SA AKING PAGTANDA SA IYO, ANAK:

Sa aking pagtanda, unawain mo sana ako at pagpasensiyahan….. Kapag dala ng

kalabuan ng aking mata ay nakabasag ako ng pinggan o nakatapon ng sabaw sa

hapag-kainan, huwag mo sana akong kagalitan. Maramdamin ang isang matanda.

Nagseself-pity ako sa tuwing sinisigawan mo ako. Kapag mahina na ang tenga ko, at

hindi ko maintindihan ang sinasabi mo, huwag mo naman sana akong sabihan ng

“binge”. Paki-ulit na lang ang sinasabi mo o paki-sulat na lang. Pasensiya ka na anak,

matanda na talaga ako. Kapag mahina na ang tuhod ko, pagtiyagaan mo sana akong

tulungang tumayo, katulad ng pag-alalay ko sa iyo noong nag-aaral ka pa lamang

lumakad. Pagpasensiyahan mo sana ako kung ako man ay nagiging makulit at paulit-

ulit na parang sirang plaka. Basta pakinggan mo lang ako. Huwag mo sana akong

pagtatawanan o pagsasawaang pakinggan. Natatandaan mo, anak, noong bata ka

pa? Kapag gusto mo ng lobo paulit-ulit mo iyong sasabihin. Maghapon kang

mangungulit hangga’t hindi mo nakukuha ang gusto mo. Pinagtiyagaan ko ang

kakulitan mo. Pagpasensiyahan mo na rin sana ang aking amoy. Amoy matanda.

Amoy lupa. Huwag mo sana akong pilitin maligo. Mahina na ang katawan ko.

Madaling magkasakit kapag nalamigan. Huwag mo sana akong pandirihan.

Natatandaan mo ba noong bata ka pa? Pinagtitiyagaan kitang habulin sa ilalim ng

kama kapag ayaw mong maligo. Pagpasensiyahan mo na sana kung madalas ako’y

nagiging masungit. Dala na marahil ito ng katandaan. Pagtanda mo, maiintindihan mo

rin. Kapag may konti kang panahon, magkuwentuhan naman tayo. Kahit sandali lang.

Inip na inip na ako sa bahay. Maghapong nag-iisa. Walang kausap. Alam kong busy ka

sa trabaho, subalit nais kong malaman mo na sabik na sabik na akong

makakwentuhan ka, kahit alam kong hindi ka interesado sa mga kwento ko.
Natatandaan mo, anak, noong bata ka pa? Pinagtitiyagaan kong pakinggan at

intindihin ang pautal-utal mong kwento tungkol sa iyong mga laruan. At kapag

dumating ang sandali na ako’y magkasakit at maratay sa banig ng karamdaman,

huwag mo sana akong pagsawaang alagaan. Pagpasensiyahan mo na sana kung ako

man ay maihi o madumi sa higaan. Pagtiyagaan mo na sana akong alagaan sa mga

huling sandali nga aking buhay. Tutal, hindi na naman ako magtatagal. Kapag

dumating ang sandali ng aking pagpanaw, hawakan mo sana ang aking kamay at

bigyan mo ako ng lakas ng loob na harapin ang kamatayan. At huwag kang mag-

alala, kapag nakaharap ko na ang DIYOS na lumikha, ibubulong ko sa kanya na

pagpalain ka sana… dahil naging mapagmahal ka sa iyong ama’t ina. AMEN

SULAT NG ISANG INA SA ANAK NA NASA ABROAD

Sa tuwing naririnig ni arnel ang awiting "oh holy night" may isang ala-ala na

nagpapakirot sa kaibuturan ng kanyang puso. Ang bagay na parang bangungot na

sumasagi sa kanyang isipan, Ang ala-alang lubos niyang pinagsisihan habang siyay

nabubuhay. Gusto na niyang kumawala sa ala-alang iyon.. Ngunit

napakaraming bagay na sa bawat galaw ng kanyang katawan, bawat galaw ng

kanyang mata at sa bawat minuto ayaw kumawala ang isang pangyayaring gustong-

gusto niyang ibalik.. Parang isang sumpa sa kanyang pagkatao.

Nag iisang anak si arnel, spoiled, sunod ang lahat ng layaw, dahil sa sobrang

pagmamahal ng kanyang mga magulang sa kanya pinabayaan si arnel

na lumaking gawin ang lahat ng bagay na maibigan niya.

Dumating ang araw na namatay ang kanyang ama sa sakit. Ang anyang ina at si

arnel ang natirang lumaban sa hamon ng buhay. Namasukan ang kanyang ina na

siyang pinagkukunan nila ng makakain sa araw araw.

Bagamat lumaki si arnel na masaya, malaya hindi niya naiisip minsan

napapagod din ang kanyang ina.

