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Ika 30 ng Disyembre taong 2007

5:45pm

I’m jammed with the holiday rush at the terminal as I write this. People are actually pushing against each other just to get a ride. Elbow to elbow, neck to neck, eye to eye, teeth to teeth, sweat to sweat, saliva to saliva. Oh yes, you heard it right, saliva to saliva, people get sprinkled when somebody talks, no, talking is an understatement, they are actually shouting, yelling. Just imagine the amount of wet tissue from the mouth being released. Trust me, I was once a victim (atin atin lang he he he).

After trying once, I gave up. Not because I’m tired trying, sa isip ko pwedi naman talaga akong makisiksik, konti lang dala ko and I only have my self to worry. But I choose not to jive in for those who have no other option but to go home. I’m bit worried for them, where are they going to stay if they won’t be able to go home so I gave in, and besides, I’m wearing a CFC shirt, baka sabihin bastos ang CFC ha ha ha.

6:37pm

It’s almost an hour since I got here and it feels like I’ve been here for one week yet despite of irritating and stressful circumstance I’m in, I felt relaxed. Yes, even with the fact that I might get stranded here in Tagum if I’m not going to join the “royal rumble”, I felt unperturbed. The tranquility I feel amidst the chaos (which is very very very very unusual for me) made my mind flooded with thoughts, suddenly I feel very very very blessed. I can’t help it; I need to write what God is telling me through this event.

1) Be a blessing

I originally thought of: “if you are blessed, be a blessing” but I realized, it aint necessarily so. We are all called to be a blessing regardless the feeling of being blessed or not. Well, the feeling of not blessed is just a matter of crooked perspective. We are all blessed, stop pitying your self and start blessing others. Should I focused on how unfortunate I am that I am one of those who might not have a ride home, I never would have discovered how blessed I am with friends in Tagum, that they are willing to let me stay for an overnight (with first class accommodation) in their homes. Becoming a blessing for others by letting go of my slot for those who has no option but to go home because they have no family here, is nothing compared to how blessed I am with mine here.

2) Find joy in giving

          When you do good to others, you feel good. Unexplainable happiness sets in. Thus giving favor to others you are actually doing favor to your self. A win-win situation. As the number of the slots I gave up increases, the number of happy people (not just the one who’s traveling but more so their families waiting in their homes) increases. As the number of happy people increases, the more I feel good. Nakaka-addict. 

3) Learn to wait

Patience is an art of waiting for the best that is yet to come. Worrying will do no good. In thinking too much of what’s ahead of us, we actually loose the joy of living the present. Let the future take care of itself and enjoy doing what’s best with your time today. I still don’t know what’s in stored for me, I don’t even know if I’ll be able to go home tonight, but one thing is for sure, I will. I don’t know when, I just know I will. Well, it made me pray more, I believe it is more important than going home. 

7:54pm

I was able to get a ride home at sa paborito kong pwesto: sa front seat. Nakapagtataka nga eh, kadalasan kasi ang last trip ang punong-puno at nagsisiksikan. No hassle, no pushing. It is as if the bus was intended for me and those who waited, waited long enough for God’s grace. Amazing!