A Wonderful Story

18 years ago, a blessed couple had their first child and it was a baby girl. She was born in this world with tender, love and care that her parents and the people around her had given her. She was raised with compassion, freedom, and dignity. She spent her grade school and high school years in different schools and places. At the age of 9, she was already away from her family, she went to school 10 hours away from her parents and her real home. She stayed with her Lola Rose for a couple of years, although her Lola loved her soooo much, she still missed her family so bad, especially her mom. She would cry every night and wait for her parent’s call all the time. Even at her young age, she’s been through a lot already, she experienced a lot of things although at first it hurt but she knew that it was just a challenge for her to be able to grow. Two years later, her parents decided to transfer her into a closer school. She moved in a little city called “Dumaguete”. At the aged of 11, she already experienced the responsibility of having a family. For her and her little brother to study in a good school, her parents sacrificed being away from them. They bought a house for them to stay, but the sad thing was, it was just her, her brother and the two maids that their parents gave them. Seeing your parents twice a month at the age of 11 is really hard. You’re not just longing for their presence but also for their attention. Even though they’re away from each other, her parents never failed to show their love and support for her and her little brother. Through this setting, she learned how to be responsible and mature at her young age. She felt so trusted and at the same time free in all her life. She was not just a sister to her brother but also a mom and at the same time a guardian. Every person in the house looked up to her, followed her decisions and did what she said, she was the head of the house. She learned a lot of things from it, she learned how to manage their weekly money, not just her allowance but for the whole house, their bills, food, everything. She also learned how to make right decisions in life. Two years later, by the age of 13, they finally lived together. She’s finally back to her parents, they lived a not perfect but wonderful life together. At this age, she experienced different kinds of emotions, she met wonderful people just like her previous life in other places. Then 2 years later, she moved again, and she has still the same reason, “Education”. She met new people, deal with new things, experienced new things, learned new stuff until her parents decided to migrate in the USA. Now they’re together again, even though their lives changed, their lifestyles, the job of her parents, everything changed with their lives, it was hard, really hard but as long as their together as one family, they can do everything and surpass any battle in life. This little girl finally grown into a beautiful, strong and compassionate lady. All that she been through in life helped her to become who she is right now. She’s not perfect, just like anyone of us. She commit mistakes most of the time and she has her own short comings and limitations, as well as weaknesses and strengths. She’s just an average person that tries not to be successful in life but to be a great and influential person that she can be. Amidst her imperfections and short comings, she still tries to forgive and love the unlovable, she always tries to find the good side in every situation in her life and tries to focus on it, she appreciate every little thing she have and tries to help the people in need. Everyday she reminds herself that “happiness can‘t be found in money, success, places or even in feelings, but it‘s on every lil kindness that you share, in every smiles and laughter that you‘ve brought into someone’s life”. She tries to be selfless and understanding as she can be. She love’s to spend time with her family and friends, and she loves “PEOPLE” soo much, she loves our imperfection that makes our lives exciting. She love the moments that we smile and laugh. She love how hurt we are during our low times and how we transform into a stronger and better individual after a while. She love our different personalities that made us unique and beautiful. She loves talking to people about anything, and she loves talking to people about what matters most. She loves us. This lady believes that her life started in a very beautiful way and she wants to finish her story in a happy ending. And this little girl that now became a lady is no one else but ME.