KEEP MOVING

(Life is a journey, a path to meet Jesus - Pope Francis)

Recollection Module for Grade 10 students

Facilitator’s Guide

Christian B. Pajutan
San Pablo Theological Formation House
I. Objectives
A. To realize the value of man’s journey
 B. To appreciate the people man encounters in his journey
C. To understand the path God has planned for man through vocation

II. Module Outline*

TIME ACTIVITY

AM SESSION

8:00am - 8:30am Preparation

8:30am - 9:30am Session 1:

A. Opening Prayer
B. GTK Activity
C. Talk 1: Life is a Journey

9:30am - 10:00am Break Time

10:00am - 10:30am Activity: My Past Journey

10:30am - 11:30am Sharing

11:30am - 12:00nn Deepening

12:00nn - 1:00pm Lunch

PM Session

PM SESSION

1:00pm - 1:15pm Preparation

1:15pm - 1:45pm Ice breaker Activity

Review of AM Session

1:45pm - 2:45pm Catechesis: The call to Holiness

2:45pm - 3:00pm Activity: My Future Journey

*Time may adjust if there is a Eucharistic Celebration or the school prepared their own schedule
KEEP MOVING

TALK 1
LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Man is known to be as Homo Viator. He is always on the way simply because his life is a
journey. Lagi siyang naglalakbay kasi ang buhay ay isang paglalakbay! What do we mean by
journey? There is a beginning, there is an end but above the all there is a purpose why you are
journeying. This is the reason why we gather here today. Sa araw na ito, titigil muna tayo doon
sa paglalakbay. We will stop. At ang pagtigil na ito ay hindi period (.) bagkus isang comma (,).
Hindi ibig sabihin ng titigil sa paglalakbay, magpapakamatay tayo. Pero, ang ibig sabihin ng
pagtigil natin ay pagpapahinga sandali. At sa ating pagpapahinga, magninilay tayo tungkol doon
sa haba na ng nilakbay natin, at syempre, pagninilayan din natin ang mahaba pang paglalakbay
na nakaabang sa atin.

Life is a journey. Malayo na ba ‘yung nalakbay niyo sa inyong buhay? Saan na kayo nakarating?
Nasaan na kayo ngayon? We are now reflecting to the life that we have today. Pero may
magandang quoation akong nakita na siguro magandang gamitin sa araw na ito para sa ating
pagninilay. Sabi doon sa quotation: “Life is a journey. It is not about where you end up, but is is
about how you got there.”

HOW YOU GOT THERE?

Paano ka nakarating sa sandali at oras na ito? I’m not speaking of the specific time, but I’m
speaking of your present situation and life. Paano ka nakarating sa school na ito? Paano ka
nakarating sa Grade 10? Paano ka lumaki? Paano ka nakapagsalita? Paano ka nakapaglakad?
Paano ka nakapunta sa kung sino ka ngayon? And this is one of the higlights of our reflection
today. How do we got here? We are going to reflect on the different reasons kung paano tayo
nakarating sa point na ito ng paglalakbay.

MAN’S JOURNEY IS A CROSSROAD

Ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng cross road? Ito ‘yung mga daan na nagtatagpo. “Crossing” kung
baga. Diyan madalas may traffic kasi minsan one way lang ang daan. Pero ang buhay ng tao ay
ganan. Ang daan natin ay nakikipagtagpo sa iba’t ibang daan. Our journey is a crossroad. Sa
ating journey we will encounter different people. Magtatagpo ‘yung journey natin. At minsan
dahil sa mga pagtatagpong ito, natutulungan tayo ng mga taong ito na mag move on sa buhay at
makarating kung nasaan tayo ngayon. Kaninong journey nagcross ‘yung buhay ninyo? Sino sino
na ‘yung mga taong naencounter niyo sa journey niyo at nagpabago ng buhay niyo? And I’ll give
three important persons in your life that for sure you encountered in this journey and became the
reason on how you got where you are in today.

PERSONS WHO LOVE YOU

This is very important in one’s journey. I think walang makakarating sa lugar kung
nasaan sila ngayon ng hindi nila ang eencounter ang kahit isang tao na magmamahal sa
kanila. These persons are very important to your life. Because tehy fill the missing things
in you. Their love is a foundation of your journey. Ang hirap naman sigurong maglakbay
o ang hirap mabuhay kung alam mo sa mundong ito walang nagmamahal sa’yo. Oo,
minsan dumadating tayo sa point na yan, na feeling natin walang may pakialam sa atin.
At kapag nararanasan niyan, ano ang ginagawa natin? Natutulog buong maghapon,
nakatutok sa cellphone, hindi makakain, nagkukulong sa kuwarto, walang kinakausap.
Kapag feeling natin walang nagmamahal sa atin, parang doomsday ‘yung buhay. Walang
meaning. Kaya at this point, think of the persons who love you! They are very important
in your journey. Sino ‘yung mga taong nafall in love sa inyo?

