Learning from one's mistakes

According to the dictionary, mistake means: "An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness."  Everyone makes mistakes, and nobody is perfect.

We can benefit from mistakes too, for it teaches us never to commit the same mistake over and over again, it teaches us to correct our mistakes, and more importantly, it urges us to change to be a better person.

 Even those who are smart, powerful, and wise make mistakes. Take Sir Isaac Newton for example, he did not perform well during his grade school and was thought of unlikely to succeed, but eventually, Newton achieved many things in life and contributed greatly to Science because of his findings.

In order to achieve excellence, we must accept our mistakes and we must open up our mind to those who correct us so that we may correct the mistakes that we did. Like in improving our writing skills and grammar, we can read books , read and understand the works of famous poets,  and read other pieces of literature.

But in my opinion, excellence in writing can only be achieved if you take it seriously, if you have faith in yourself, if you focus all your attention in it, if you are willing to write, and most importantly, if you write with your heart.

Celebration of such a phenomenon

On February 14 - 18, 2011, our school, Taytay United Methodist Christian School, or just simply TUMCS, commemorated it's 26th foundation day.

 The students willingly participated in the activities during the school's foundation day such as the field demo, wherein students would exhibit their skills in dancing modern dance, cheering and ballroom.

 another one is the "Mr. and Ms. Intrams", this is where certain students would compete with each other and represent their own section, they would model sports attire and would be asked questions from the judges.

Students from each section also competed with each other according to the sports that they have joined. I for one have joined badminton, along with my classmate, and through our skills and epic teamwork, we won. We am very grateful for the blessing that the Lord has bestowed upon us.

 Most of the third year students won in most of the competitions and sports on the foundation day, because of that we used our talents wisely and we are very passionate when it comes to using our God-given talents. 

Honesty and fairness were observed during the competitions, there are no flaws regarding the officials nor the judges. I'd say that the officials and the judges are trustworthy because of that they did their job honestly.

Students developed camaraderie, a special bond that allowed them to execute their skills properly despite the weaknesses that one has. Friendship among students strengthened even more and are fortified because of the trust that they have in each other. 

After losing in the modern dance category, I learned to accept my mistakes and chose to correct it and strive harder so that someday, when another opportunity presents itself, I will be ready to face it head on. Another is that after winning in Badminton, I learned to be humble and lay low, and strive harder for a better performance. I am so glad that I have used my God-given talents properly to glorify the Almighty. :)

The toxicity of DISCRIMINATION

I have not experienced discrimination directly but, I have experienced it through my Filipino countrymen who are discriminated from certain countries. DISCRIMINATION is the cognitive and sensory capacity or ability to see fine distinctions and perceive differences between objects, subjects, concepts and patterns, or possess exceptional development of the senses and It saddens me to know that my fellow Filipinos are mistreated and are discriminated.

Others, judge as Filipinos harshly, to them we are like savages, dumb, witless, unethical and to others we are regarded or labeled as monkeys.

Like a poison, discrimination destroys our pride, our dignity and who we are. It is said that "We are equal in God's eyes", wherein others agree, but then there are others who act as if they are more superior than the others.

I pity those poor souls who are working abroad to support their families while they experience countless horrors from who they work for, from those people whose hearts know not of mercy and from those whose hearts are made of stone. I pray the day will come, where everyone will be connected by a special bond, where everyone will be equal, where there would be peace, I pray that the world will be a better place for everyone.