Asylum, Tell Me Why, Resillience and Recedo
Eight children will be with me for couple of months starting next week; four boys and four girls, aged nine to 12. One of them was just found out to be a special child who has a short span of attention, orphaned and the worst, a sexually and physically abused child by his own father. Deafining and shattering that I was triggered of my own issues and yet I was able to calm down; the gift of resilience, a newly found spirituality to withstand during the times of difficulties. Most of them came from broken families and from streets, some came from very poor families to the extent that neigbors referred them to the Asilo. The negative effects of their former environment are very obvious that I was able to felt it, not just thinking of what happened to them. Most of them are living in their own world of imagination sometimes, have difficulty expressing themselves and they need to learn how to read and write and most of all to be loved. Some are attention-seeker in a negative way and have special
need; care and compassion. One kid was brought by her 83 years old grandmother for she cannot take care of her anymore because the parents’ whereabout is unknown.But most of them are doing well and cooperative to live a normal life even though they are still inside the Asilo. Some of them start to be hopeful and learned about their talents in dancing, singing, arts and little virtues like helping the other children in their daily housechores. I am also hopeful of their future, I am glad. I even saw the spirituality of resiliency that will give them courage and endurance to live life to the full, not someday but at this moment. I have learned that on the process of being with them, it’s not only help they need but to feel the compassion from others, the presence that others may offer to them. They want to live not only to eat, want to play not to wander. I am looking forward for the more difficult responsibility given to me but the resilience I have learned will help me and most of all entrusting these things to the Lord before I became and came to be here in this way of life. Others
“Would you tell me why?
As an expression of my own questions in life about the injustices in many forms in our lives, especially in the lives of the children, I included a Youtube movie clip and the Lyrics of the song “Tell Me Why” by Declan.
Tell Me Why
Declan GalbraithIn my dream,children sing
A song of love for every boy and girl
The sky is blue and fields are green:
And laughter is the language of the world
Then i wake and all i see
Is a world full of people in needChorus:
Tell me why(why) does it have to be like this?
Tell me why (why) is there something i have missed?
Tell me why (why) cos i don’t understand
When so many need somebody
We don’t give a helping hand Tell me why?Everyday i ask myself
What will i have to do to be a man?
Do i have to stand and fight
To prove to everybody who i am?
Is that what my life is for
To waste in a world full of war?(children)tell me why?(declan)tell me why?
(children)tell me why?(declan)tell me why
(together) just tell me why, why, why?chorus chant:
Tell me why (why,why,does the tiger run)
Tell me why(why why do we shoot the gun)
Tell me why (why,why do we never learn)
Can someone tell us why we let the forest burn?
(why,why do we say we care)
Tell me why(why,why)
CeEjAy said:
kung magiging doctor man ako.. gusto kong maging psychiatrists.. i’ll be dealing with them.. kasi po ung bunso nmin.. may mild autism po.. kaya i can relate to them..
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Vince said:
What a motivation, ceejay, Bless you for that, be a brother to all, too, two thumbs up for that!
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potpot said:
hmm.. anung feeling ng un ang gngwa kuya??
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jeeper said:
Doing good for others, that’s good.
Cute kid on the video. And thanks for dropping by my blog.
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sasha said:
Some people are really given special tasks by Him… you’re one of those people, kuya. Keep on doing good things for the kids. It’ll help you heal your own wounds.
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Julz said:
I’ve been to Asilo last Xmas and hope to be back there soon. Babait at sweet ng mga bata.
Keep up the good work Bro. Vince
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Ann said:
Minsan di ko maubos-maisip kung bakit may mga magulang na kayang gawin ang magpabaya ng anak. Sabihin mang gawa ng pagkakataon parang mahirap pa ring hanapan ng dahilan.
Sana dumami pa ang mga tulad nyo na may malasakit sa mga tulad nila.
God bless you.
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brobingbong said:
good work bro… just go on… iniisip ko rin un mga gawain na ganyan.. lalo na para sa mga bata…. they are angels that will save our country someday…
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