Patience

"Patience is a virtue" as it is said.

Well, true indeed. I am an advocate of this principle, basically because I do believe that in this life things are hard and never easy. Come to think of it, if things were that easy do you think all of us will prosper? I doubt.

The moment I decided to live with my aunt and her family I told myself that this will not be as easy as it looks like, especially knowing the fact that she (my aunt) is strict. Well what can I do, I got nothing to send me to school. The first few months of my stay was indeed a challenge which I think I could not surpass. I get to wash dishes, clean the house and look after my cousins. These chores are so hard for me during the first time. I am not used to this kind of living. But luckily I have adjusted already.

Back then, I always get what I want with just a snap but fate was not that good for me and my family, we lost everything. That was the chapter of my life which I enjoyed and I regret some part of it. But what else is new? Life is comprised of a never ending UPs and DOWNs. Now I am facing the new chapter of my life bringing with me the principle "patience is a virtue".

If there is one great thing I can impart o people it would not be the knowledge that I have acquired in the for walls of the classroom but rather the experience I had that taught me to strive and be patient. If in my previous years in this world, I had lived life in a I will call instant life, I now regret it. With the lesson I got from that snap life I will live life the way it should be. A life lived for others and a life facing challenges with patience. With this chapter of my unusual life I now know that patience takes a person to places and helps break the horizon.

Be patient and life will be smooth...,

Building Good Human Relationship

10 Commandments of Human Relations

1. Speak to people.
   There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting.
   
   

2. Smile at people.
   It takes 72 muscles to frown, only 14 to smile.
   
   

3. Call people by name.
   The sweetest music to anyone's ears is the sound of his own name.
   
   

4. Be friendly and helpful.
   If you want friends, you must be one.
   
   

5. Be cordial.
   Speak and act as if everything you do is a joy to you.
   
   

6. Be genuinely interested in people.
   You can like almost everybody if you try.
   
   

7. Be generous with praise...
   and cautious with criticisms.
   
   

8. Be considerate with the feelings of others.
   There are usually three sides to a controversy: Yours, the other fellow's and the right side.
   
   

9. Be eager to lend a helping hand.
   Often it is appreciated more than you know.
   
   

10. Add to this:
    a good sense of humor, a huge dose of patience and a dash of humility. This combination will open many doors and the rewards will be enormous.

This are just commandments, I am an advocate of this one. But I firmly believe in the essence of being true to oneself. It would be better if we live with these commandments but I think there would be no better way of making friends or building relationship to others but being ourselves.

Last Minute Rush

"Oh it can wait" this is the common line of FILIPINOS every time they are ought to do things. This is the aspect which negates the FILIPINO culture. Like having oneself registered, the government has had the COMELEC available for registration sometime in the previous years, but many of us did not respond to that call instead we take an act ON the deadline. I for one registered my self ON the deadline for reasons that are enough for me to do it. During the process I just waited, because I said to myself I got no one to blame but me. Along the way an old woman complained why is the line not moving and what took the process so long. Then the officer in charge simply said "that's what we get when we register or do things on the last minute".

This situation manifests the kind of thinking most Filipinos have. Unlike any other culture, we tend to do things during the last minute. I can't really explain why, but the point is this attitude will not bring us to a better horizons. As it is said "don't wait for tomorrow, what you can do for today". Unfortunately, this quote lies only in our heads, but not running across our minds nor circulates in our hearts. I know we have our own reasons why we are doing this but please bear in mind that if we are to do things this way, we must be patient to deal with it.

Like in my case, I want to do many things but a notion in mind hinders this purpose in which it is the idea of the so-called come what may. Like in doing my report I already have GREAT plans as to how I will conduct it but on the process of doing it I tend to think "WELL THE DEADLINE IS FAR, WHAT'S THE HURRY!". The consequence of that, I have not realized what I planned. Very devastating isn't it? "I got all the time in the world, but I did not do something to realize my plan, what a shame!".

I guess this habit (mañana) is a result of the bahala na concept. We Filipinos (well not all, fewer than many I guess) are so ambitious but not so good in doing things for it to be realized. We have great plans and very innovative mind, but again it just stays in our mind and never transmitted to actions. This is very shameful, right? Some of us are willing to do amazing things for others but not for ourselves, we tend to exert more effort to do greater things for others and less efforts for ourseleves, which is not suppoised to be the case.

