My year-end confessions
As i was looking at my planner today, i realized how challenging and tiring my year is…imagine - graduation, board exams, work, and all that stuff! i can’t believe that i’d surpassed all of them! with blood and sweat of course hehehe…but behind these "stuffs," which are very important to me, are lessons in life that i will never forget as long as i live…what are they? well here are three major lessons in life that no one can find in a book……
Number 1: THE TRUE MEANING OF FRIENDSHIP
i love my friends. i will do all that i can to help them, but like everybody says, nobody is perfect. we spend our time with our TRUE friends, right? but how will we know that he/she is a TRUE friend? hmmmm in fact, that same question still runs inside my head, but based on what i had experienced with people for 22 years, i guess i found the answer to that very question : TRUE FRIENDS accept who you really are and never turns their back on you whatever or whoever you are…they never tell anyone the negative side of you behind your back, instead, he/she will tell it right in front of you - face to face, to show you that they REALLY care about you…they will never refer you as an ASSET, but a GIFT to them…they will not doubt you of anything, specially if it is against them, they will talk unclear things with you…they will always try to understand you no matter how difficult it is - your language, thoughts and everything….they will never USE you for anything, instead, they will ASK FOR YOUR HELP, to do things…AND, they never refer to their dictionaries or thesaurus just to find the TRUE meaning of FRIENDSHIP because as far as i know, FRIENDSHIP is beyond words, that even webster can’t define, ’cause i believe its in the heart of every people that no one can ever see…try to ask God for discernment, and trust me, it really works!
NUMBER 2: FAITH
When i took the board exam last june, i can’t say that i was "fully charged" - studied hard, prayed hard, but when the results came, i didn’t find my name…then i began to ask WHY…why did i fail? i start asking questions - including my faith - to tell you the truth, i wasn’t depressed - i was disappointed…all of my friends and family prayed for me, i studied hard but why did i fail? for weeks i was questioning myself why…But i realized that it’s wrong…I learned that EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING INTO ONE’S LIFE HAS REASONS…when i saw the news on the TV about the leakage, i don’t know how to react about the issue, but as i was about to sleep that night, a message suddenly popped into my mind - maybe its not yet the right time for me and my friends to pass that exam…God knows everything, right? maybe He doesnt want me to pass for now because of what had happened, He doesn’t want me and my family to experience the stress and the tension, like my friends (who passed)..They say that it’s a BLESSING IN DISGUISE…my friend was right, she told me earlier before the exam day that "kung hindi pa talaga panahon natin, bakit natin pipilitin si God, dba? He knows everything and we should put all our trust and faith in Him na lng…alam Niya ang nakakabuti sa atin…" Then i smiled…oo nga naman tama siya, of course we have to do our own sacrifices for what we really need in life, but if God has better plans, why would we insist, right? He knows everything, He knows we deserve the best but He has better plans for us, all we have to do is to be receptive and faithful to him (right?) But i’m not saying that we should wait, tipong come what may…nope! its not what i mean (heheeheh) well, still i was very thankful to Him, why? Because it molded me into a better person, i was like a pencil that’s been sharpened in order to face another challenges in life…
And the last…
NUMBER 3: The Values…
During my early years in grade school, the teacher always tells us the different values that a person should possess…well as i was working in the hospital, i realized that EXPERIENCE, is indeed, the BEST TEACHER…i realized that God want me to experience the things i need, (for my growth)…i worked as a nurse assistant (because i don’t have a license yet remember?) in a hospital, and for 2 months, i learned many things - that no teacher can teach…yes, it helped me to sharpen my skills and instincts, but beyond that, i learned the values that they (the teacher and my family ) have been telling me…being Humble, Kind, Patient and Faithful, not only to my peers but to everyone that i meet as i take the road of life…i know that He has better plans for me and i trust Him…whatever happens in my life, i will try not to question or blame something or someone, but rather take it as a challenge, for i know that His purpose - is to make me a BETTER person.
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