What is a trashcan?
To a toddler: It's just a shelf for his ugly toys;
To a student: It's where he keeps his bad test papers;
To a teenager: A basketcase for the letters of an ex-lover;
To a writer: It's a file for rejected drafts;
BUT to a streetchild: With a trashcan, so goes LIFE..
See how blessed YOU are?
This message was forwarded to me through text message by my cousin. He sent this a week ago but I did not bother to read because I thought this was one of those "non-sense" messages being passed around. But, I was wrong. the message hit me straight through the heart. After I read it, I made my own reflection.
More often than not, we are ungrateful of the things God gave us. We don't like it when we don't have this or that. Sometimes we don't want to go out of our comfort zones and of our own little perfect world. In short, we just don't care of what's happening in our society. They say that 38-40% of Filipinos consider themselves very poos. Can you just imagine that? We see poverty each day, it's everywhere. But what things have done to make a difference for them? Millions of people cannot even eat three square meals a day, and if they could afford to, they eat those MSG-infested noodles, canned goods, dried fish, etc.. A lot of children die because of eating spoiled food from the trashcans or dump sites. What can WE offer them? Some of us can't even think of them. Many do not care if those little children die of starvation, are being raped, or abused. I know that because sometimes I don't care. Yes, I don't care. There are times I pity them but I still can't do anything for them. Even the government who has lots of money cannot give them a DECENT home, or hospital. They spend millions in national defense, sports, and other things. But then, many of us know that they are able but will NOT make a difference for these people. Well, I pray that one of us can.
I don't know if everyone who read the text message hit them the same way it did to me. I hope... HOPE... Hope... hope...
-Jirah
4 comments:
Hi Jirah,
That's a touching reflection....and very well written. If only our world would learn to have some compassion & learn to empthathize with the poor & needy...that will make all the difference in our communities. All that we have is God's gift to us, let's be a blessing in the little way we can.
We are proud of you ...Keep sharing your reflections.
Love,
JanShanks
hi kuya.. thank you. God bless, i love you kuya!
Very nice point...
hello.. anong year mo ngayon sa upv? i graduated there, just last apil 2007. Musta naman ang centennial celebration nyo? after graduation kasi, I went to Iligan City, to work. Im teaching at Mindanao State University.
teacher mo sa Mam Alicia Magos? Is she still working at UP? Anyway, send my regards to Ma'am Magos, if you see her one time. Ok? Thank you so much. :)
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