Adversities

I was really touched by what Chin-Chin Gutierrez said in the show "The Buzz." Her mom passed away after the traumatic burning of her house in Q.C. She said, "…after everything you have is taken from you, after you are left with nothing, you are humbled and ready to be filled again with God’s blessings." I admire her bravery. Only a few can have a positive outlook amidst difficulties.

Adversities break us till we think its pointless to go on, to live. We try to control our lives, we surround ourselves with "safety nets" for any eventualities so we may survive, but still, things do happen which leave us nothing to hold on to. We fall, and when we do, we fall hard. We ask why? Why did it happen? Why me? What have I done? Sometimes, it helps to know why things happen, who is to blame, what is the mistake. But sometimes, digging for answers put us deeper into the pit. The more we cling to the past, the more we think we have lost so much, the hopeless and desperate we feel. Sometimes, it is better to let go of things that passed and move on. Understanding our past does not mean getting attached to it and bring it along as we go on living. If we say that life is a journey, is it not apt to say "travel light?" What ifs, past sorrows and pains are unnecessary baggages which could only burden us.

I admire Chin-Chin Gutierrez. I am not particularly interested in her as an actress or her uncanny belief on supernaturals and aliens hehehe. I have her Uyayi CD though– very nice. I like her courage, her optimism to be able to say that we should not give up on life, no matter how difficult or confusing our circumstances are. God is always with us and will always see us through in each adversity we face. We just have to hold on, believe that life will be better each time we wake up to every morning. Yes, adversities break us. But adversities also make us. To what, it is up to us.