I better suggest some persons in this level. Baka kasi hindi natin alam na inlove o minsan
silang nainlove sa atin. First, our family. Our first fan, and first lover. Sila ‘yung unang
nainlove noong sumilay tayo sa mundong ito. How can we say this? Unang una, at the
very beginning of our life, we are weak and we need to depend on persons who love us.
Noong fetus palang tayo, hindi natin kayang mabuhay mag-isa. We need the life of a
mother, who bear us. At minsan wala naman tayong naitutulong doon sa nanay natin na
buhat buhat tayo sa kaniyang sinapupunan. Wala tayong naitutulong at minsan pahirap pa
nga tayo sa kaniya. Subukan niyong magbuhat ng isang sanggol buong araw, hanggang
sa pagtulog, buhat buhat. At minsan ang kapal pa ng mukha natin, nakikitira nalang sa
sinapupunan, sumisipa pa! Pero sino lang ba may kayang magtiis ng ganun? Na kahit
wala siyang nakukuhang kapilit, natitiis niya ang sakit? Di ba ang may kakayanan lang
nun ay ‘yung taong nagmamahal. ‘Yun ang pag-ibig. Sa kabila ng maraming sakit,
nakakaya, napagtatagumpayan para doon sa taong mahal. At sa araw na kayo’y
ipanganak, maaaring ikamatay ng inyong ina ang paglabas niyo sa kaniya. At naroon ang
inyong tatay, kinakabahan baka isa sa mga mahal niya ang mawala. Pero sa kabila ng
lahat ng hirap, noong nakita nila kayo, noong una nila kayong nakita, ngumiti sila.
Napangiti sila at umiyak sa tuwa. Nalove at first sight sila noong una kayong makita.
Nalimutan lahat ng sakit, at lahat ng maraming babayarin sa hospital at mga gagastusin
pa sa mga susunod na araw para lang mabuhay ka! Ang importante sa sandaling una kang
makita, ay ‘yung pag-ibig nila sa iyo. At habang lumalaki ka, tinuruan ka nila ng
maraming bagay. Tandaan mo ang mga unang salita na itinuro nila: “Mama” “Papa”.
Tandaan mo kung paano at gaano kahirap ng tinuturuan ka nilang maglakad at kung
paano sila nasasakatan kapag nakikita kang madadapa. Pero hindi sila napagod ng
pagtuturo sa’yo at pagpapaalala sa’yo na kasama mo sila sa pagbangon. Kaya sana wag
niyong kalimutan ‘yung unang nainlove sa inyo. Ngayon, marami na kayong alam na
salita, at marami na kayong nasasabi, pero sana lumabas pa rin sa inyong mga bibig
‘yung mga unang salita na inyong natutunan: “Mama” “Papa”. Ngayon, marami na
kayong mapupuntahan. Malalakas na ang binti ninyo at mga paa at nakakapunta na sa
iba’t ibang lugar. Pero sana, sa bawat hakbang ng buhay ninyo, wag niyong kakalimutan
‘yung mga taong kasama niyo sa mga unang hakbang na yan, at tuwang tuwa ng matuto
ka ng maglakad. Mga kapatid, there are many people who love you. Maraming
nagmamahal sa inyo, maraming nafall sa inyo. And one of them is your family. They
may not be a perfect admirer, a perfect lover. But according to Pope Francis, “Love does
not need to be perfect, to value it.” Value their love. Their love is your foundation. At
ganun din, marami pang tao ang nag-aalay ng buhay para sa inyo. Your teachers, your
friends, your special someone na mahal na mahal kayo. Wag na wag niyong kakalimutan
yan. And if all these human persons fail to love you because of their imperfection. There
is still someone who loves you every day, every hour, every minute and every second:
God. God love more than you know, because He Himself is love. And everytime there is
love, there He is. Kaya walang segundo, walang minuto, walang oras, at walang araw, na
hindi kayo minamahal. Please do not forget that. You always have the reason to continue
in this journey because of these people and this God who loves you. Wag kayong
panghihinaan ng loob.

PERSONS WHO WILL HURT YOU

The second group of people that you will meet in this journey, are those people whi will
hurt you. Puwede bang hindi nalang sila maencounter? Puwede bang sa ibang daan lang
sila dumaan at hindi na sila dumaan sa daan ko? Sino ba ang may gusto na maencounter
ang mga taong sasaktan lang tayo? But wait. Wait. Sometimes, people who will hurt you,
is not those who do not you or an enemy of you. Most of the time, people who love you,
or you love will cause pain on you. Pero bakit kailangang masaktan?

