sa sobrang pagod sa pag-akyat ng bundok, ang daming pumasok sa isip ko.
hindi pala ganun kadali umakyat ng bundok hahaha!!! nung naabot ng Phil Mountaineering team and tuktok ng everest, naisip ko na hindi naman siguro ganun kahirap ung ginawa nila, nalamigan lang sila dun for a few days but climbing a mountain is not that a big deal...
i stand corrected!
climbing a mountain is a test of who you really are. it measures your strength (physical and mental). sabi nga ni sir dizer, we will separate the boys and girls from the men and women...kahit nanginginig na ung binti mo sa pagod, you have to motivate yourself just to reach the summit!
ilan sa mga naging realization ko:
the trail
isang trail lang ang ginamit ng buong class pero iba-iba ang diskarte namin sa pagtahak nito. merong sa bato lang umaapak, merong ayaw ng walang hinahawakan, may mas piniling gumapang kesa madulas
R: ang mga diskarte natin sa buhay ay repleksyon kung sino tayo
the gears
dahil naiwan ko ung boots na suot ko araw-araw sa laguna, kailangan kong bumili ng bagong boots para sa camping. meron naman akong rubber shoes sa boarding house pero for some reason, ayoko siyang suotin sa hiking namin. and it pays off. never akong nadulas sa trail specially nung pababa.
pinagdala din kami ng kapote dahil baka daw umulan pero thank God dahil maganda ang panahon nung mga time na yun. sa totoong climb, dapat kumpleto ka sa gears dahil hindi mo alam ang pagdadaanan ninyo sa climb
R: mag-aral ng mabuti and equipped yourself with knowledge that can be useful in the future. you dont know...things that you read today can be helpful in the future
the rocks
sa climb namin sa zambales, pahirap ung mga bato sa pag-akyat. pwede naman kasing inclined plane. naapreciate ko ung mga bato nung pababa na kami, halos bato lang ung tinutungtungan ko para hindi ako magdiredirekso pababa.
R: madaming bato na magpapahirap ng akyat natin sa bundok ng buhay pero itong mga batong ito na tinatawag nating pagsubok ang siyang aalalay sa atin para di tayo tuluyang mahulog pababa to the point na di na uli tayo makakaakyat pa. we call it "experiences"
the people
sila ang team toge (team together daw *corny*) sila ung ang kasama ko sa 1st climb, sayang at wala kaming group pic nung 2nd climb. on the way marami kaming nakasalubong. mga paakyat pa lang, mga pababa na, mga locals (nagbebenta sila ng halo-halo at softdrinks sa taas ng bundok hahaha!)
R: if you feel that you're life is miserable because of problems. think again! there are people who might be experiencing the same, people who already made it, people who are stuck. and its up to you kung kanino ka sasama at paano sila pakikisamahan basta at the end of the day, your focus will still be the...
the summit
the best part of the climb, personally, kahit na pagod na ako, nung nakita ko ung summit, di ko napigilang tumakbo, ewan, bast lahat kami napatakbo, may napaluha pa nga. after all the hardship, nakuha din namin ung goal namin!!! it was very fulfilling and it made all the sacrifices worthwhile
R: do not lose focus on your goal, itaya mo dito ang buhay mo para makuha ito, if hindi mo feel na ibigay ang lahat para sa isang bagay na iyon, maybe you dont really want it that badly... (inspired by luffy hahaha!!!) because once you get there, you can look back and assess kung sino ka talaga. also it will be your stepping stone in climbing a new mountains c;
its not that i dont know these stuff, its just that the experience made me remember these things about life c;
saw this on todays PDI, an article by Margie David Collins titled "How do you go the distance?". i thought this will be a good supplement for this blog c;
1. Educational deficit works imperceptibly throughout our lifetime: There will always be people cleverer than us. Education doesn’t end with graduation. It’s not a destination, but a process of learning, all the time. We have more information these days, but less knowledge.
Arm yourself with the tools of a well-explored life—books, philosophy, newspapers, conversation. Go back to school, if you must; opt for engineering, the sciences, pure maths! Equip yourself with useful skills. Cultivate a habit of mind and thinking; learn for success as well as for pleasure.
2. A man’s ambition must be so small to write his name on a privy wall, goes the English proverb. A large and consuming ambition is an excellent thing, like a fire that guides you out of the darkness into the light. Have ambition, as if your life depended on it. Let your reach exceed your grasp. One day it will be a pleasure to read of Filipino particle physicists, Nobel laureates or Olympic superstars.
3. We’re mere specks in the universe; know your self—your strengths, weaknesses, hopes, dreams. Punctuate the grammar of your life with charm, humor, curiosity about the world, interest in others.
4. Embrace hard work—if it’s worth having, it won’t come easy. Don’t let your nerve collapse easily. Take responsibility of your life. Summon up the blood, stiffen the sinew and let spine click firm. “Work is about a daily search for meaning as well as daily bread,” wrote Studs Terkel. “About recognition as well as cash, astonishment rather than torpor.”
5. Have pride in yourself, your achievements and striving. No one knows the tightrope you have walked, how close to the wind you ran to get this far.
6. Your parents should have given you: Roots—so you know where you came from and where to come home at the end of your journey. Wings—so you can fly away from the nest, soar and make your mark upon the world.
7. We can’t buy charisma and we’ll never be perfect, so we work hard to improve ourselves—our speech; the way we behave, extending exquisite courtesy and respect to others; the way we conduct ourselves, in the Confucian way, with the same prudence and honesty we go about our lives, as if we’re being watched by 10 pairs of eyes and pointed at by 10 fingers.
8. Sometimes you will fail and fall off your cushy perch. Pick yourself off the floor, learn from valuable mistakes and move on. The higher the monkey climbs the tree, the more of his nether regions are exposed. Remember Kipling—If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same.
9. Have a life strategy and make your career one exciting enterprise. Market yourself unashamedly. Make new friends, but keep old ones; form long-term alliances; keep enemies close to your heart and opponents on your side. Know the secrets of their hearts; it’s better to have the camels inside your tent pissing out than outside pissing in.
10. It’s an adventure! Be alert to threats, but fear nothing and no one. Money is life’s report card, but not the only one. You have a rightful place in this world, live it.
Godspeed!
habang tumatao ako sa tindahan namin at naghihintay ng mamimili, hndi ko maiwasang marining ang dalawang estudyante na nag-uusap tungkol sa tae. hindi ko alam kung bakit ito ang pinag-uusapan nila pero nakakatawa dahil pinagdedebatihan nila ang mga uri ng tae. (lol)
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