Friday, April 30, 2010

Pleased by misfortune

The tour is over. Can’t say that I’m sad cause of the farewell, but neither happy. It’s just like my other jobs. Moving with a routine, living with the demands. But unlike with the others this one made me more receptive with life’s adversity. Upon seeing those houses, talking to those moms and cuddling their kids, I came with the realization that starting a family isn’t hard but securing to meet their needs is.

92 brgys, 6 different municipalities, 1 province. My passage to see the insufficiency; dearth with food, clothes, guidance but not with laughter. Certainly, people my scarce with almost everything but not with laughter. With this tour, I had the opportunity to encounter and perceive different kind of people (moms, community, brgy officials) and other ways of living. (from the dessert up to the sea, from streams going to lifted land, from wheat field going to surfaced area.)



Along with the busy campaign for the upcoming election, my team and I also involved ourselves with this campaign for child’s proper nutrition, and with the numbers of the participants who accepted our invitation, for me, our triumph has already given out.



And with my team.. This is the first time I handled someone who’s older than me.. well, some of them are.. But still, i am thankful to them. For the guidance and “sino bang boss dito?” line that shows their respect for me. They may be lazy sometimes, hard headed often times, but still, without them, supervising wasn't necessary, and a good output was unattainable.

Another JOB is over. And along with the others, new learning have been gained.. Not academically, but still something highly significant—
VALUES.