Isang araw nagpaalam si arnel sa kanyang ina.. Inay, sasama po ako

sa aking kaibigan na mag trabaho sa ibang bansa. ( wika ni arnel sa kanyang ina )

Anak bakit ka pa lalayo.. kaya naman kitang buhayin.. meron naman akong

trabaho. (ani ng kanyang ina)

Inay hindi habang panahon na ganito lang ako.

Sige ikaw ang bahala anak.. basta ingatan mo ang sarili mo doon ha.. (pag aalala ng

kanyang ina)
Opo inay akong bahala..

Nakaalis si arnel at ang kanyang kaibigan.

Sa umpisa patuloy pa ang komyunikasyon nilang mag ina dahil sulat pa ang uso

noong araw.. halos lingo-lingo nagpapalitan ng sulat silang mag ina.

Hangang tumagal dumalang ng dumalang ng magsulat si arnel. Minsan na lang sa

loob ng 2 buwan kung sumulat si arnel sa kanyang ina. Ang kanyang

ina naman dala narin ng kahinaan.. lumabo na rin ang kanyang mata kaya

dumalang na ring makapagsulat.

Lumipas ang maraming buwan, taon na rin ang lumipas.. Si arnel ay nasilaw narin sa

kaligayahan dahil sa dami narin ng kanyang mga kaibigan, nakaligtaan niya na may

ina pa rin siyang naghihintay ng kanyang kalinga, naghihintay ng kanyang

pagmamahal,

naghihintay ng kanyang pangungumusta, nakalimot na siya sa kanyang ina.

Ngayong sasapit muli ang kapaskuhan 4 na araw isisilang si jesus ang dakilang anak

ng ating panginoon.

Nakatangap si arnel ng isang sulat na galing sa kanyang ina.. bigla ang kasiyahang

naramdaman ni arnel matagal narin pala silang hindi nakakapagusap ng kanyang ina.

Dala ng kasabikan... Binuksan agad ni arnel

ang sobre na naglalaman ng sulat ng kanyang ina.

DEAR ANAK,

KUMUSTA KA NA ANAK

HUWAG MONG PABABAYAAN ANG SARILI MO HA

MAG IINGAT KA LAGI DIYAN.

ANAK.... NAGUGUTOM AKO.

NANAY

Pagkabasa ni arnel ng sulat ng kanyang ina tumulo ang kanyang luha..

miss na miss na niya ang kanyang ina.

Munting mensahe buhat sa kanyang ina na puno ng pagmamahal

Lumipas ang dalawang araw mula ng matangap niya ang sulat ng kanyang ina.. bago

sumapit ang kapaskuhan.. nakatangap si arnel ng tawag mula sa isang kapitbahay

patay na ang kanyang ina..

Nakitang nakahiga sa gilid ng kalsada tabi ng paaralan, walang sapin sa paa

sa kanang kamay.. hawak ang isang bungkos ng labahin at sa kaliwang kamay

hawak ang isang pirasong tinapay na bukod tanging yon na lang ang kinakain.

Sa kalagayan ng kanyang ina pinilit pa ring iparating sa iyo ang kanyang sulat na...

PUNONG-PUNO NG PAGMAMAHAL,

PUNONG PUNO NG PAG-AALALA,

PUNONG-PUNO NG PAG-MAMAKAAWA.

Sulat ng isang ina sa anak na nasisilaw sa karangyaan,

Nasisilaw sa kaligayahan, Nakalimot sa pagmamahal.

(oh holy night the stars....)

Ngayong wala na ang kanyang ina.. paano pa niya maipapadama ang kanyang

pagmamahal sa kanyang ina.. Paano pa niya maibibigay

ang hinihiling ng isang inang nagugutom, Paano pa niya mapapangiting muli ang

kanyang ina. Hindi man lang niya natikman ang kaligayahang tinatamasa mo ngayon.

Sa isang inang nagugutom.. kangino siya lalapit kundi sa ating mga ank. Tayo lang

ang makakatulong sa ating ina. Ngayong wala na ang kanyang ina. Paano pa niya

mababati ng... '' MALIGAYANG PASKO INAY" .

Ito ang ala-ala na hangang ngayon lalo na kung sumasapit ang kapaskuhan

nagsisilbing bangungot sa kanyang isipan.. na kaylan man hindi niya matatakasan

ang pagsisising nagawa niya sa kanyang ina.

Sana magsilbing aral ito sa ating lahat.. huwag naman sana nating paiyakin si inay.

Nag sasaya ka si inay nag iisa umiiyak. Hindi na nila kailangan ang anumang bagay

na nasa iyo... Ang kailangan lang nila ay ang maalala mo sila at makumusta.

