When I was in college, I usually spend my free time in a chapel. Not becoz I’m that religious but for the reasons: it’s a cool place to study with fresh air and cool music from the choirs who’re playing piano. And I also loved to chat with low, cool, down to earth personalities(pssssttt I hate to be with some social types and some boastful people)….Like manoy who’s the care taker of the chapel. He’s so cool that he shared his life’s experience…He told me that he’s the only one that’s not professional in his brothers and sisters. He’s the eldest and he’s working hard for his family. He worked as a janitor in the chapel for such a long time. And, he’s able to send her younger brothers and sisters to school. Until they finished courses with his support…(ISN’T THIS COOL AND HERIOC THING?!?). And also, since he’s gifted w/a cool, nice voice, sometimes, he’d join some singing contest and when he’d win, he’d share his prize to his family….VERY COOL!….’Til the time comes,the youngest graduated from college….he’s being asked if he wanted to continue his studies. His answer was….it’s enough for him to see all of his brothers and sisters graduate in college and have a good job and have a good life. He will be happy for it and that’s the greatest dream he ever had in his life. And by watching all of them living happily and being a professional, it doesn’t matter for him to remain as a janitor for the rest of his life.
Huhuhu, A VERY TOUCHING THING & yet A GOOD LESSON IN LIFE. And after the youngest graduate, that’s the time, manoy got married to a very lovely woman and right now, he is blessed with very handsome kids.
I salute your great heroic deeds for your family. It’s one in a million.
{{{Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first little tree looked up at the stars and said: ” I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. I’ll be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world!” The second little tree looked out at the small stream trickling by on it’s way to the ocean. ” I want to be traveling might waters and caring powerful kings. I’ll be the strongest ship in the world! The third little tree looked down into the valley below where busy men and women worked in a busy town. I don’t want to leave the mountain top at all. I want to grow so tall that when people stop to look at me they’ll raise their eyes to heaven and think of God. I will be the tallest tree in the world.
Years, passed. The rain came, the sun shone and the little trees grew tall. One day three wood cutters climbed the mountain. The first wood cutter looked at the first tree and said, “This tree is beautiful. It is perfect for me.” With a swoop of his shinning ax, the first tree fell. “Now I shall make a beautiful chest, I shall hold wonderful treasure!” the first tree said.
The second wood cutter looked at the second tree and said, “This tree is strong. It’s perfect for me.” With a swoop of his shinning ax, the second tree fell. “Now I shall sail mighty waters!” thought the second tree. ” I shall be a strong ship for mighty kings!”
The third tree felt her heart sink when the last wood cutter looked her way. She stood straight and tall and pointed bravely to heaven. But the wood cutter never even looked up. “Any kind of tree will do for me.” He muttered. With a swoop of his shinning ax, the third tree fell.
The first tree rejoiced when the wood cutter brought her to a carpenter’s shop. But the carpenter fashioned the tree into a feed box for animals. The once beautiful tree was not covered with gold, or treasure. She was coated with saw dust and filled with hay for hungry farm animals. The second tree smiled when the wood cutter took her to a shipyard, but no mighty sailing ship was made that day. Instead the one strong tree was hammered and awed into a simple fishing boat. She was too small and too weak to sail to an ocean, or even a river, instead she was taken to a little lake. The third tree was confused when the wood cutter cut her into strong beams and left her in a lumberyard. “What happened?” The once tall tree wondered. ” All I ever wanted was to stay on the mountain top and point to God…”
Many days and nights passed. The three trees nearly forgot their dreams. But one night, golden starlight poured over the first tree as a young woman placed her newborn baby in the feed box. “I wish I could make a cradle for him.” Her husband whispered. The mother squeezed his hand and smiled as the starlight shone on the smooth and sturdy wood. ” This manger is beautiful.” She said. And suddenly the first tree knew he was holding the greatest treasure in the world.
