ImmersionLives intertwine. And hundreds of stories fill up the pages of this spectacularchapter in our lives. We don’t how to start, where to start. For our words areprimitive and will never suffice for the grandeur we had felt, we had witnessed,we had lived. A lot of the best days from our two decades of living came aroundpouring and the only obstacle was the longing for home. It wasn’t love at firstsight. It took its own course in time, slowly penetrating the fortresses we had soeagerly fortified to seclude our vulnerabilities from the sight of the new worldwe are trying to identify ourselves with. We were moved to a being far fromwho we used to be. We used to be governed by prejudiced and we were oftenaccompanied by fears and misconceptions. Nevertheless, the moment we setfoot on the soil of such land miles away from home, the world tilted andshowed a differentface. The overwhelming kindness and hospitality shattered all barriers, alldifferences. We were changed in ways we are neither capable of elaboratingnor enumerating. This defining moment in our cheery young lives made abetter person out of us; outgrowing the childish things and realizing the weightof responsibility in independence. From that moment on our perspective aboutso many things comes flashing in different lights.Lives intertwine. Our own individual stories are woven together in the fabricsthat created stupendous consonance with the other twenty souls or less thatcame along. There were bright sunny days and gloomy rainy days. There weremoments of laughter and a period of tears. There was a time of buildingbridges and there was a time for an untimely goodbye. There was longing forhome and there was enjoyment in independence. There was a long windingroad that we ended up trudging and there were places that took our breathaway. There were strangers who became acquaintances, acquaintances whobecame friends and friends who became family. There were sleepless nightsand some strolling under the luminous moonlight. There was everything thatwe prayed for and a house that became our home. We were moved to love. Wewere moved because we felt loved. The strangest beauty is to find serenityamidst the chaos that goes on within. And the bitterness of life melted away inthe struggles that we endured. We were blessed. For not having everything andyet feeling too much. We were blessed for not having everything and yet therelies contentment. We were blessed to have so many things to thank for. Wewere blessed to have met amazing people who touched our lives and made usbetter persons. We were blessed to have experiences that taught a lot aboutlife. We thank God for all of it.Lives intertwine. Twisted and bonded; our lives intertwined in the crossroadnamed TERNATE. And though blood maybe thicker than water, the water flowedlike the massive torrents of an angry river. Strong and indestructible – that’swho we are together. We were bound though not by blood but by each passingday that we went through together feeling what each one felt, working on whateach one needed, struggling on the same things, experiencing the same
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it was kel rabin's blog, then i asked her to add more and polish the article.. tnx plmayers!
hi ate mers.. im also from plm.. ang ganda ng message mo about ternate experience.. super like.! :-)
i've been downloading documents from you eversince not knowing that youre also from plm until i saw your document.. ternate.. i too will be having my ternate experience next year and your entry made me feel more excited..=')