Dissolving Karma : A Few Lessons on Humility

I know I need to learn humility...It's the Karmic lesson I have always failed to learn since time immemorial...

Last week I believe I have been given the privilege to learn what I have been trying to learn for many years. It had been quite painful since it required me to go out from my comfort zone but I do believe everything happened for a reason. I want to make it clear that I have taken on the job because I had signed a contract that I will be paid for my services. However, I do believe that no amount of money could equal the value of the whole experience I had in the outskirts of CDO.



You'll never know the value of a jeepney or habal2x ride unless you have tried living in a place where dirt roads and transportation are main problems...

You'll never know the value of a worn out futon unless you have tried sleeping on hard wood desks joined together to accommodate your worn out body...

You'll never know the value of a simple meal unless you have tried being hungry not only once but many times simply because you can't get your hands on food even if you have money in your pockets...

You'll never know the value of clean air unless you have tried almost passing out due to inhaling second hand cigarette smoke and despicable body fumes...

You'll never know the value of water unless you have tried taking a bath using less than a pail of relatively dirty water...

You'll never know the value of sleep unless you have tried staying up all night guarding something that will help determine your country's future...

You'll never know the value of service unless you have tried working beyond what you are getting paid for and having to spend from your own pocket just to make sure you did your job well...

You'll never know the value of smiles unless you have tried receiving a magnitude of frowns and complaints for reasons you know you are not directly involved...

You'll never know the value of family and friends unless you have tried being in the presence and mercy of complete strangers...

You'll never know the value of your life unless you have witnessed how some people who live in more desperate situations still go on with their lives because they don't have much of a choice....

You'll never know how to be humble unless you find yourself in a humbling experience...

You'll never learn humility unless you swallow your pride...



Pride is a bitter pill one MUST swallow in order to taste the sweetness of humility...







Belated happy birthday to me...






13 May 2010