recolI have learned something so refreshing last Thursday.

Well, one thing I’ve learned is about a life that is reflective. Anyway, this is supposedly a blog entry. Isn’t that fantastic? I thought people that do blogs are egocentric. Our facilitator said that life that isn’t reflective is not worth it! It gave me enthusiasm to do more blogging even though the schedule is pretty hectic…

There was also this topic about poverty and divine providence. I actually got the picture here. Poor people aren’t made to be charitable to rich people. One classmate of mine said that he had many experiences together with poor people. He said something like… if they had experienced something that rich people does then they would be contented even just to do it once in their lifetime. I can’t believe that he said something like that. It’s just because he has a family that was given the opportunity right? I believe that if he is the poor himself, then he would aim higher as well. I can talk like this because I came from a public high school. I kind of laugh sarcastically inside my mind when I heard him spoke that way because I know that he came from La Salle GH. I guess that what they’re doing over there is just lots of outreach. Now that is where other people get the stereotype ideas… Unlike me who have them as a common circle of friends. (I’m not saying that all of my friends or I are all poor. We are just at the middle class.) I’m not that rich as well so I can tell the same thing. That is we don’t like people that thinks that way.

The statement my blockmate just ticks me off. What he said is basically the same as what the facilitator’s quoted statement by Imelda Marcos. She said, “Hayaan na ang mga mahihirap, Masaya naman sila eh”. Meanwhile, I do agree to what my facilitator said. He said, “Why not do something that is for a lifetime? Not something like treating them to Jollibee and shopping stuffs.” Haha, I’m starting to remember this quotation about the man and teaching him how to fish. That is exactly what we have to do in CWTS!

The activity about the blindness actually got me… I might look so arrogant with this rants but I’m actually not good when talking to other people. Yeah, I might look like a coward here but that is my weakness. I only hope that God would give me the strength to change my personality. With that, I would be a frank and straightforward person. I wouldn’t have the problem whenever to approach someone. I don’t know if I’m making sense here or if my grammar is messy. It’s because I don’t talk too much and does it in writing (that’s where the blog goes).

By the way,

“Poor people aren’t made to be charitable to rich people.”

It is also a quote from Judy Abbot. She came from the anime Watashi no ashinaga Ojisan.