“Our greatest glory is not in never falling,
But in rising every time we fall”
-Confucius
Gracel keeps on knocking door, she didn’t see her best friend for a long time now. She got worried. No calls and text from her are very unusual. She saw letter and bills outside the door. Until she decided to call the apartment’s manager. Hello? Can I ask if Miana still around here? She was shocked from what she heard. Miana didn&rsqu
“Thank you for all the pain, Albay. If we meet again, maybe I’m fully healed and happy.” She looked back again before heading towards the bus. There was a smile on her face but her eyes saying that she’s not happy. She started to walk away from the place, from the pain, and to all the people who hurt her in the past. This is her time to change her mindset and live in a positive way. “Are you ready, guys?” “Where are we going, Ate?” “Somewhere we can relax first. And I’ll treat you to anything you want” “Oh! Like ice cream, spaghetti and chocolates?!” “Yes, whatever you wanted” You can see the excitement in her sibling’s faces. It’s not a usual sight for her to see, she remembers all the things she did for her dreams and for her family. The genuine happiness that she’s needing is for her to see that her siblings are living their life with happiness and full of hope. Tears fell before she knew it. Her siblings got worried on her. She wipes her tears away and hug them.
“If your dreams don’t scare you, they are too small” -Richard Branson Dreams were a path for people to achieve something they want in their lives. These thoughts made them see a bigger picture other than the situation they were in. A cherished aspiration. A goal ---- a finish line of a race. People wanted to achieve something, bigger than everyone else. Money, power, fame, and career were the fundamentals of life as people thought. If you don’t have any of these, you’re useless, pathetic---- worse, people might see you as nothing. People started dreaming when they reach a certain age of consciousness where they knew what they want in life whether they saw other people’s achievements around them or people they saw on television or what they read in books. All of them were eager to learn, to grow, to lift their life to the highest ladder of life possible so they won’t be belittled. They were pressured with every societal norm that life throws out---
Monday came, time passes quickly. People are busy. The usual busy scenario in a city. Cars everywhere, people talk to each other, the swooshing of trees, chirping of birds, and the cool breeze of the air. Employees in a café before going to work and students in the canteen before going to their respective room. A peaceful yet busy day for the first day of the week. Miana is walking down the street when something caught her attention in a convenience store. It is a magazine of the biggest companies in the Philippines. She looks at it for a long time until she realized that she will be late for work. Her mind is blank when she enters their office, she doesn’t even hear the greetings of her colleagues. She sat down not minding people around her who are already looking. Until someone made a noise at her table,“Oh my! Why?!”“Miana, yo
"The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams" Oprah Winfrey Miana can't believe the promotions she got. It's too sudden and overwhelming. She didn't know what to think anymore. Last time, she been beaten by a lady just because of a spilled coffee to her dress and now, good news came, not just a good new but a big one! As she was staring at the ceiling, her phone rings... "Hello?" "What are you up to? Are you okay? You didn't answer my messages" "Uh huh? Who is this?" "Eh? Hello Miss Miana, this is Ethan from Phillis Corp. Are you okay?" Ethan can't hear anything but silence. "Oh my! Ethan
Miana is reading a book while waiting for her friend to show up. She is unwinding for couple of days now. Making her days’ worth it before deciding on what to do next. It is been quite an hour past, but there is no Gracel who showed up until she decided to call her. “Mianaaaaaa, wait for me, okay? I am stuck in traffic right now” “Well, I just checked upon you because you’re not texting or doing anything to inform me tho” “Sorry girl, I’m stuck and already hitting my nerve with this kind of traffic here in Manila. Tsk” “Oh, well it’s not a new thing to hear in Manila. Just text me if you are near so I can order before you came” “Aye, aye. Sureeee” She continues what she is reading. Aside from the thoughts in her mind, she can’t think of something positive about the sudden change of th
The sun shines outside like it says good morning to any people sleeping in their beds. The cold breeze from the outside made them shivers and stand up unwillingly to work like doing a daily routine for them. After sleep, you woke up, prepare to work, going to work, leave for work and go back to your bed. But as they said, you should live your life to the fullest. Do your work for daily expenses but don't forget to live your life like you wanted it to be. I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.
