There is so much that we can give, simple things, little things.
as Morgan Freeman said in the movie Evan Almighty, "build an A.R.K. make an A.R.K.
Acts of Random Kindness"
Sunday, December 30, 2012
If I could CHANGE the World
I believe that "changing the world” is bigger than what my mind could grasp. However, I also believe that all of us are capable of achieving this. I will quote RI President-Elect Dong Kurn Lee “There is so much that each of us can do to make a difference, to make small changes, to help in small ways. Together, our abilities are stronger. Together, we really can make a lasting difference, together; there is no limit to what we can accomplish.”
I know that it is unrealistic to make this a reality but this does not stop us from trying. Through our collective efforts, principles, desires and hope we can make our dream a reality.
This is a revolution, a revolution for change, where hope is our armor and our passion for service our weapon; our credo: Make that Change, it starts from your thoughts, your motivation then through your actions, and in our collective actions, we can make this world a better place.
Change starts with you,
The question is… are you willing?
Higit pa sa isang Proyekto, kungdi isang PAMILYA
* the draft of the speech i gave in the Big Kuya Project Graduation.
Naalala ko pa ang munting simulain nating dito sa Kabulusan, tutorials nang Math at English noong una ang mga klase ng Kabulusan Boys Club sa ilalim ng puno ng mangga. Nagsimula sa piling grupo ng batang kalalakihan. Iba pa ang mga kuya noon, silla Gelo, Jorenz, Bryan. Dumating sila Chino, Romel, Lester ang Rotaract at ngayon The Big Kuya Project.
Ang dati'y grupo lamang para sa mga batang lalaki ngayoy para sa lahat na. Sino nga ba ang mkakalimot sa saya na makita nating lumalago ang ating munting grupo. Ang bawat sabado natin ay napupuno ng tawanan kasiyahan at pagkatuto.
Tatlong henerasyon ng kuya na ang mga naging parte ng kabulusan. at parte ng buhay nyo
Taltong henerasyon na ang aking nakitang nagturo, nakipaglaro, lumago d2 sa lugar na ito. Iisa ang dahilan.... ikaw
Ang inyong mga ngiti. ang pagbati at kakaibang paggalang ang nagging motibasyon namin.
"hindi lang namin kyo naging extra curricular o isang proyekto kundi naging extended family namin kayo-- pamilya sa labas ng aming pamilya"
Higit pa sa Math, Science at English… ang tanging layunin at pangarap namin ay ang maipaabot at pagtibayin ang kabutihang asal. Tulad nga nang sabi ng isa ko kaibigan na minsan naging parte ng kabulusan boys club. "kapag umuwi sila at ng sabi ng “po” at “opo” dahil yun ang lesson nung hapon na yun, malaking bagay na. Kung sa pag-uwi nila nagpakita sila ng pagbabago kahit kaunti lang, nagawa na natin ang layunin natin."
Ngayon masasabi ko ng buong yabang, Oo nakamit na namin.
Ang tanging kahilingan ko lang ay ang pag-asa na gamitin niyo sa mabuti lahat ng aming naituro. Na mag karoon kayo ng lakas ng loob humarap sa kahit anong problema bitbit ang pagpapahalaga, kabutihang asal at malinis na hangarin. Isang paghamon rin ang aking iiwan sa lahat ng batang kabulusan, huwag gamiting dahilan ang kakulangan at kahinaan bagkus gamit itong motibasyon at laging sabihin na kaya ko yan!
Lagi nyo sanang itanim sa inyong mga puso ang aming pagmamahal, na minsang nagkaroon kayo ng kuya o ate na tiga rotaract at naging bahagi sya ng buhay ninyo. Dahil kayo ay naging bahagi ng amin.
Hindi alm kung kelan tyo muling mgmagkikita, baka bukas sa susunod na sabado, buwan, taon pero ito lang ang masasabi ko. ngayon pa lng miss n miss na nmin kyo
Paolo Naive
22 March 2009
My Point being (a reflection on being a community volunteerism)
I am bitter, I am selfish and I have a lot of regrets. I would be a hypocrite if I will not say this. I usually fake some emotions and say that I don’t have regrets, but that’s just my way of defending my self to somehow feel that I belong, that I am part of a faction of people who normally say this painfully sarcastic cliché “ I dont have Regrets” at the very least, I feel assured.
I have been a loner all my life, although I have many friends and I enjoy their company, I still enjoy the time I spend with myself. I used to spend all day locked up in my room watching T.V. and DVD’s. I spend my leisure time eating out, watching movies and exploring things by myself. I find it entertaining amusing myself with a variety of activities. I remember, you know when people always say that they sing in the bathroom? I don’t sing, I dance, its fun but to some extent pathetic. But I never care, what’s important for me is to have fun and laugh even if the laughter I hear came only from me. Until one day, I was stunned with a reality.
Throughout my college life I have been exposed to the different facts of life, back then, I was aware but I never act, I never even bothered to care. I was pre-occupied with meaningless and selfish activities, eager to make a mark and belong to a bigger crowd. And if ever I feel obligated to do a charity work or any activity involving “giving help to others” it is mainly because it’s a requirement, for me to pass and construct a 400 word essay or reaction paper for Community Psych or Social Science or NSTP. I concern myself genuinely on enjoying my so-called privilege of independence as what college life usually dictates.
As I eventually mature, I felt a certain emptiness, a longing for something deeper. When I started working, I was assigned to facilitate a club where we teach the kids, tutor and teach them values and virtues. At first I was hesitant to start, when I stepped into the community I was stunned. I know there were depressed areas but never have I imagined that it would be like that. They live beside the creek where only garbage and trash habited. The smell, it invigorates your senses for the wrong reasons. The kids, dirty mostly smelly, this was the picture that I could never take off my mind, I realized that this is reality and as what my mentor said, to them this is paradise. A question lingered my mind, what can I do? I realized that there are people who are far more privileged who spend their time on meaningless things. I know I am not rich but I know I could use my profession to touch and to change lives. A rush of realizations flooded my mind and humbled my heart. There is no room for selfishness, I realize now is the time to act. In the duration that I have been that club, I’ve learned a lot of things, I have discovered my talents and ultimately my advocacy.
I transferred work and the club I facilitated eventually died. After a few months of adjusting, I met the Rotaract Club of Manila Metro, pitched the idea made some calls and to make the long story short, this paved the way for the birth of The Big Kuya Project. And my relation ship with the said club.
The facts were these:
I changed not because I need to but because I wanted to.
I devoted myself in forming others and without me knowing formed myself
I learned to offer myself, not what I have materially but myself as a person for the service of others.
I broke out of the box that I build, the box that I limited myself and amazingly it’s liberating.
I learned to share my heart, my love, a love that is willing to sacrifice my own comfort to make a difference in the lives that I hope, in any little way, I touched.
I can proudly say that I have no regrets without defending my ego, because these regrets made me who I am now, and made me learn a very important lesson in my life.
Ang pinupunto ko ay ito, Never limit yourself, never define yourself into one stereotype. You will never know your potentials if you restrain yourself in your comfort zone. It all boils down to your decision, your decision to change your life, and ultimately change others and inspire them to better than what they are today.
2008
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