Cycle

Maybe, from birth, was born within as a strong, brave, determined female,  fighter for life. A character and traits who never give up any obstacles, trials and persecutions may encounter. Being alone in survival for life, it added much in mind and heart to be a strong woman. Growing up in a poor family is a heartbreaking one. Poor but with many siblings. Education is so hard to be given equally among a number of seven or ten. Food had to divided among each including parents of course. Each with one small fried fish or cooked in vinegar with spices to have a gentle soup for rice. Rice coffee, “kamote” a root crop, or bread for breakfast. Not everybody has work. The father a mere regular hired carpenter, guard at night in a government department. The mother, cooked some food to sell, wash clothes for added income. The two eldest son has no job, the eldest daughter working in far city as household helper. The seventh youngest daughter and the sixth, at age eight yea...

People’s death is caused by either deadly disease/illness or by an accident. We can’t avoid death, no matter what, we will have our end of life. Someone up there, our Almighty God owns our life. It may sound sarcastic, but I have to say, good for those who knows their life is near to end. An anticipation that must be admitted whether we like it or not. It is a bare fact, a reality that certain illness is decaying our life. Preparing us to spend life in righteous ways if it is not in that way. For the righteous, they set an example how they are living with their life. Benefits each one of us. I have a friend, though we’re not that so close, yet she opens up constantly her aching disease problems. She has a stage 4 breast cancer. She cries in tears for that agony of so painful she is undergoing whenever attacks occurs. I pity her so much, wanted to hug her and kissed her if it would help to pacify the much pain in her breast. Pain, she said even goes up to her brai...