“Gifted”

In any dictionary that anyone might see and use, we can be certain that there are countless of words on it.

Words that have different pronunciations, classifications and definitions. While browsing through my 300-paged

dictionary, there is something that caught my attention. It is the word “gift”. I had used and heard this term for a lot

of times and I’m very sure that I, myself know the meaning of this one very much. The moment I saw it in the

lexicon, I felt something strange. A sudden range of emotions coming through me. It is in that moment that I know

I found the word that best describes my 2018.

Gift, according to Wikipedia is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in

return. 2018 is a year full of surprises. I started doing things I’ve never tried before. I became open to new things

even though it’s outside of my comfort zone. I begin to love some activities, I never thought I will. It is the true act

of discovering with happiness at the same time. But in the reality, it’s not always the fun and good things that

occurs. I received pain from the people I never expected. I let out cries from the things that wasn’t big deal for me

before. I pushed myself to something that wasn’t meant for me. I can’t even count how many times I felt frustrated

and worthless this year. Indeed, it is full of surprises. Looking back, I remember having the thoughts of giving up.

Thinking that I won’t make it with all those problems coming to me. But the best thing is that I’m still here and I

was able to make it through. I learned a lot of things from those experiences and it helped me grow and be stronger.

What I’ve been through is an essential part of who I am today.

Therefore, it is a gift. A present given by Him. A type of gift in which one won’t understand from the start but

as the time goes by, we’ll come to the realizations that it was a good thing after all. It isn’t just a normal present

like what we usually receive during our birthday or Christmas which will only last for a short span of time.

Because this one will surely last for a very long time or should I say, until we breathe our last in this world. The

life and hope we have received, the pain and happiness we’ve been through and the chance to grow and be a better
person this 2018 is what this gift is all about. The fact that we might fall down six times but He will help us rise

seven times no matter what. 2018 might be one of the emotional years I’ve experienced, but this time it’s different.

What makes the difference is that I chose to be with Him this 2018 and I will always choose to be with Him in

upcoming more years.