CHRISTMAS AFTER THE STORM
Months after the storm lies a different setting before the yuletide. Like those of being risen from the ruins after a long siege, people are desperately took long lines for bread and clothes while staying in a temporary shelter-especially in a public school or in a covered court. These people somehow tried to express happiness, but still their faces remained too emotional, especially from taking long lines to carrying relief goods and being checked-up medically by the volunteers coming from different sectors of the society. Perhaps, this would be an early Christmas treat to the less fortunate; due to the devastating effects of typhoons "Ondoy", "Pepeng", and other succeeding typhoons entered in this "land of the morning."
In fact,
I simply remember how I donate some of my used clothes not just because to provide space in my closet nor being called by my conscience to give them what I have, but as a way to serve them faithfully-to serve the 90 per cent of the entire Filipino society who experienced a traumatic effect after the storm. Somehow, nature tried to test us how endure are we, or are we apathetic regarding our society, and after these we returned back in being apathetic and thinking "Christmas" as a means to spend money a lot-instead of celebrating it through ceaseless service; as what the Benedictine motto said: "Ora et Labora"-Prayer and work, and thus it includes serving them as they serve us.
In this coming yuletide, why not just feel and think how they are as of now not just spending money for the sake of something possessive? Especially in the "most Christian country in Asia?" Well... if we take being Christian seriously, especially in this season, Being a devout Christian means nothing to have-for the people have everything, especially to the victims after the storm.
In fact,
I simply remember how I donate some of my used clothes not just because to provide space in my closet nor being called by my conscience to give them what I have, but as a way to serve them faithfully-to serve the 90 per cent of the entire Filipino society who experienced a traumatic effect after the storm. Somehow, nature tried to test us how endure are we, or are we apathetic regarding our society, and after these we returned back in being apathetic and thinking "Christmas" as a means to spend money a lot-instead of celebrating it through ceaseless service; as what the Benedictine motto said: "Ora et Labora"-Prayer and work, and thus it includes serving them as they serve us.
In this coming yuletide, why not just feel and think how they are as of now not just spending money for the sake of something possessive? Especially in the "most Christian country in Asia?" Well... if we take being Christian seriously, especially in this season, Being a devout Christian means nothing to have-for the people have everything, especially to the victims after the storm.
