I often see or hear the word beauty or beautiful almost everywhere. When I turn on the television, I see advertisements link their products with beauty. When I go shopping I notice cosmetic products labelled with the word "beautiful." I also hear my ates say, "Wow! ang ganda ng damit. Bagay sa akin yan." When we pass by the highways filled with tall billboards, I hear my mom say, "ang ganda ni Karylle jan, simple lang!" or my kuya utter, "sexy ni Angel Locsin, ang ganda pa." When my dad sees new model of cars he would tell my mom, "Ang ganda nito oh, pag nabenta na yung lumang kotse eto na bibilhin ko." Sometimes I do not agree on how they judge things as beautiful. I believe that people have different standards for "beauty" or "beautiful," that's why I find the saying "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" very true.
Allow me to list down some facts about my life:
1. I have clothes, shelter and I eat three times a day. (sometimes 6!)
2. I am physically fit and emotionally stable. ( I think so..)
3. I have a complete happy family!!
4. We are financially okay.
5. I sleep with a soft pillow and a blanket.
6. I have a loyal and sweet cat named mimi, 2 turtles and a chicken named nokma. (try to read our chicken's name backwards. :D)
7. I have thoughtful friends and a wonderful best friend.
8. I study in a prestigious university.
9. I can do a lot of things like dancing, drawing, cooking, walking, talking, singing (although it rains when I sing..^^), writing, reading, etc.
10. I have a merciful and loving God.
Maybe as you read the facts I listed above, you would think that my life is already beautiful. But I believe it is more right to say that those things make me lucky. Yes! I am a lucky person. And I know that there are a lot of fortunate people like me and but it does not mean that our lives are beautiful. Some people have lesser fortunes but they live their lives with beauty. For me, to have a beautiful life, you should put meaning in to it. Fortunes are just the spices of a beautiful life. By putting meaning in to your life, it is like adding the main ingredient to your recipe.
How am I going to add the main ingredient in my life? The answer is I have to offer my fortunes to the Lord by sharing it to others. These fortunes are not only the material things but also my time and talent. So going back to the question, is my life beautiful? I say, not yet but I am halfway there! :)
>>>ma. H A N N A joy c. M I C U
bongga k day!!!
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