I remember the first time I experienced watching from a slides projector when I was in preschool. The film title was "The Giving Tree." I was amazed! I even told my Lola about it and she said, "tela lang yun" (they just set up a cloth.) Tela lang pala ha. So as soon as she left, I gathered all the linens and bed sheets from my parents' bedroom and set them up on the wall of the dining area. It took time and a lot of effort for a tiny 6-year old to hang them on the wall using tapes, tacks and hooks. As soon as every inch of the wall was covered, I turned off the light and waited for the figures to come alive. Nothing. I closed the windows and curtains to make sure it was really, really dark. Nothing. Then I remembered one important detail that I missed. The projector was emitting some sort of light, a spotlight, to the moving figures. I searched my dad’s toolbox and radio room and found a flashlight. "Yes!" I turned it on and pointed the flashlight to the wall and waited for the characters to come out. Still nothing. "What am I doing wrong?" I thought. I knew I had everything in place. The lights were off, the blankets up, the wall covered and I had a flashlight on. I was near tears as I tried different angles for the flashlight.
Suddenly, someone turned the lights back on. Huh! “Akala ko brownout eh,” (I thought the power is down) came the voice of my Uncle Ading. Everything was spoiled and I couldn't help but cry out loud in frustration, tonsils showing.
That desperate moment when things did not turn out the way I expected them to reminds me that giving up doesn't mean losing. There are things that are beyond us. It could be because I'm missing important details or simply because it's beyond my capability to make it happen. Back then, I did not have the equipment and the know-how. Now that I'm a grown up, I cannot just throw a tantrum whenever things don't go my way. We need to understand that sometimes, a force higher, greater than us is needed to lead us to where we should be. We may have invested our time, energy and resources to make it happen but if things don't turn out in our favor, it's not losing. It's about learning the value of acceptance and moving on.
Watch the Giving Tree on YouTube--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TZCP6OqRlE
Suddenly, someone turned the lights back on. Huh! “Akala ko brownout eh,” (I thought the power is down) came the voice of my Uncle Ading. Everything was spoiled and I couldn't help but cry out loud in frustration, tonsils showing.
That desperate moment when things did not turn out the way I expected them to reminds me that giving up doesn't mean losing. There are things that are beyond us. It could be because I'm missing important details or simply because it's beyond my capability to make it happen. Back then, I did not have the equipment and the know-how. Now that I'm a grown up, I cannot just throw a tantrum whenever things don't go my way. We need to understand that sometimes, a force higher, greater than us is needed to lead us to where we should be. We may have invested our time, energy and resources to make it happen but if things don't turn out in our favor, it's not losing. It's about learning the value of acceptance and moving on.
Watch the Giving Tree on YouTube--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TZCP6OqRlE