for they will again enjoy a nice bath in which they cannot afford even a pail of it during summer time where water is a must and very in demand.
Secondly, the storm let the employees get some rest and share some times with their family. A moment that is rare and best thing to treasure. An emergency leave as what we can call it. An experience of sharing one story in the table with the whole family, the giggling innocents laughing for the fathers joke. How nice your boss will be if he could lend you one office time just to spend it in the table with your family talking about lighter things that digs deeper happiness.
Thirdly, it digs the deeper side of the Asian people. Help for each other showed off. Caring for the fellowmen, are the responsibilities that the storm heroes signed for. Unity amidst the calamity is great not just for the eyes of he humans but also in His eyes. Its flattering when you know that your fellowmen never leaves you the moment you are down and in need of help. The generosity of concern folks caters the evacuation centers. The last slice of bread in the table that maybe thrown away was sent to the needy and evolve into a sweet smile of a child that surpass the rumbling sound of his stomach.
Lastly, it was the lesson that he bring and planted on our mind and was hoping that we got the message his storm clan was trying to let us know with. To save and protect the mother earth that's starting to sink in junk we are doing. Those storms were starting to remove some areas on the map. It were not remove in mass destruction for God wants us to prepare. Just like His judgment it will come like a theft in the daylight or in the midnight were everybody is asleep. We should be prepared, we should fold our cloth and ready them in the closet where we could get it fast the time the judgment comes. But the judgment will come as fast as a blink of an eye where no one can prepare their goods and necessities for the destruction of the wicked.
Every second counts, every drop was as precious as the highest treasure in the universe, that each one of us should be alarmed for the coming of the judgment and their death. We should not be afraid of death, it was the God we should put first in mind, of what will He judge on our life. On how we spent it in the world of temptations aiming to destruct His Power.
We already got the lessons from the storms that passes us by. Its intended for the preparation for the next storms to come.
Its not just literally means that there will be a storm like Ondoy to come this 2010, its implied that we should preserve mother nature to prevent revenge from the environment.
Now that Falcon has come and did almost the same thing as Ondoy did. The scenario will still be the same. Nothing will change, and the world will never change. You should experience it by your self. The power is in your hand. Storms or typhoons are expected to come and visit our country. It is our own duty to do the preparations and be ready no matter how strong the storm will come. The rain will never turn into flood if you learn to clean your canals and you knew where to throw the trashes in a proper way. Stop blaming each one of us, why not start it on your own.
Self discipline is the primary count to start the battle of re greening the earth just as before. Universal change will start on each one of us to benefit the whole bio treasure. What is planted now will be ripped by next seven generation. Its not a food coloring that will color immediately right after you pour it in. It takes time to regenerate the broken piece of mother earth.
Taking the right steps today will lead to a better way for the generation to follow. We should not worry about dying, we should take everything on the brighter side so we could see those hidden treasures and gifts behind the hardships it brings. Because after the storm there is the rainbow arching the world to show that life's still colorful.
That the sun will appear just right after the clouds are gone. Above all the challenges amidst the calamities, still we stand strong keeping the passion for each other still glowing and always available for each one of us to help in time of hardship. Just like what my father had always told me, "life must go on". All these things happening unto us are entitled to be charged to experience,these should not be buried to forgotten past. Holding these as a guiding lesson as we strive to survive the life's struggle in the near future will lend us at least a bunch of strength to conquer life.#
It was September 26 (2009), a cold, seems freezing breeze in the morning, welcomed the whole house with smooth breeze of chilling wind by the window. As what I usually does, I made a cup of coffee and watch news on television. After coffee, I cleaned and then took a bath. After fixing everything I might need, I open the internet shop where I work. No one spotted the difference in the clouds and the movements of the wind. It was a new day face with and nothing to worry about. Not until by 8:00 in the morning.
The rain started to fall and it goes heavier and heavier. I still got plenty of customers and all of them with there buddies and pals felt worried about the scenario, but not me. I already know last night that there will be a storm to come and I have partially prepared for it.Besides I got a bunch of buddies with me to help me just in case I will be needing help in the middle of the storm. Asking if am I that strong and brave enough to face it? Partially because I know how to swim just in case that the water might reach high level. Above all, I know He's with me all the time, wherever I go He'll be guiding me to safety. I'm confident enough to face the storm they are worrying with. Of course I already charged my mobile phone during the time the weather forecaster announces the coming of the storm.
Disaster? NO, its not what "Ondoy" just bring. He has brought so much real things, but it goes implied.During the experience of striving and struggling to stay away from storm prone areas, we always remember the Holy Rosary, am I right? But those days that you won a thousand in the sweepstakes, have you shared your blessings? Did you prepare yourself for any circumstances that you'll be needing His guidance? Probably, you didn't plan to have a romantic date with your love ones in the middle of waste segregation program held in your own street.Have you remember those recess time during your high school days? Where did you always put your candy wrapper? Your chips plastic, your soda can?
