Getting by, staying strong whatever may come

I have observed life and how it pushes you at the back even when your down already. Living nowadays couldn't get any worse, you can see in other people's faces the anger, depression and frustration brought about by his surroundings.

We can always say how we manage to get by in our daily lives, get up in the morning, go to work and get home knowing that there will be another day ahead, but what about those who are living in the slums? in really remote provinces? where getting a good meal even for a week would really mean a lot. People are starving, taking chances working in a foreign land would even mean sacrifing one's life "literally" just to provide food on the table.

Yes, so many are leaving this country, that the only reason the economy is staying afloat is through the money that the OFW's bring in. I just can't understand why we do live in a cynical, mundane place where people are surviving and not living anymore.

Women are exploited, sold like some blankets to keep those pathetic, power mongerers warm in their filthy beds. Children on the streets begging to buy their sampaguitas, everyday I encounter the same kids. War, continuous every day and every second, famine, catastrophes both fortuituous and man made...then death follows as a dry leaf follows the wind when it falls from a tree.

I too have my share and we should start making things better not just for ourselves but for our brothers and sisters. Give what you can, do what is proper, learn to love, to be selfless, show compassion, forgive those who have hurt you and emphatize whatever comes in front of your doorstep.

Learn to be happy, repent not resent, be a mediator, understand and be patient. Nothing that He gives will be the cause of your yielding, stay strong for He is always there to guide and love you no matter what happens.

So help me Lord...