One evening a tired traveler and his friends crowded into the old fishing boat. The traveler fell asleep as the second tree quietly sailed out into the lake. Soon a thundering and a thrashing storm arose. The little tree shuddered. She new she did not have the strength to carry so many passengers safely through the wind and the rain. The tired man awoke. He stood up, stretched out his hand, and said, “Peace.” The storm stopped as quickly as it had begun. And suddenly the second tree knew he was carrying the king of heaven and earth.
One Friday morning, the third tree was startled when her beams were yanked from the forgotten wood pile. She flinched as she was carried through and angry jeering crowd. She shuddered when soldiers nailed a man’s hand to her. She felt ugly and harsh and cruel. But on Sunday morning, when the sun rose and the earth trembled with joy beneath her, the third tree knew that God’s love had changed everything. It had made the third tree strong. And every time people thought of the third tree, they would think of God. That was better than being the tallest tree in the world.
The next time you feel down because you didn’t get what you wanted, sit tight and be happy because God is thinking of something better to give you.}}}
I love this story very much!
Carrying a baby in her womb for 9 months was really amazing. She had mixed feelings, emotions and everything. Sometimes she’s sad, the next thing happy and vise versa. When her due date was fast approaching, she was afraid. Afraid whether she can deliver her baby successfully or not. Afraid if her baby will be cord coil for she was always watching tv and the topics were mothers who gave birth in a hard way.
It was dawn, she woke up because she need to go to the bathroom. She was wondering why there’s a liquid that dripped down very fast. She was not feeling comfortable. She came to think that her bag of water broke. It’s then, she woke up my husband to drive her to the hospital. It’s not that painful because it’s water that comes out and not blood(as what her old folks say). She just walked from the entrance of the emergency room to the second floor of the hospital where the labor room was located. She checked in it at the counter and still she can write anything on the registration paper. Until the nurse asked her to get inside the small room where she got her pad so the nurse can check it if she’s really in labor. She waited again outside for minutes. Then the nurse came out and accompany her to the labor room. Everything’s fancy in there with all of the necessary apparatus for emergency use. Until the time came that she was very uncomfortable. She kept on going in and out of the bathroom to urinate. Then, there’s a nurse that inspected her dilation. She was only 1cm when her bag of water broke so they were afraid of her baby’s condition. The nurse asked her if she will go for natural birth. She said yes. Since she was only 1cm, the doctor decided to inject pitussin to help the regular contraction of her baby. It’s then that she was shouting from the pain of every contraction. So the nurse asked her again if she needs some pain reliever. That’s the time she said yes. Morning came and she was still shouting for pain. Until the time came when the nurse inspected her dilation, it’s then that she’s fully dilated. The nurse guided her in everything on how to deliver her baby. The nurse called the doctor and other nurses to assist. When they said that the head of her baby was visible, and that if she wanted to touch it, she said no because she’s afraid she may poke the head. Then her baby was out and they were on the rush in cutting the cord and clean her baby. Until they put her baby on her chest so that she can see him. She was crying then. Tears of joy. She can’t believe that her baby is very handsome and very cute. After the nurse cleaned her baby thoroughly, she was being transported to her room. But before that, she brought her baby in the nursery.
After seeing her baby, all the things she experienced in carrying him for 9 months and all the pains she had in delivering him successfully were gone. And she thank God for the successful labor she had. She was just in pain for 6-7 hours and to think it’s her first pregnancy. Of course, she’s thankful for her husband for supporting her althroughout. Even if he was shaking because he was afraid but still he stayed inside the room. And he said, their baby smiled at him the first time he held him in his arms.
This is the unforgettable experience of a very happy mother. And she will treasure it forever. By having a baby, she can now understand how important parents are in the life of a child.
Please treasure and appreciate, help and do everything for your parents. It’s not easy to become one. Be good in everything( for your family). Give back the care and love that your parents has given to you. Be a good son/daughter. It will pay you back when you will be a parent in the future.