Those are simple things that matters much and could affect almost a half of your life. Did you saw the plastic wrapper floating in the river nowadays? That might be yours when you throw it unintentionally on the window of your Chevrolet, limousine or in the bus. We usually ignore those things knowing it could affect the safety of the mother nature we are inhabiting in.Looking on the other side of the reality's challenges will lead us to see whats the bottom line and what it's for. The coming of the storm every now and then in Asian countries is not new to each one of us. During storms, what we always see in the news are the evacuees, crowded relocation sites, relief operations, heroism of good ones who had saved some in the middle of the storm. But we seldom heard about whats the real bottom line of consequent appearance of the storms and how the environment reacts to it. storms are natures way of eliminating and controlling the rapid growth of population. It really depends on the environment and its composition in every country, effect of every storm. By building our habitat right in a strong foundation without doing any hazardous thing to a greener earth.
First of all, He brings joy to the squatter children when he gave them the artificial swimming pool road wide. He provides free shower to the children who cannot afford even a pail of water to take a bath.Its a momentous event that they will treasure 'till their adulthood. If only all of us thinks like a child, we could see all those real things. Those things that only children can appreciate brings smiles and laughter to the less fortunate ones.Ignoring the dirt in the water, still they enjoy the artificial road wide pool that the storm had brought. They savor the storm as a blessing for they will again enjoy a nice bath in which they cannot afford even a pail of it during summer time where water is a must and very in demand.
Secondly, the storm let the employees get some rest and share some times with their family. A moment that is rare and best thing to treasure. An emergency leave as what we can call it. An experience of sharing one story in the table with the whole family, the giggling innocents laughing for the fathers joke. How nice your boss will be if he could lend you one office time just to spend it in the table with your family talking about lighter things that digs deeper happiness.
Thirdly, it digs the deeper side of the Asian people. Help for each other showed off. Caring for the fellowmen, are the responsibilities that the storm heroes signed for. Unity amidst the calamity is great not just for the eyes of he humans but also in His eyes. Its flattering when you know that your fellowmen never leaves you the moment you are down and in need of help. The generosity of concern folks caters the evacuation centers. The last slice of bread in the table that maybe thrown away was sent to the needy and evolve into a sweet smile of a child that surpass the rumbling sound of his stomach.
Lastly, it was the lesson that he bring and planted on our mind and was hoping that we got the message his storm clan was trying to let us know with. To save and protect the mother earth that's starting to sink in junk we are doing. Those storms were starting to remove some areas on the map. It were not remove in mass destruction for God wants us to prepare. Just like His judgment it will come like a theft in the daylight or in the midnight were everybody is asleep. We should be prepared, we should fold our cloth and ready them in the closet where we could get it fast the time the judgment comes. But the judgment will come as fast as a blink of an eye where no one can prepare their goods and necessities for the destruction of the wicked.
Every second counts, every drop was as precious as the highest treasure in the universe, that each one of us should be alarmed for the coming of the judgment and their death. We should not be afraid of death, it was the God we should put first in mind, of what will He judge on our life. On how we spent it in the world of temptations aiming to destruct His Power.
We already got the lessons from the storms that passes us by. Its intended for the preparation for the next storms to come.
Its not just literally means that there will be a storm like Ondoy to come this 2010, its implied that we should preserve mother nature to prevent revenge from the environment.
Now that Falcon has come and did almost the same thing as Ondoy did. The scenario will still be the same. Nothing will change, and the world will never change. You should experience it by your self. The power is in your hand. Storms or typhoons are expected to come and visit our country. It is our own duty to do the preparations and be ready no matter how strong the storm will come. The rain will never turn into flood if you learn to clean your canals and you knew where to throw the trashes in a proper way. Stop blaming each one of us, why not start it on your own.
Self discipline is the primary count to start the battle of re greening the earth just as before. Universal change will start on each one of us to benefit the whole bio treasure. What is planted now will be ripped by next seven generation. Its not a food coloring that will color immediately right after you pour it in. It takes time to regenerate the broken piece of mother earth.
Taking the right steps today will lead to a better way for the generation to follow. We should not worry about dying, we should take everything on the brighter side so we could see those hidden treasures and gifts behind the hardships it brings. Because after the storm there is the rainbow arching the world to show that life's still colorful.
That the sun will appear just right after the clouds are gone. Above all the challenges amidst the calamities, still we stand strong keeping the passion for each other still glowing and always available for each one of us to help in time of hardship. Just like what my father had always told me, "life must go on". All these things happening unto us are entitled to be charged to experience,these should not be buried to forgotten past. Holding these as a guiding lesson as we strive to survive the life's struggle in the near future will lend us at least a bunch of strength to conquer life.#