First, according to Mother Teresa of Calcutta, “love, to be real must hurt us.” Hindi ba
kapag nagbibiruan tayo, pag iniisip natin na nananaginip lang tayo, sinasampal natin
‘yung sarili natin at sasabihin natin baka nanaginip lang tayo. Pero kapag nasaktan tayo
doon sa sampal, doon lang natin masasbing hindi tayo nanaginip. Kasi madalas sa ilusyon
at panaginip natin manhid tayo, but in reality we are numb but pain proves that we are
truly alive. So the purpose of pain is to tell us that we are alive. Love needs to be proven
through pain. Kapag nasaktan ka na, saka mo lang masasabing nagmamahal ka. Kasi
minsan para sa atin ang pag-ibig, masaya, nageenjoy, masarap sa feeling. Pero paano
kung hindi na masaya? Paano kung masakit na? Magmamahal ka pa rin ba? We
encounter people who will love us, or whom we are going to love and they will hurt us.
Sinasadya man o hindi, in order to form the love that we have. Kailangan hubugin din
ang pag-ibig na meroon tayo. Para hindi habang buhay ang tingin natin sa pag-ibig
parang “crush” lang o paghanga lang. But love entails great sacrifice to be called love.

Second, maybe the people who hurt us are not so connected with us, hindi tayo mahal o
hindi rin natin mahal, pero sasaktan tayo. Mga taong minsan magaling manira, magaling
gumawa ng kuwento o di kaya’y kaagaw natin sa isang bagay, o inggit sa atin. Why do
we need to meet them, and why do they need to hurt us? Why God allows these people to
enter in our journey? If God loves us, why let these people hurt us? Does God wanted to
hurt us too? We must not look at the on sided picture of this situation. Sana tingnan natin
 ‘yung bawat hurts and pain na dulot ng ibang tao sa atin in the bigger picture. Pain and
suffering is there to teach us something. It helps us to grow and to be stronger than
yesterday. Minsan kasi we focus just on the pain, but why don’t we try also to focus on
the learning that we can obtain through that pain? Kaya, it is also good to thank those
people who hurt you. Why? Because of them, you learn, and above the all you became
stronger! San ganun nga ‘yung response natin. Sa bawat pagluha na dulot ng iba sa atin,
doon nadidiligan ‘yung puso natin. At kapag ang puso ay nadiligan ng luha, mas lalo
itong lumalago at nagiging matibay. We encounter people that hurt us in order to teach a
very important lesson in us. Ganun naman talaga e, kung ano ‘yung masakit, ‘yun yung
mas natatandaan. At dahil doon, mas matatandaan natin ‘yung aral.

PERSON INSIDE YOU

The last person that you should encounter in the journey is none other than but yourself.
You. The Person inside You! Did you ever try to look on a mirror and ask yourself:
“Kamusta ka na?” Did you ever try to atleast tap your heart and ask it “Kaya mo pa ba?”
The very important among all encounters is your encounter with yourself. Sana sa
journey niyo hindi niyo lang makilala ‘yung mga taong mahal kayo, mahal niyo, o
sinaktan kayo… sana makilala niyo din ‘yung sarili niyo. Every step in this journey is a
step of self discovery. Sino ba talaga ako? Kaya maraming sumusuko sa daan ng buhay,
kaya maraming umaaayaw, kasi ang unang nagrereject sa sarili ay ang sarili niya mismo.
Kaya it is very important to have that self-worth. Sana makita mo din ‘yung halaga mo sa
mundong ito. Sabi nila there two great days in the life of man: First, the day you are born!
And second, the day you discover the reason why you were born. And you can only
discover that reason if you discover the beauty and worth of your life. Yes, there are ups
and downs, but what is important is that you always have that friendship with yourself so
that you will be able to face everything with great courage. Have an encounter with
yourself, there you will find not just the beauty within but the greatness of God who
created You! Yes, encountering oneself leads you to encounter God and the people who
love you.

THE BEGINNING AND END

Life is a journey. It has a beginning and it has an end. But the beginning and end is the same.
God Himself. Let God be Your guide in this journey. Let God be the light of your every step. In
this journey, people will just come and go. May kaniya kaniya kasi tayong lakad. May kaniya
kaniya tayong daan. So people will not stay. Maybe they stay for a while, but later on they will
also leave or the other way around, we are the one who needs to leave them. Kaya appreciate
every people that you encounter. Each of them will give you a lesson in life and make realize
many things. But do not forget that in this journey, God will not leave us. He is faithful with that.
So keep talking to Him while on your way to Him!

ACTIVITY 2
 (Response from the Session 1)

The facilitator will ask the students to make an artistic illustration of the story of their
journey from their birth unto the present day. They will use a straight road, and in each phases of
life (ex. Baby, Childhood etc.) they will put the persons they encountered and also the heartaches
and consolations they faced. They will put this on the upper half of the bond paper. The lower
half of the paper will be used on the activity two.

SHARING
(Response from the Session 1)
The facilitator will group the students into a small group for the sharing. They will use
these guide questions for their sharing:
1. Describe your journey.
2. Enumerate the people you encountered in this journey.
3. Tell your heartaches, failures and even success and joys in this journey.

The facilitator will choose some students to share their artwork in the big group. He will
also deepen their sharing through his own experience or own work for this activity.
 ACTIVITY 2
(Response from the Session 2)

The facilitator will ask the students to make an artistic illustration of their future journey.
They will put the year or the age where they will experience certain goals or dream in life (e.g.
Married at 25yrs. Old, died at 90yrs. old). They will put this on the lower half of the bond paper.