Forbidden Element

After I've heard the stories of the survivors of the latest calamity that Philippines just faced, it really made me cry realizing how much they have suffered and it was like I was also there feeling their pain.

Loosing their loved ones and thinking how they could still recover from the the trauma really stings knowing that a few months from now, the yule tide season will start to cover the atmosphere. It would be very sad for the victims to celebrate this Christmas when it is all about being with the family and they have lost their houses and properties hey have worked for years.

But when I saw the child in the TV earlier this morning, I glared hope in her innocent eyes. She was interviewed by a reporter and she still managed to smile ignoring their situation- spending the rest of the days in the cold and unsanitary street. While others are busy queuing for relief goods and donations given by big-hearted institutions and companies, the child just fiddled around like nothing serious happened.

What's amazing with children is that they don't care about many things as long as they are still alive, every morning and every day that God has given will be another great day. Maybe that is why God loves children-for their innocence.

Now that the battle for recovery is still not over, let us extend any kind of help that we could offer to our fellow citizens in NCR. But the most significant thing we could do to help them is to pray to God. Just cast your burdens upon Him and He will give you rest. He will never abandon us. All we have to do is do our best and He will do the rest-that's for sure.