Jayson de Lemon

Talamak na ang kahirapan sa ating bayan, Kalunos-lunos ang mga pamilyang naghihikahos, kahindik-hindik ang mga krimeng nagaganap dahil sa kahirapan. Kawalang edukasyon sa karamihan, at kakulangan sa kaalaman. Tsk…tsk…tsk… Ano na tayo Bayan?!

Wag malungkot! Hindi ito permanente mga pare koy, kung baga ito ay “overexageration lang”. Ang nais ko naman talagang ipahiwatig sa inyo ay ang ipakita at ipabatid sa inyo ang tunay na kalagayan ng ating bansa. Kailangan ng bawat isa ang sariling pagsisikap upang pasimulan ang tunay na pag-unlad. Mula sa sarili “Ako ang simula” kung baga. Mangarap tayo at matutong paunlarin ang sarili. Kung iisipin kung lahat ay mag-iisip ng ganito ay hidi lang tayo ang makikinabang kundi pati na rin ang ating bayan.

Si kuya, isang OFW sa bansang Qatar. Nag-umpisa sya bilang isang simpleng mamayan na hindi huminto sa pag-babanat ng buto. Mula pag-kabata ay inihanda ang sarili sa kanyang kinabukasan kung paano makakatulong sa pamilya at sa bayan. Mula sa pagtitinda ng kung anu-ano, sa pag-pasok sa kung anu-anong malilinis na raket at sa pag-susumikap na makapagtapos ng pag-aaral hindi sya huminto na mangarap. Sinikap nyang maabot ang kanyang mga ninanais. Ganunpaman, hindi naging ganap ang kanyang pag-pupunyagi dahil nga sa kakulangan na kinikita sa bawat araw. Hindi lubos maisip ng kuya ko na halos lahat ng pagod at pag-gamit ng utak ang kanyang pinipuhunan makuha lamang ang kanyang inaasam ngunit ito’y kulang. Hindi maling talikuran ang sariling bayan kung ang ninanais mo ay para sa kabutihan ng pamilya at nang ating bayan. Agad kong ipinayo sa aking kapatid ang makipag-sapalaran sa ibang bayan. Hindi naglaon, siya ay lumipad at hinanap ang sariling swerte sa ibang bansa.

Nakonsensya ako sa aking mga naririnig tungkol sa mga katagang “Balang-araw mauubos ang ating mga mahuhusay upang manilbihan sa mga banyaga.” ngunit nang marinig ko isang araw ang hatid na balita ng pamahalaan na tumataas ang kita ng ating bansa dahil sa mga OFW’s ay agad akong naliwanagan. Kung iisipin, hindi madaling mangibambayan lalot na’t kapalit nito ay ang mawalay sa pamilya at minamahal. Sa rason na maiahon ang pamilya mula sa kahirapan ay ipag-papalit ang ilang taong kalungkutan at pagpupunyagi. Hayyy…. Bida ka Pinoy Abraoad….

Si kuya ay isang representate lamang ng lahat ng mga pinoy na naninilbihan at nagpupunyagi para sa mga minamahal. Bagong bayani ika nga, totoo sa aking palagay pagkat sila ang parang mahigpit na kinakapitan ng ating bansa upang umunlad. Pasasaan bat magsisisbalikan din ang mga yan upang tayo nanaman ang pagsilbihan ng mga banyaga. Mga Filipinong OFW’s at mga Matatapang na manlalaro sa ibang bansa na humahakot ng salapi at “awards” bilang gantimpla. Tunay nga kayong bayani.

Darating ang panahon, sa pamamagitan ng konting tiis at maraming pagsisikat aangat tayong mga Filipino sa pamamagitan ng mga OFW’s. Ang talamak na kahirapan, kalunos-lunos ng pag-hihikahos, ang kahindik-hindik na krimen, at ang kawalang edukasyon ay unti-unting mapapawi sa pamamagitan ng ating pag-pupunyagi na mai-ahon ang sarili at pag-kakaroon ng pangarap para sa sarili, pamilya at sa bayan….

Mabuhay ka Pinoy-Abroad!

Are you standing at a crossroads wondering which road you should take?
And you are reading a decisions and a possible mistakeBut the will of God won’t lead you where the grace of God can keep you and you will never be out of his care, remember that the Lords already there.

-Being a good person is not that easy to perform without believing
that there is God who will guide me in every decision that I make. Looking to my inner feelings and my thoughts. Thinking positive thoughts, trusting those that offer me friendship, and dismissing both anger and hateful feelings, will result in a change from my within. i have to think good thoughts, thus I will become good. I will do good, thus my entire persona will change. I will trust, instead of distrusting. I will care instead of being uncaring. I will help others in their time of need, instead of sitting back and waiting for someone else to help me. I will be in essence become a good person and God will care for me throughout my life with my good decisions.

Wherever you are, wherever you’re going, God is right there beside you seeing and knowingWherever you go, He already knows what lies ahead and what’s behind You’ll always find He’s never too far from wherever you are.

-In order to apply being a good person in reality, I have to start each day with a plan as my goal.
Thinking of what I would like to see and do. Then thinking of someone who is lonely. Someone who, perhaps lives alone, and has no family. Asking this person to join me, in my plan for the day. Sharing my time with him and build a friendship that could ever be. Finally, my goal is to make others happy with the help of God not to far from wherever I am. With this goal, I can never go back and make a brand new start but I can start from now and make a brand new ending.

You are waiting to hear thunder and see lightning in the skyOh but God can work his wonders through a still, small voice inside So keep listening and learning and continue on a journeyJust following the one who is on way, Oh He’s the only road you need to take.

-Real Happiness is through the path of our God. As a happy being, In my life, I had learned of five rules to be happy, First, To free my heart of hatred - I learned that hatred makes our lives miserable that leads to many kinds of bad things that people might think or do. Secondly, free my mind from worries – Worries is one way of releasing of ones faith in God. Third is living in a simple life, a simple life which doesn’t have to seek for impossible things that may lead me to do bad things just to get it. Just live simply. Fourthly, giving more to others such as love, caring and all things that I can share. “It’s better to give than to receive.” Lastly,Expecting less for all of these will give me an ultimate fulfillment which is equal to happiness, and I believed that as a happy being these rules to be happy is a way of God that I only need to take.

Wherever you are, wherever you’re going, God is right there beside you seeing and knowingWherever you go, He already knows what lies ahead and what’s behind You’ll always find He’s never too far from wherever you are.

-Whatever I do is directly to my conscience, conscience that tells me weather it is right or wrong, conscience that helps me to analyze things from good to bad.Whenever I am doing something, I ask myself the question “Am I hurting myself or others”. If I answer is no, then I am not doing harm and that’s my conscience always says.

Generally, wherever we are going God is always there not too far from us, He knows everything what we do and guide in everything what we decide. A good person must have his goals how to do it, must live with it and must have a conscience that will help him to grow with living with the Lord.