Life is always about lessons learned. And realities highlighted. After the whole Ondoy experience, these are some of the truths I have realized...
...That first and foremost, I had been lucky...My only huge challenge that day was being stranded from 11 am to 6 pm. I had no money, and the only thing I was to do was get my sisters medical results. Suddenly, we could not go home since the roads were impassable. But that was the only thing that we had to face. When I saw the videos and photos on TV, I realized how spared I was from this...
...That because I was lucky, it was my duty to help... What I saw in Marikina, even here in Pasig was like remnants of a war which we obviously did not win, death toll rising, many missing persons, children being driven by the floods, how could anyone sleep seeing them this way? I had to do something....
... That in every tragedy, and an act of generosity, there are people who are overcome by greed... People controlling what to give, whom to give donations to, people selling the donations to others. It is just sad...
... That in spite of this, we cannot afford to be jaded... It is better to give our service with the possibility of being taken advantage of than not to help at all, a looter who has gained is better than a victim who deprived of assistance...
... That we are all responsible for this... YOU and ME, our poor stewardship of Gods gifts, our abuse, our negligence...
... That miracles do happen... Pepeng did not hit Metro Manila to add insult to injury. It is now time to pray for the other towns hit by this calamity...
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