I had a wonderful experiences during childhood.
It is in this phase wherein I am able to little by little appreciate the beauty
of life and unleash the interest of meeting new friends.
At very young age, I have the fondest manner in associating with other people.
I also have the passion and love in domesticating animals.
At 7-year old, I had my first dog EVER named Trixie
It's so complicated to have her because I am too young to somehow supervise and give care to a dog. Others advise my parents that they shan't let me always comes beside the pet because they're fearing that it might bite me. My parents love me so much (like any other parents who loves their son) and they are torn between the thing that they OUGHT to do and the consequence-a distressed felling if the dog is taken away from me.
As days pass by, they let the dog stay with us. I am like a PIRATED DVD that consistently playing a certain broken record: verbalizing gratitude to my parents.
I am so glad.
My parents are amazed to the good attitude that I manifest:
becoming responsible at young age.
At very young, I am able to easily adapt and handle my emotions well.
I am able to boost my social traits such as consideration, friendliness
and kindness toward other people.
This won't be possible without the guidance of the family.
Having a pet somehow completes my childhood.
I learn a lot from the experience and this might be the unforgettable experience that I have. I discover a lot of things, potentials and able to see my weaknesses as well.
I never feel bad about "weaknesses". I understand, accept, and live with it while trying to transform it to "strengths".
In childhood, I learn to trust myself, do things which on the views of others are good and able to achieve self-confidence.
A positive healthy views about my self enables me to relate with other people.
The time with my "little barkadas" is also memorable.
We usually play native games such as hide and seek and patintero.
We climb trees, watch the sunset and share our goals that we want to achieve in the future.
This is also the time that I first made positive outlook in life.
It is indeed, on my end, that the people around you affect and eventually direct someone's behavior at home, in school and in the community.
Those experiences with friends bring me joys, satisfactions, pleasures and sometimes disappointment.
Those experiences are the factors who I am today.
I become more attentive and aware to what is happening at home, in school, in society and in the world as a whole.
I become more cognizant of what things to enjoy in life.
I become more concerned in all things and learn that one's self initiative alone to implement wrong decision can trigger a domino effect: a simple problem can bloom into a complicated one, affecting an aspect of one's life and such consequence affects another aspect until the overall effect becomes intensified, serious and devastating to oneself and others.
The belief in Divine Providence gives me hope that all things that I aspire will be answered with Him. That I shan't not be afraid to face problems because there is someone like Him who will be there to give me strength and guide me with his grace. :D
- a shared experience
- a shared experience
