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| ...is like a man playing chess---
always afraid of losing his queen. | | |
| Mayo 1--- sinong nagsabi na ang araw ng mga manggagawa ay para lamang sa mga trabahador at namamasukan sa mga malalaking kumpanya? isa sa mga hindi gaanong nabibigyang-pansin, subalit lubhang may mahalagang gampanin, ay ang mga ina ng tahanan. sa blog post na ito ay itutuon ko ang aking panulat hindi para sa karaniwang manggagawa sa ating lipunan kundi sa mga maybahay at ina na maituturing din nating mga manggagawa. ang kaibahan lamang ay hindi sila nagpapawis sa labas ng tahanan kundi iniukol ang buhay sa pag-iingat ng kani-kanilang mga tahanan. hindi lamang sila pagal sa pag-aasikaso sa kaniyang pamilya, nakahanay pa ang walang katapusang gawain sa loob ng tahanan. Napakabuti nilang katuwang ng mga padre de pamilya upang manatiling maayos ang buong sambahayan. Sila ang pangunahing nakaaalam ng mga kaganapan sa loob ng tahanan at tinitiyak nila na ang lahat ng bagay ay nasa kaayusan. Sinisinop niya hindi lamang ang mga miyembro ng kaniyang pamilya kundi ang kabuuan ng kaniyang tahanan. Ang mga gawaing hindi biro ay buong-puso niyang ginagampanan--- pagluluto ng pagkain, paglilinis ng bahay, paglalaba at pamamalantsa ng mga damit, pagsinop sa budget ng pamilya, pagtuturo at pag-aasikaso sa mga anak, pagiging mabuting asawa--- ng walang inaasahang kapalit. minsan nga ay hindi maisip ng ibang miyembro ng pamilya kung paano na sila kapag dinalaw ng karamdaman ang masipag na ina. halos titigil ang "operasyon" sa loob ng tahanan. kumbaga kase sa isang kumpanya, bagama't nananatiling "general manager" ang mga ama ng tahanan, "operations manager" naman nila sa loob ng tahanan ang mga ina. malaking bagay kung naroon siya at maayos na ginagampanan ang kaniyang mga gawain, at malaking kakulangan naman kapag sila ay nawala sa sirkulasyon.
kahit hindi pa naman ngayon ang paggunita para sa araw ng mga ina, minabuti ko rin na iukol sa kanila ang blog post na ito dahil sila rin ay maituturing na mga manggagawa--- hindi ng malalaking kumpanya kundi ng pinakamahalagang bahagi ng lipunan--- ng kanilang pamilya. ;) | | |
| "Whatever mistakes we've made,
our only way out is to move forward.
Life's proven formula:
don't look back in regret,
but move on with hope." | | |
| Smooth roads never make good drivers;
Smooth seas never make good sailors;
Clear skies never make good pilots;
A problem-free life
never makes a strong & good person.
Be strong enough to accept the challenges of life.
Don't ask life, "Why me?"
Instead, say, "Try me!"
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| I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."
By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."
I said, "Son! I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Dad, that's okay.
I love you anyway."
I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."
FAMILY Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in
a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = Father And Mother I Love You. | | |
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