CLAIRE NOTES

F AMILY

J OURNAL

THIS JOURNAL BELONGS TO

JUSTINE CLAIRE C. CARAIG

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not
envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It
does not dishonor others, it is not self-
seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps
no record of wrongs. Love does not
delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres. Love never
fails.”

1 CORINTHIANS
13:4-8
 MAY 30, 2022 / /

C LAIRE N OTES

ACCORDING TO 1 JOHN 4:19 “WE LOVED BECAUSE

HE FIRST LOVED US”. I GREW UP FAR AWAY
FROM MY PARENTS. I EVEN GO TO CHURCH BY
MYSELF EVERY SUNDAY. I CONSTANTLY ASK GOD
TO KEEP THEM SAFE AND COMFORTABLE. MY
EYES WELL UP WITH TEARS EVERY TIME I PRAY
AND THINK OF THEM. I GREW RAISED TO BE
SELF-SUFFICIENT. I LEARNED HOW TO COOK,
MEND MY OWN CLOTHES AND PIECES OF STUFF,
FIX MYSELF, WASH THE DISHES, AND CLEAN THE
HOUSE FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE. MR. AND MRS.
CARAIG'S FIRST CHILD IS ME. THEY HAVE
ALWAYS TRIED TO GIVE ME WHATEVER I
WANTED SINCE I WAS A CHILD, EVEN THOUGH I
HAVE REACHED THE STAGE IN MY LIFE WHERE
PARENTAL CARE IS ALL I REQUIRE. THEY WERE
BOTH WORKING ABROAD, AND MY
GRANDPARENTS LOOKED AFTER ME. I NEVER
FELT FURIOUS AT THEM FOR DOING THAT SINCE
I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT EVERYTHING
OCCURS FOR A PURPOSE, EVER SINCE I WAS A
KID. THERE IS ALWAYS AN ALTERNATIVE.
 MAY 30, 2022 / /

AS I GREW OLDER, I BECAME MORE TOLERANT

OF MY SITUATION, AND WHEN I WAS SEVEN
YEARS OLD, GOD BLESSED US WITH A LITTLE
BROTHER. I WAS DELIGHTED AT THE TIME. I
WAS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME, YET I
SOBBED WITH PLEASURE AS MY LITTLE
BROTHER CAME OUT FROM MY MOTHER'S
WOMB. MY MOTHER THEN CEASED WORKING
OVERSEAS, BUT MY FATHER CONTINUED TO
WORK ABROAD TO FULFILL OUR FAMILY'S
NECESSITIES. I WASN'T USED TO SOMEONE
LOOKING AFTER ME OR COOKING FOR ME
BECAUSE I HAD ALWAYS BOUGHT MY OWN
LUNCH AND REQUIREMENTS AT HOME AND AT
SCHOOL ON MY OWN. MY MOTHER IS THE ONE
WHO LOOKS AFTER BOTH OF US. EVERY TIME
WE GO OUT, I CAN SEE MY MOTHER
STRUGGLING TO CARRY ALL OF OUR
BELONGINGS. WE ALSO WENT TO THE MALL
WITH PRACTICALLY A FULL SUITCASE
PROVIDED BY MY MOTHER BECAUSE

WE NEEDED TO BRING MILK, FOOD, WATER,

DIAPERS, AND EXTRA CLOTHES FOR BOTH MY
YOUNGER BROTHER AND ME.
MAY 30, 2022 / /

MY FATHER ALSO CAME BACK HOME,

AND AFTER SEVERAL YEARS, HE AND
MY MOTHER BOTH CONTINUED TO
WORK HERE. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
FOR A LONG TIME. DESPITE THE
DISTANCE AND SACRIFICES WE'VE
MADE, I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT OUR
CONNECTION IS STILL EXCEPTIONALLY
STRONG. IT HAS HELPED TO BUILD
AND EXPAND OUR FAMILY. WE
BATTLED TO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION
GOING ONCE THE OUTBREAK
OCCURRED. WE PROGRESS TOGETHER,
WHETHER IN DIFFICULTY OR IN EASE.
AND, BY GOD'S GRACE, WE HAVE
ANOTHER LITTLE BROTHER THIS YEAR.
SO MR. AND MRS. CARAIG NOW HAVE
THREE ANGELS IN THEIR LIVES. WE
ARE REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE
AND WHO WE HAVE BECOME. THE
COMPASSION OF THE FAMILY WILL
NEVER LAST.
 MAY 30, 2022 / /

G UIDE Q UESTIONS

TO BE HONEST, I DON'T FORESEE MYSELF ON

TELEVISION PROVIDING NEWS AND INFORMATION.
PERHAPS I COULD WRITE OR PRODUCE NEWS AND
INFORMATION. HOWEVER, DELIVERING NEWS IS
IMPOSSIBLE. SO, WHY NOT, IF I'M GIVEN THE
CHANCE.  UNFORTUNATELY, SEEING MYSELF CHASING
BEING THERE IS NOT MY THING. THAT'S JUST THAT I
COULDN'T SEE MYSELF DOING IT BECAUSE I DON'T
SENSE I FEEL AT EASE THERE SINCE IT'S NOT MY
PASSION EITHER.

FAIRNESS IMPLIES THAT A JOURNALIST SHOULD AIM

FOR HONESTY AND TRUTH IN REPORTING RATHER
THAN SLANTING A NARRATIVE SO THAT THE READER
COMES TO THE REPORTER'S CHOSEN CONCLUSION.
JOURNALISTS MUST BE TRUTHFUL AND BRAVE WHILE
ACQUIRING, REPORTING, AND INTERPRETING
INFORMATION. MAINTAIN ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY. THE WORLD WOULD BE IN THE DARK
WITHOUT JOURNALISM. JOURNALISM IS CRUCIAL
BECAUSE IT PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH CURRENT
AND RELEVANT INFORMATION AND NEWS. "WHOEVER
WHO OVERTURN A NATION'S LIBERTY MUST BEGIN BY
ASSESSING ITS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.