Bottomline, do things right away!

What Makes Life Beautiful?

What Makes Life Beautiful?

I have posted a poll for me to know the answer to this question, because if I answer it myself then of course I'd stick to my own idea. And based on the poll, life itself is the one that makes it beautiful.

Well, I do agree on it. It's like saying that you love a person just the way he/she is. We must appreciate life the way it is created by God and we must not look up at things which would violate the rule of creation.

As what I have often emphasized, love life! Life is beautiful! There is no question to that. Its existence may be considered the greatest mystery known to man, but due to its presence we enjoy life. Of course, how can we enjoy it if we don't have it.

This post may be the shortest one but the point of this essay is to remind that life is beautiful despite the odds.

The Best Depression Treatment

The Best Depression Treatment

Depression is not new to us. Each one of us has experienced it or is experiencing it. It is classified as clinical depression and often results to personality disorders

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Clinical depression s a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder). In other words, this is merely a state of mind, in a sense that it results from being moody to having low self esteem. As a consequence personality disorder steps in. Personality disorders, formerly referred to as character disorders, are a class of personality types which deviate from the contemporary expectations of a society (.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_disorder). Meaning, this kind of disorder is being judge depending on the society’s norms and organization. One may be considered as deviating from the society when he can not contribute to the perpetuity of the so-called status quo.

If there’s an illness there’s a cure. As a suggestion I would like to revise the phrase “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away” to “a smile a day keeps the depression away”. I know it may be an amateur suggestion but that’s the simplest thing I can suggest to be treated from depression. It is in smiling that you are responding to the challenges brought by life in an optimistic point of view. One must bear in mind that puzzles are made to enhance critical minds in providing creative solutions and not for the reason everyone thinks – a burden. Depression is inevitable in nature and is just a corner away. But mind you, depression is just a state of mind. No person will get depressed unless he permits to be. The main treatment here is to take life easy but serious and do not expect that much. After all we are brought here not only to enjoy the wellness of life but also to tackle it’s bitter portion. Live life with a smile and let depression die.

Hardwork Pays!

Just a moment ago, after playing Farm town from facebook, I realized that hardwork really pays. I stayed in the market for about fifteen minutes, I waited for someone to hire me. Fortunately, someone did. It's a harvesting job, the crops were pineapple, pepperfield, blueberry, onions and many more. Due to that employment my money amounted about 80,000 more or less. It's hard work.

It was just a game though, but however the point of life is there. Hard work pays! If I have not got the patience to wait in the marketplace for someone to hire me, I could have not earn that much. If I have not got the enthusiasm to click my mouse (which I named archie), same thing would happen. The bottom line is, in this life be it in a game or in the real world hard working people prospers. Since farm town resembles businessmen as to how they are goin to deal woth it, it needs hard work, critical thinking, and wise decision making. It's like living a real life in a virtual world like what I stated in my previous post.

With this, my faith in the phrase "patience is a virtue, and good things come to those who wait" strengthens. Since the very goal of farming is to earn, some avid fans of this game tend to cheat. I am an advocate of hardwork, thus, discouraging cheating on this kind of game, or even in reality. I know that I am not that clean but I believe in the phrase that goes "cheaters never prosper". True indeed, look what happened to PGMA when she cheated during the 2004 Presidential Elections, her reputation was brought to its doom. I know that I may be misleading you due to the unconnected fibers of my subject, but if you dig deeper, they may be unrelated or insignificant from one another but both complement the phrases "hard work pays and cheaters never prosper".

I don't hate cheaters, but I prefer hard working people.

Farm Town:RealLife in a virtual world

A new craze is heading the town. Face book's "farm town" is hitting the attention of everyone! Almost all the students at NDSCP are into farming. I for one is an advocate of this game. This game is very realistic, it helps one to think like a businessman. It gives one an idea on how to be a real farmer.

I admire the creator of this game for unlike any other game, it is of good influence. It is a helpful one since it molds the mind of the youngs to be wise and creative thinkers. I describe this game as a real life in a virtual world. Basically because, of its realistic features that is applicable to real life. It gives one an idea that hardwork really pays. And the thing that makes it realistic is the fact that when you can't harvest your crops in due time it will go to waste. And also the fact that earning money and putting up a business is not a joke. Although it is only a game, it needs for the usage of critical thinking skills.

I suggest that you click the link and try it then see the difference. Happy farming!!!!