It’s already evening when Miana came home. She is tired of all the stuff she needs to do before flying to America. She’s tired of the endless dramas from her work and family. She’s bothered on how to steam out the heavy feeling that she keeps on burying in herself. She lay down in her bed, looking at the ceiling. Looking at her phone got a message from an unknown number. She opens the message thinking who might that was, texting her in the middle of the night.Message from Unknown Number: Hey! How have you been? I’ve been contacting you for quite a while now but, you didn’t message me back. Are we good? I want to ask you, how are you there in Manila. Our neighbors can’t believe that you step your foot in that city. I’m so proud of you. Should I accompany you and Gracel there? When? Hmmm. It&rsqu
Miana’s problem gotten big as time goes by. Her past life is haunting her now. Making her worried and confused at the same time. She overthinks her life like before. She ran from it but, she can never hide. She knew it from the start. At a certain point in her life, all her problems will chase her that is the time to face and solve everything. It will be difficult. She’s surprised that her problems show up at the same time.Not until that day came, she’s walking alone when she saw a familiar scenario in the street. A person was chased by a mad man with a gun! She froze in her place, can’t move even a little. She wants to run but can’t. She wants to scream but her voice won’t come out. Tears started to fall from her eyes and her body started to shake. She remembers something…“Don’t walk outside when it’s already late night. So many crimes
“Thank you for all the pain, Albay. If we meet again, maybe I’m fully healed and happy.” She looked back again before heading towards the bus. There was a smile on her face but her eyes saying that she’s not happy. She started to walk away from the place, from the pain, and to all the people who hurt her in the past. This is her time to change her mindset and live in a positive way. “Are you ready, guys?” “Where are we going, Ate?” “Somewhere we can relax first. And I’ll treat you to anything you want” “Oh! Like ice cream, spaghetti and chocolates?!” “Yes, whatever you wanted” You can see the excitement in her sibling’s faces. It’s not a usual sight for her to see, she remembers all the things she did for her dreams and for her family. The genuine happiness that she’s needing is for her to see that her siblings are living their life with happiness and full of hope. Tears fell before she knew it. Her siblings got worried on her. She wipes her tears away and hug them.
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, But in rising every time we fall” -Confucius Gracel keeps on knocking door, she didn’t see her best friend for a long time now. She got worried. No calls and text from her are very unusual. She saw letter and bills outside the door. Until she decided to call the apartment’s manager. Hello? Can I ask if Miana still around here? She was shocked from what she heard. Miana didn&rsqu
“I am a lost soul, wandering into my dreams, lost and confused. A dream full of pain and screams” In the province of Albay, you could see the people living their simplest life. Waking up before the sun rises and do their everyday chores before leaving their houses. The children walk to school while the adults went to t
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” -Dolly Parton- &
Are all things worth it? One last week for Miana to do all the things she needed to be done before flying to the USA. It seemed things were not going smoothly like how she planned them to. Problems overlapping with itself. Her past and present collide at the same time made her think and worry more. She has tested for how long she can stand up with everything. She’s watching the outside world from her window when a text message came.Message: Ate,mom gone mad at us. She threw our clothes outside.
You didn’t love her. You just didn’t want to be alone. Or maybe, she was just good for your ego. Or, maybe she made you feel better about your miserable life, but you didn’t love her. Because you don’t destroy people you love.
Miana went home early to freshen up before the last office meeting before she took off her flight to the US. She decided to walk so her mind could be free from any stress. She looked from window to window, enjoying the view she’s seeing. She stopped by a magazine store and read some articles when she started to continue walking. While lost in her own thoughts, someone collided with her and threw her bag. She didn’t look at the person. She grabbed her bag and continued to walk when someone talked. “Miana?” She heard a familiar voice that called her name. She looked back and saw her classmate from the province. “Hey, Miana?! Yeah, that’s you” “Oh? Shelly?” “Yes, Shelly. I thought you forgot about me” “Oh” “I heard news that you went into the city and find your luck here” “Who told you that?” “It’s a news there. I don’t know if that’s true. But can I ask you something?” “What?”
“Nana Korobi, ya oki” It was a busy day at their office that time. They rushed everything because their boss will be in America on the upcoming days. It’s been a hard time for them since Miana was not around. Miana’s knowledge wasn’t passed to anyone and the new employee can’t remember the things she taught. Now, her colleagues already know how important her job is, especially when the boss calls for a meeting. Miana did the work to summarize and take down everything so they can ask her about the things they forgot. They regret what they said to Miana. It’s been four days since she’s not going to work. They were worried. They got news that Miana
A clean room with a soft breeze of an air freshener. You can say that someone with a great hand was living in this place. At the living area you can see a cute sofa with a small table for a morning coffee or tea, under that was a pile of books. There were paintings on the wall that signified dreams and the love of a family. If you walked past, there was a door at the right side which is Miana’s room. Then, the cozy kitchen of Miana that she was proud of--- complete utilities and a complete set of cooking materials with different expensive appliances. It was painted silver and black. Small but adorable especially for a kind of person like Miana. Miana woke up with the sound of the laptop, Gracel was watching a movie. She sat while looking at what Gracel was watching.“CARPE DIEM, seize the day. Makes your lives extraord