BATA BATA, SAAN KA NAKATIRA?
Hello! This is me, Jess. Anyway, let me tell you about what I think of what I feel about street children.
Kahit nasaan ka ata eh marami kang makikitang namamalimos. Let me share some of my experiences.
You know that moment in the jeepney when your mind is floating into space, tapos may biglang pupunas sa paa mo (or sapatos, if you’re wearing one), only to see a poor lil’ kid handing out his empty hands and waiting for something in return. Have you ever had that experience? Binigyan mo ba o you just ignored it?
There are those moments when I’m walking tapos may biglang mamamalimos. ‘Pag hindi ko binigyan, susungitan ako; ‘pag binigyan ko naman, parang magiging magnet ako at lalapitan lahat ng bata sa akin. Sounds familiar, right?
And guess what, this is one of my unforgettable experiences with ‘em – ung tipong may hawak kang extra large na Slurpee tapos may magmamakaawa sayo. I gave the kid on what’s left sa iniinom ko. That’s like a third of the cup. Pinag-agawan nila tapos tumingin sila sa akin and they told me, “Ano ba yan! Wala namang laman!” And then I was like, “Seriously?” This was the time na nadala ako sa pagbibigay sa kanila.
You may be thinking how ‘NOT generous I am’, I thought of that too!
After all these things that I’ve experienced with them, after all the processing that I made with my brain, I came with the realization na hindi naman nila ginusto na maging mahirap o piniling maging mahirap at mamalimos. So, I understand them and pinipili ko lang ung mga binibigyan ko.
Sabi nga ng matatanda, “Kapag pinanganak kang mahirap, hindi mo kasalanan un. Pero kapag namatay kang mahirap, kasalanan mo na un.” But ‘NO MAN IS AN ISLAND!’ How can one be successful without the help of those who have the power, right?
I wish, someday, these kids will dream of the horizon of their future more clearly dahil may tumutulong sa kanilang umangat.
BE A HELPING HAND.
marahil tama na ang pagtulong ay isang pangangailangan. marahil tama na kung pinanganak kang mahirap ay di mo ksalanan. Ngunit naisip ba natn. bakit tayo sila naghihirap. meron ba talagang mga batabg nagugutom.
Alam ba natin na ang mga survey na ating nakikita at pinakikinggan wala ring bilib sa kanilang sinasabi, halimbawa- “ayon sa ginawang survey 6 sa sampung pilipino ang nagsasabing gutom sila o nakakaranas nang kahirapan at pagkagutom”
Hindi ko po sila gustong husgahan but still take note of the word ” NAGSASABING” ibig sabihin ang pagkagutom ay isang opinyon lamang na nilikha sa kanilang pag iisip.
Sabi nga ng isang kasabihan” ang kaligayahan ay di nasusukat sa kayamanan kundi sa kasiyahan ng isang tao.”
Marahil sa 20 pilipinong dadaan sa isang batang pulubi ang 2 dito ay magbibigay ng ng (20) bente pesos, ang 3 ay magbibigay ng (10) sampung piso, 4 ang magbibigay ng 5 piso, 6 na magbibigay ng dos at 5 babale wala at di sila papansinin. isipin po natin ilang libong tao ang nakakasalamuha ng mga batang ito. sabihin natin nakukuha niya ang ang bilang na ito sa loob ng bente minutos at ilang bente minutos saloob ng iang maghapon. 102 pesos. ang halangang ito ay ginagamit ko sa loob ng isang buong araw.
at ipag paumanhin nyo na kung ittanong ko ilan ba sa kanila ang hindi marunong magsugal.
walang magagawa ang mga taong gaya natin, ang gobyerno at kung sino mang magikero upang sila ay payamanin. marahil kung gusto natin silang tulungan ilagay natin sila sa isang pasilidad kung saan ay makapag-aaral sila at kikita sa parehong paraan. upang matuklasan nila ang tunay at buong kahulugan ng kahirapan.
Inuulit ko hindi ” Ang kahirapan ay isang Opinyon na binuo lamang ng mga taong walang kaligayahan, mga taong hindi naturuan kung paano gamintin ang kita, mga taong hindi marunong maging masaya.”
Hindi mahirap ang Pilipinas. Mahirap lang umalpas sa mga maling nakasanayan.
@Wewang
Wow! That’s a strong idea you got there, but YOU DO HAVE A POINT. I’m really happy that you took the time to react and read this blog. Thank you.
Hi, It is really awful to see street children roaming around the streets, namamalimos. Hmm, Sometimes, base in my experience, Old guys are shouting to them in public na “Lumayo ka, mga rugby kayo..” I don’t know if I will fully agree to them, or I will protect the street children, but, they are very different people. We cannot blame the person who have experienced many bad things with the street children. But, they have a point, its not right in some point to just “limos” money out of everyone, (money are really hard to find these days) so, street children and also the government should also focus on livelihood programs for street children to turn their back on their old ways.
we don’t want to blame anyone and not wanting to put anyone to shame, but people that shouts and shoo away those kids just adds up to their moral and psychological trauma… Yes. indeed there are some kids that cause harm and damage to the society and to another individual, it is because of the influences that they encounter daily.
Question: Why is the catholic church against RH bill, yet it cannot teach its subordinates or followers to care about their child.?
The real thing is people nowadays loose their sense of responsibility in many things even towards parenthood which is logically an innate wisdom or an instinct. YES! Yes.. Some people really are turning into animals, No worse than animals cause even the wildest animal know how to take care of its small ones.
those child acts like animals also. Why cause their influences and teachers are too..
The only and only way to keep this children out of the streets is to teach their parents to care and provide for them, and not go to some stupid Bingo corner, gossip all day or drag them to the streets begging for alms…
^^ God bless
@Samsung 1080p hdtv
Thank you for your appreciation. This is what we’ve been advocating for – population and development. A well developed country must have a ‘well-developed-citizens’, if i may say. Thank you for stopping by. check out our new article coming this week.
@Waleria Sawicka
I really appreciate your comment. Thank you
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@Martell
Hello. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and elaborating them here.
I can see your point of ‘parents being the one responsible for these children to be in the streets’.
I do agree with you, they ‘made’ that child – they should be the one taking care of them.
Instead, the world is changing—- “When adults act like children, they are actually forcing their children to act like adults; thus, leaving those kids working for their families.” Right?