Last Saturday, whilst Typhoon Ondoy was beating hard the different parts of Luzon, I went home from my half-day work and got so pissed off in an instant upon seeing the drips of rain coming from our ceiling. I really got so irritated with the idea of having to clean the puddle of water in the floor that my mood suddenly turned sour, until i saw on TV the predicament of other people at that time. Several areas in Metro Manila were massively in floods, a lot of families were evacuated, some were stranded on the roof of their houses overnight, soaking in rain and without any food.
I felt so guilty for getting so irritated with the small puddle of rain inside my house, while most of my countrymen lost their homes, and even their loveones.
That night, i asked forgiveness from the Lord for thinking so much of myself. And asked that the people affected by the typhoon may be able to recover from this quandry. Come Monday morning, I immediately asked my co-workers to put up boxes for donations so we can help the victims of Ondoy. I also asked the officials of my company to spare a few thousand pesos to buy food for them. By tuesday,went to one of the affected areas somewhere in Muntinlupa to bring relief goods. Then went home feeling great for being able to help other people in the littlest ways we can.
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