Looking Forward To Gather Together

          While I and my wife are busy with our life here in Australia, I am also at times looking forward to another opportunity to be with my loved ones there in Cebu and in other parts of the Philippines. I have been away for  four years and since then, I haven't come home so you could most probably imagine how I personally miss my beloved country and my loved ones out there.

           Not to come out as very sentimental yet I do believe that there is no greater place than home. For sure within that span of four years, there are multiple updates in all their lives. Maybe at this time, we have new and young members of our family whom I can't recognise anymore. 

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          No matter how far we are from one another yet by making use of today's modern age of communication, I am able to sustain at least the relationship online. I know though that this is much different than the actual meet up however just to satisfy my personal longing to be with these important people in my life, making updates online become a consistent means of linkages.

          Thus, let us all consider how to sustain our basic relationships with our loved ones. And whatever hindrance to realise this like distance, money, etc, this could be filled up by making use of other means such as our modern networking set- ups.   

                                     

A Heart That Cares

          Since then, it has been a part of my daily tasks to check on the daily news both online and on visual. Answering my thirst for knowledge, I make it a habit so that I can update myself with what's going on around me. As a result, it gives me mixed emotions such as joy, sadness, awe, etc to know how complicated this world has become. One of those things that catches much of my attention is the plight of innocent children being born and raised in poverty, hunger, and cruelty sometimes brought by mankind. Nevertheless, I would say that this one is universal hence beyond one's control. Beyond their innocence hides the richness of their future. Seeing such reality, my heart is moved with compassion and pity to think of such a sad fact in life.  

          Personally I know that if people would just genuinely desire it on their hearts to commit in assisting them from all their unhealthy situations then most probably, many will be blessed with a bright future instead. Such a moving scene when I witness them lingering on the streets doing nothing and exposing themselves to the dangers of the society like drugs and other vices. Though I understand that they are devoid of resources to trek a positive journey since they are born with parents with no jobs and in some cases with vices but I know and feel that something positive is still could be done.  

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          Moreover, the craving of my heart is to offer compassion to them in a sense hoping to bring them light and hope. I know that there are people out there who are also feeling the same way as I do. And it will continue to be my heart's dream for them that more kindhearted people will extend them a sense of light through the following: 

• providing them needs like school supplies and uniforms
• unendingly say prayers for protection for them
• extending them moral, psychological and spiritual guidance to mold their values and sense of direction
• giving them basic necessities such as food, medicine, toys etc.
• others that you can imagine that can positively influence them 

          May we always think and pray for the welfare of these children and let us hope that soon or later, this world can be a place so worthy to live in for them.