Curbside Stories

Photo from  here . Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. - Matthew 7:12 -------------------------------------- Sadly, judging other people based on their status in life, the clothes they wear, the way they speak, the food they eat, the company of friends they keep and all other criteria man has ever made, happens every time and everywhere.

Photo from  here . If you do the right thing, honesty will be your guide. But, if you will be crooked, you will be trapped by your own dishonesty. - Proverbs 11:3 ---------------------------------- I had a stressful day today. I had an investigation, together with other authorities, about a case of dishonesty... stealing a considerable amount of money. It involved one employee who's been in service for almost 10 years. It's a sad and disappointing case.  I was saddened by the fact that it involved money and an old employee. I still couldn't grasp the idea of the case. Just like the other cases we have investigated, it was of fateful discovery. I was disappointed because the person involved did not make use of the chance to defend herself. We asked her if she could explain the circumstances and yet we only received a blank face for a response. She briefly cried but I could not sense the sincerity and truthfulness of each drops of tears from her eyes.  After about three hou...

"Never let a day pass by without telling the people around you that you genuinely care." After work, my son, sister, nieces and aunt went to a restaurant for dinner. It was our aunt's gesture of kindness to us.  We had buttered shrimps, calamari,  sinigang na tanigue  and sizzling  pusit ... it was a sumptuous dinner.  After eating, while my sister is singing her favorite sone in the karaoke, my son and I went out to catch the cold breeze.  We had a little running around, his laugh was contagious.  After a while, a vehicle slowly approached the parking lot.  I noticed it was coming but my son reminded me to stay on the curbs because I might be hit by the vehicle. My son is only two years old. It was really heart warming to hear from the mouth of a child those words of genuine care. I felt the sincerity of his words. Isn't it wonderful if we hear words of care from our loved ones, friends and co-workers? Caring people give us another reason to live...

Photo from here . The parable of the fish and loaves is one of my favorite stories in the Bible. Its message is simple--sharing. I am from the Philippines and I am very much aware that ever since the government announced the stay-at-home order because of the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of people have become poorer and that majority worry about their daily living. I currently live in the US and I can see the contrast between the effects of the order between a third world country and the US. I didn't worry for my family here in as much as I worried about my family and friends back in the  Philippines because we still have our jobs and we still can provide for our family. For that I am grateful. It hurts me to watch in the news that food and resources that are supposed to be for the people, land in the hands of corrupt government officials. I feel angry about a lot of people's deliberate disregard for authority and guidelines to prevent the spread of the disease. How...

Tulog is life. Pero masasabi mo pa ba yan Kung halos gabi-gabi ay dinadalaw ka Sa panaginip ng taong pilit na ipinapaalala Na hindi mo na ramdam ngayon Yung nararamdaman mo noon na saya, Na pag-asa, na mahal ka. Tulog is life pa rin ba? Baka hindi na. Sabay tayong magpuyat, Sabay nating pilitin ang sarili na maging mulat Para hindi na tayo dalawin sa panaginip gabi-gabi Ng taong pilit na pinapaalala Na hindi mo na ramdam ngayon Yung nararamdaman mo noon na saya, Na pag-asa, na mahal ka. Tulog is life? Baka naman pwede pa. Baka sa panaginip din bumalik Yung taong gusto mo na nasa panaginip Yung taong ibabalik ang kilig, Yung taong ipapaalala sa'yo ang naramdaman mo noon Yung saya, yung pag-asa, Yung mahal ka. Tulog is life, Pero gumising ka. Sa paggising mo araw-araw, Kahit binabagabag ka gabi-gabi, Ay mayroong isang tao na pilit ipaparamdam sa'yo Yung ipinaramdam nya sa'yo noon, Yung saya, yung pag-as...

Hundred Islands, Pangasinan Noon... Active na active ka sa buhay ko, Araw-araw magka-usap, magka-video, Gabi-gabi puyatan tayo. Ngayon... Active na active ka, pero hindi sa buhay ko, Araw-araw dine-deadma mo ako, parang "Who am I to you?" Gabi-gabi puyat ako sa paghihintay sa'yo. Bukas... Active na active ako sa buhay nya, Araw-araw kaming mag-uusap at masaya, Gabi-gabi sabay kaming matutulog dahil alam namin na bukas ay kami pa.

Picnic Grove, Tagaytay City Mababaw lang ang kaligayahan ko, Makita ko lang yung green dot Sa tabi ng profile pic mo, solve na ako Isang like mo, isang heart, Isang care, isang laugh, Isa lang dyan, hindi na ako sad. Mababaw lang ang kaligayahan ko, Pero bakit ganun, bakit ganito? Isang like, isang heart, Isang care, isang laugh, Kahit alin dyan, still, I am sad. Sa bawat reaction, sa bawat comment at share mo, Sa araw-araw na view sa story ko, Nandun yung katotohanan na Sa babaw ng kaligayahan ko, Hindi naman ako ang kaligayahan mo.

Sa bilyong tala sa kalangitan Iisang tala ang sabay nating tiningnan Ang talang naging saksi sa ating sumpaan. Sa napakaraming gabi, sa napakaraming taon Ang talang iyon ang ating hanap para tumugon Kapag ang puso ay naghihinagpis, nagtatanong. Ang talang sabay nating tiningnan Ngayon ay hindi ko na makita sa kalangitan Nagtago, nawala, hindi ko alam ang dahilan. Ang tala na noon ay lagi nating minamasdan Ang kanyang tikas at ningning ay biglang naparam Simula nang tumingin ka sa kaliwa at ako sa kanan. Paalam.