An Exclamation Mark !

The exclamation mark is a very brilliant invention. Aside from having commas, periods, and question marks are common things. You need them for pauses and a way to identify questions. But to have an exclamation mark, which was derived from the Latin word for 'Joy', is just incredible. I never thought of it like this 'til it actually change my life in a little way!

Unconsciously I use exclamation marks rarely as to let the reader of my message see that when there is the presence of that mark, there is a significance to it and I find this better than to use it often thus allowing the mark to lose its meaning. One day while I was texting with a leader of mine about a meeting we were to set (sorry I meant, it was already set) but something was planned in school on that day which I had to join for the grade (or else I fail). So I had to tell my leader, and I wasn't so use to texting with her yet.

What shocked me the most was that every time she replied there was an exclamation mark at the end of each sentence. It amazed me because if I were to be placed at her shoes and someone came to me saying that they couldn't join the meeting on that day when it was already set! I'd go mad and grow impatient. But her! Wow! I give her my utmost respect and I look up to her. They was she responded with the exclamation mark made me see what a patient person she is and how I can be like that in the future if I just continually aim for it and persevere to attain that!

So now I aim to become an exclamation mark towards the people around me. Who is my benchmark? Labbaw Dunggon of course. He is the "best"! Swimming across vast oceans, cutting through dense jungles, and slaying ominous beings giving his life in the process to be cursed as a pig. Yea, I really do think that he was an exclamation mark! Don't you?

NO EXCUSES part1

Erik Weihenmayer is a person who dreamed of climbing the tallest mountains in all continents. Not only that but he is a champion at wrestling and he got into the "Hall of Fame" in wrestling. He received once received a Medal of Courage and got the privilege of lighting to torch for the Olympics. This same person had retinoschisis, a disease which made him blind early on, at the age of 13! Yet this didn't stop him from accomplishing what he did in his life. This are the type of people we need for anything to rise up. Even a simple business couldn't rise up without such faith and perseverance from its leader what more anything greater than that!
We need to rise up and start doing the things we've never done before having faith that we can accomplish it if we persevere. We need to start making dreaming dreams that would benefit others and would also give us much joy if we do. We need to become the Labbaw Dunggon of our generation, fighting the evils around us, traveling vast seas without even knowing for sure what is at the other end. Will you fight?

Surviving the home

My parents have left for another town leaving me alone at home. It is quite a challenge because they never did this for more than 3 days. Meaning I have to take care of the laundry, dishes, food, garbage, etc… and, quite honestly, this isn’t something I did before. So far I’m having fun and I am surviving. On my fourth day now and I’m trying to see what I can cook.
It is quite shocking that a lot of people know don’t know the basics to surviving. Yes I know some people who cook for themselves, who do laundry for themselves, who clean for themselves but rarely do I see someone do all three! Gone are the days of Labbaw Dunngon where everyone is self-sufficient in the basic necessities of life and interdependent to each other with regards to the community. But if we were like that before, we can be there again. We can even be much better! And the change starts here, with us.

Learning from our ancestors

How could a child follow the instructions of his mother when he doesn’t understand the point of doing so? Why should he avoid drinking that liquid that they use for cleaning their body, it smelled good? Or why should he not try to drive a car, father seems to do it easy enough? Their childish questions go on and on and yet we could call the child wise if the obeys. Why do they obey? Faith. Faith in what? Faith that their elderly know better than they do.

The epic of Labaw Dunggon reminds me of such. Why does he spend so much time and energy to fight off the creatures that doesn’t even belong to his tribe and land? For the rumored beautiful woman? Maybe, but there could be. Maybe, just maybe, he fought for the sake of them, so that peace may return to their land. That others may enjoy better life. It was act of great worth and value that even led him to be a pig, yet he showed no sign of regrets.

“Greater love no one than this, than he lay down his life for his friend.”  (John 15:13)

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