Lesson Learned 2

I have not been to a place for this short time and learned this much.
Truly, everything happens for a reason and each encounter that we face has a very beautiful story to tell, if we only allow ourselves to introspect.

Coming here in Iligan has never crossed my mind at all before.
I do not even know where Iligan is exactly in the map. No offense, but that is the truth.
It is so unfortunate that it's because of a calamity that I was able to set foot on its land.
When I have fully set in, such a desolate welcome there was for me I thought.
I came to help, but I did not plan to stay long.
But it would be naive of me not to have that desire to come back upon seeing emotionally piercing scenarios unfold right in front of me.
My heart can only bear much.
If my heart were a bomb when I came to the city the first time, it sure has exploded.

It's amazing how the worst in calamities can bring out the best in people.
Seeing humanity at its best,
I did not doubt then that there is hero in each of us, to different extents though.

Even how selfish we can get sometimes, there is always a way to soften that heart to sympathize and empathize.
It does not matter anymore whether we know the person we are helping or not,
what's important is - help is readily available to those who need, especially those who seek for it.


Many have put their hearts on what they do.
Their work has been more than a source of income;
It was more of a passion, progressing as one cultivates and invests himself into it.
It does not matter which group or which known agency you represent nor it was a question of what your credentials are,at the round table, what matter: your heart, your intentions, your sincerity, your concrete actions and your plans.

Our actions are but our personal responses to what were laid to us.
We call the shot.
If I choose this, and you choose that - that's but normal.
We have diferent views on things and we cannot simply rub in what we deem important.
Each individual has a different set of priorities.
Whatever we heed, there is sure a good reason for that.


But one thing is certain, one's desire is restless until it is acted upon.
And helping is more than saying it with words, it invites and moves us to take actions.
Help can be in different forms.
And when we do so, we should not underestimate the power of the reciever to appreciate whatever little we share,they know too well and can attest that a little thing can mean really much.

Welcome any form of help, for helping is never a competition on who delievered much and who shared the best.
At times, we can hand in much without giving much enthusiasm with it.
When we give, our heart gets into the picture and that's what makes the whole package more meaningful, more beautiful.


This is not about who is put on the best position to extend his/her hands and heart to others,
but this is about who went out, despite the limitations, and be there.

Wherever we are, whatever little that we share, redounds to the whole of humanity.
One's goodness in a small place ripples to the whole wide world.

Is it that difficult to do good?
I believe, it's not :)

God bless!

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