Ang kaligayahang tinatamasa mo ngayon buhat sa pagmamahal na dulot

sa atin ng amang may likha... Ibahagi mo rin ito sa mga taong naghihintay

ng iyong PAGMAMAHAL.
I was once a student like you when I experienced the hardships in life. As I stand in

front of you now, I've been recalling all the struggles and sacrifices I had

encountered before achieving to what I am now today. I came from a poor family

which my parents' income belongs below poverty line, however it did'nt hinder me to

pursue my studies for I wanted to alleviate our family from financial crisis. Trials

always attacked me in the middle of my journey to success and had weakened me

gradually. But I thanked the Lord for pouring me more strength always at that time

so I didn't fall and stumble. I have finished my Bachelor's degree and landed a good

job immediately after graduation.

The importance of education is really very clear for without it, I could not have given

the opportunity to stand here in front you as a guest speaker in your Graduation Day.

It is a clear evidence of my success though failures will never be absent in every

endeavor, however, I am proud to say that I SUCCEED and have started helping my

family step higher from the poverty line. The theme for this 2010 Closing Exercises,

"Education: Changing Lives (Edukasyon angSolusyon) is really very true for it is a key

to open the gate of the outside world which have greater opportunities to suceed.

Our world will stay stagnant and far to being progressive if all people living have no

knowledge to perform their responsibilities. For all of us have different task to do to

build a progressive and productive nation.

Education is basically important for two reasons according to Maulana Wahiduddin

Khan. "The first is the training of a human mind which is not complete without

education. Education makes a man a right thinker". Our teachers in the school
trained us to become a right thinker so that as we continue our game we can

manage decision-making process. It is clearly stated that a human being who has

not gone to school is not in their proper sense until he is educated. I can remember

our neighbor who was called by her friend as ignorant for she made wrong decisions

always. Do you want to be called ignorant? I know your answer is a big no!

The second reason for the importance of education is that only through the

attainment of education, man is enabled to receive information from the external

world; to acquaint himself with past history and receive information regarding the

present. Without education, man is though in a closed-room and with education he

finds himself in a room with all it's windows open towards outside world. Thus,

making our lives change for the better.

Graduation ceremony marks one stage of person's life to another. "Your next venture

in the real world begins today, wherever you go, always bring your own sunshine to

light the world. Do not be easily discourage as trials come on your way because

those will help you become even smoother than before. Think always all the

advantages and opportunites that may be offered to you when you are a degree

holder already. Job competition is very high in our world today so be equipped with

all the appropriate skills and knowledge required. But do not forget to practice and

live a set of good moral values in life for that will be you ticket to the good life that

awaits you in the real world and the key to change the lives of the people living on it.
Good morning!

Today is the day where maybe most of you here marked the calendar, for it is the day

when each had finished each ones’ ladder of education that will lead to success.

Good morning dear children, parents and teachers. I am glad to be here talking to

you again for another year to talk about education being the tool of changing lives.

Many of us have our own definition of the word education. This year’s theme says:

“Education: Changing Lives”

Indeed education plays a very big role in everyone’s life. Through education, we learn

a lot of things; discern a lot of things and succeed in many things.

The other night, I have watched a movie entitled “The Blind Side”. It was a story

about a poor young boy from Memphis who had a tough life and never had a real
education. Because of a family friend he was accepted in a Christian School across

town, not because he was good at school but because a football coach believed in

him. When he was accepted, he was a low learner, no friends, different in color

because he’s black and the rest of the students are white and most of all he was

homeless. But then, because of God’s love through a well-off family, he was adopted,

accepted in a Christian home and was given the opportunity to change his life by

educating him and leading him to what he is now. He came from a place where

nobody made it out but he strived to learn to make it out and change his life for

better. At present Michael Oher is a promising National Football League star in

Mississippi. An interview I have watched last night, he was asked to say something

and he said and I quote; “Stay in school, work for good grades, and never give up.

And you too can be successful in life.” (Micheal Oher)

Now, let me borrow Michael Oher’s line: “Stay in School, work for good grades and

never give up!”

Stay in school: How? Maybe, is one of our many puzzles in life especially when we

are confronted with poverty and economic crisis? But the fact that we are sent to

school by our dear parents, we are not to waste it but to savor it and use the

opportunity to stay in school. We can stay in school when we remain faithful to be

present in every learning activity we have and not to go to some internet café and

spent all day there, while parents continue to believe you’re at school. We can stay

at school when we are able to resist the temptation to roam around and temptation

to play.

Work for good grades: is basically our main task in staying in school. To parents,

good grades is one of their rewards in their investment for sending you to school;
Working for good grades is our manifestation of thanksgiving to God for giving us

parents such us them.

Never give up: Must be our attitude towards education if we hope to change our

predicament in life, this is not just both to parents and the children but to teachers

as well.

Michael Oher’s life is just one of the many wonderful stories of how education

changes lives. But let me add, education must not be use to dominate but to

disseminate learning so that other people too can experience a life-changing

experience that would lead to success in life.

Once again, good morning and congratulations pupils and parents and the molder of

these children, our dear teachers as well.

In behalf of the Pastoral Team of this church, I would like to express our salute to all

of you for a job well done! Thank you and Good day to all!