Is there something that you discovered
in yourself lately? Something you did not expect that you’ll be able to do? At first
you might find those extraordinary and far beyond your reach, talents, skills,
abilities, you name them! I bet your absorbent mind when you were a child is
still continuing its journey of leading you to your passion.
Art is my hobby as a kid. I
would draw anything that catches my interest even until now. I do not practice
it so much but it is a God-given talent which from birth I was able to
appreciate. I have been trained as a public speaker under the tutelage of Aphrodite de Guzman. She’s so great and she made me perform on stage with bizarre facial
expressions to merit myself a standing ovation. I was able to develop this
talent in speaking and it became my training ground for preaching, catechizing
and giving recollections to young people like me. But the most unforgettable
thing that Aphrodite de Guzman taught me is how to seek my passion. As I was growing
up with this teacher of mine, I always listened to her pieces of advice. Her wisdom
can even surpass that of some theologians’. In fact, she told me that if she
were a guy she would become a priest but she’s contented with her life right
now and a very proud mother of three beautiful children. The Eureka moment of
my life does not end in that story. My greatest achievement so far is that I
found out that I can give love and give justice to others especially to the
poor and the humble. Aphrodite must have handed down to me what she learned from
her Rabbi, Jesus Christ.
My awards in my high
school and college will be useless today if I did not find in the depths of my
heart god’s greatest gift to us – LOVE. Yes, that is my passion, to give
justice and love especially to the poor, the humble, the oppressed and the
silenced. Although I am still guilty that I do not carry out that charity every
time I am doing my best to show to my neighbors that God’s love dwells in the
hearts of each and every one of us.
So lonely before, I finally
found what I’ve been looking for.
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