Let's give it back

"I want to be a doctor so that I can help my parents when they are sick."

"I want to be a pilot so that I can tour my mother and father around the world."

"I want to be a teacher because I want to teach my siblings to help my mother."

These were our words during our chilhood. I remember saying that I want to be a teacher so that I will be the one to teach my brother on his studies so that I can help my parents.

Today, I may not be a teacher like what I want to be but the deeper thought of helping my parents is what I am trying to fulfill. It was my conversation with my friends last night that made me realize more how I must give back to my parents.

I am now done with my studies. I am currently working and earning. And this is all because of my parents who brought me up well, especially to my mom who worked hard for me to finish my studies. I am one lucky child because of my parents and this is why I have to prove to them that they are also lucky because of me.

I owe everything to them; my life down to what I have accomplished. Now that I have all the chance to help them, I promise to myself that I will do the best that I can to give back what they have given to me.

One day, I will have my own family. I know that my mom will love to see me doing what she did for me and my brother. But before having my own family, I will spend the rest of the coming years with them and do the responsibilities of being a daughter. I may not be a perfect one, may commit some flaws at time, but I will do my best to fulfill this promise of mine.

What is 4 to 6 years of helping our parents after our studies? I don't think it's too much since our parents spent their whole life for us, right? We may not be able to give everything thay they have given us but let's give our best shot to repay them. 

Let us give back what they deserve: 

LOVE, CARE and EVERYTHING THEY NEED.

      xoxo

Pure heart and true kindness, WE NEED

Another facebook campaign caught my attention and it's like this: Change your facebook profile picture to a cartoon from your childhood and invite your friends to do the same. Until Monday there should be no human faces on Facebook, but an invasion of memories. This is for awareness of violence against children.

It sounds good and I really thought of any cartoon character that will suit this campaign. Upon thinking, the first thing that comes to my mind is Cinderella. I really love the story of that disney princess and I am a fan of it during my childhood. But then again, there is something in me which tells me to change that. Again, I read the campaign and thought of changing Cinderella to Princess Sarah. Why? Because I think I love her more than any other princesses. Her story cannot be compared to any other story. Aside from that, there are some things in Princess Sarah that I think must be possessed by all of us, PURE HEART and TRUE KINDNESS.

For those who don't know Princess Sarah, here is a brief summary of her story:

Princess Sarah tells the story of Sarah Crewe, a young daughter of a wealthy English family in India, who starts attending an all-girl's seminary selection boarding school in London, where she excels in her studies and is loved deeply by many of her friends and classmates. However, tragedy soon strikes when Sarah's father passes away and her family goes bankrupt, leaving her to be a poor orphan. The school's headmistress, Miss Minchin, takes advantage of this situation and makes her a maid in the school, trying hard to make her life as miserable as possible. However, Sarah, with the help of her friends, perseveres and tries to endure all her hardships until redemption comes at last.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Sarah

Going back, this campaign is for awareness of human violence against children has to say a lot. It is not just a mere changing of profile picture but also letting the whole facebook community to know what character each of us must portray in our life to be a good example to children. Adults must show care and love to those little children who are just starting their lives.

Let us help children in our society to grow with goodness in our hearts. Let us show them that the world is a good place to stay at by letting them see the goodness in us, not violence. Teach them to be courteous, kind and let them know how to have a good heart. Princess Sarah is one good example. I hope that children of today could watch her beautiful story because they will surely gain a lot from it.

Just like Princess Sarah, in order for us to teach children to be good, each of us must first possess her character. Let us have a pure heart and true kindness because that is what we need in order for this life to be beautiful for the next generation.