Jeepney Press/Karen Sanchez

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Turning Point

Konnichiwa, kababayan! Hope everyone and everything is all right despite the chaos in some places and the misfortunes that we encountered which became our eye-opener and turned as our turning point.

Turning point is a critical time in our life where big decisions could lead to big change both in work and in life. It is a time in which a decisive change in a situation occurs, especially when it can lead beneficial results.

Politics and this 2022 election was my huge turning point so far and truly changed my perspective in life. It made me understand why despite of your kindness and good deeds to the people you cared for, they will leave you behind, making a fool out of you, insult, mock, brag and drag you down. It seems that morality does not work anymore. It is so sad that even your family, relatives and friends do not value you during those times. They forgot everything you did and they showed their selfishness, true values and character. And I realized if people could do these to GOD then what more for an ordinary man. From these, I started to choose who should I keep or remove in my life and move on.

It was disappointing and devastating that some of our kababayan did not see and just ignored the chance of having the true leaders for good governance. Living here in Japan and traveled in some countries made me see the huge differences of having those. I noticed what was really the problem in our country and it was the greed for power and money mostly in public seats. Thus, willful-ignorant practices, unfair and selective judgment are shown; that depends mostly on who you know in position; clearly showing and feeling the difference of rich and poor. This way, I am so thankful of having this chance of living here in Japan. I have experienced the fair and good governance which I am longing and dreaming for our beloved country, the Philippines, to have.

Now, I am dreaming to be rich one day and go back to Philippines so that, I could face all the misfortunes that could happen while staying there. I know that money and love are powerful things but not until this 2022 election happened which is like a slap on my face that love can be sometimes ignored and it really hurts when money is involved and become their only choice.

When the pandemic started and we were on lockdown stage, I had a chance to study and know about ABBAH YAHAWAH(GOD) and YHWH/ YAHAWASHI (SON OF GOD) and understand that deceptions, manipulations and corruptions existed even before we came to this world. Studies and scholars have different explanations and understandings but one thing that sank into my mind was that our body is the temple of GOD. What we eat or put into it, what we did to our body is what we have become. So by doing good and fully understand those things, I could say that, happiness, heaven and hell are within us and it depends on how and what are our perspectives in life are.

Being good and kind sometimes lead us to scammers and thieves. And being too trustful to others could also lead you into danger so be careful because life is getting so hard and difficult that some people may cause chaos in every community.

I will leave these two quotes or bible verses as a reminder to everyone. "Be honest even if others are not, even if others will not, even if others cannot". "You reap what you sow".

And this is the rule of KARMA. A blessed day to all!

Gintong Panahon

by Karen Sanchez

Heto na tayo sa panahong animo'y lahat ay ginto Pababa ng papaba ang halaga ng ating piso Pataas ng pataas naman ang mga bilihin sa merkado Kaya pa kaya ng kapwa nating ordinaryong mga Pilipino.

Gintong panahon na kanilang inaasam-asam Talaga nga naman atin na itong nararamdaman Nagulat ang lahat dahil taliwas sa inaasahan At mukhang tuluyan na lang tayong masasadlak sa kahirapan.

Ang iba sa ating mga kakilala'y baun na baun na sa utang Limas na ang ilang taong sinikap na mapag-ipunan Dahil hindi sumapat ang kinita sa araw-araw na pangangailangan Nauuso na rin ang manlamang at ang modus ng mga kawatan.

Ilang taon pa kaya natin itong papasanin at mararanasan Makakaahon pa kaya tayo at atin kaya itong malagpasan O mamatay na lang sa hirap at isa na namang kabiguan Sikapin mo man ay hindi sasapat ang iyong kakayahan.

Kapos na kapos pa rin kahit pagod na pagod ang katawan Sa trabaho na may maliit na sweldo ay pinagtitiyagaan Maitawid sa gutom ang pamilyang pinahahalagahan Nawa Diyos Ama, huwag mo po kaming pababayaan Dahil tanging Ikaw lamang ang lubos naming maaasahan.

Karen Sanchez

Jeepney Press