just an observation

A colleague and fellow teacher related to us (the group) this morning about how his father was punched and had a tear in his skull from the bastards along the corner of his brother’s residence in Aluba, Mandumol, this city. His father was invited to some beer by their rowdy neighbors he said. When his father refused the offer, the neighbors threw a stone at his father to get his attention. Unfortunately, the stone hit his head and made a small tear in the skull. I don’t know how big or small the stone is, but it made a tear which knocked his father on the ground. When the rowdy guys saw that he was on his knees, they beat him some more he almost got unconscious. My colleague bought their father to the hospital last Thursday and filed a case against the guys since then. But up until now, no one has come up to volunteer as a witness since the guys that beat their father are ex-cons and the community knows about it and their behavior in their area.

This entry is not about my colleagues father but on how we as humans approach our problems. From his sharing and from the talks that we had for the past years, I’ve learned that we as Christians are really different. When we have problems, we oftentimes, if not at all times would say ‘Okay.. Let me breath for a while.. Now, what needs to be done? What can we do about it?’, the sort. While for my friend, his response is this, ‘****.. Come on, let’s solve the problem, fast..’ sort of thing. I don’t know if you speak the same too. Another Christian colleague also noticed the same response and commented that it really has a difference. We are not bragging that we are the calm type or the confident ones. We as Christians just know where we stand and to whom we can depend on. Even with a mountainous problem ahead of us, we still keep on, persistently digging into the debris to overcome our obstacles. He is in control. Glad to know Someone we can fully depend on.

Our journey has just begun. Thank You Lord for Your presence in our lives.