Lessons One Can Learn About Life from A Dog

There are so many lessons one can learn about life from a dog. Imagine this
scenario: it is raining heavily outside and you need to leave for someone’s house. The
dog is up and eager, to go with you. You tell it to stay home.

As you leave, you see it squeezing out through the gap in the doorway. You
scold it and order it back home. Then at
every turn you make, you suddenly see it
following you sheepishly at a distance. It
follows at the risk of being reprimanded
for the sore reason of being somewhere
nearby. How else can we experience so
selfless an instance of love and
faithfulness? We can learn a lifelong
lesson from this sincere warm display of
perpetual companionship.

Observe the eating habits of your dog. It

does not eat, except when hungry. It does
not drink, unless it is thirsty. It does not gorge itself. It stops eating when it has had
enough.

A dog also sets a perfect example of adaptability. If it is moved to a strange

place, it is able to adapt itself to that place and to its thousand peculiarities without a
murmur of complaint. It is able to learn and adapt to a new family’s ways and customs.
It is quick and ready to please. Man, being accustomed to comfort and wealth will be
lost if suddenly stripped of all he is accustomed to.

A dog also teaches us a thing or two about unselfish love. When a dog knows
death is approaching, it tries, with its last vestige of strength, to crawl away
elsewhere to die, in order to burden its owners no more.

A dog does things with all vigor. However, when there is nothing to do, it lies
down and rests. It does not waste its strength and energy needlessly. Many working
people are burning the candles at both ends. Many suffer nervous breakdowns due
to stress. Perhaps, they should learn to rest like a dog does.

A dog above all is truly man’s best friend.

 “QUE SERA, SERA”
Chelou D. Pantaden

Zeah was a girl who

grew up in a home where she
cleaned her bed after waking
up, prepared foods for a meal of
the family and washed dishes
after eating. On Saturdays and
Sundays, her household chores
became more compared to the
days where she had to go to
school.
She felt very upset every
time she sees her older sister
and older brother feeling happy
being with their father. Although
she
had this kind of feeling, she never complained.
One night, she asked her father if she could go with them. “Who will be left
here to stay with your mother? “her father asked. Without a word, she nodded and
went inside her room.
After few minutes, her mother asked, do you really want to go with your father
tonight? “ . She looked at her mother with a smile. She ran fast to her room and
shouted, “Thank you mother! “ .
They headed when everything was ready. To Zeah’s surprised that her mother
is going with them she couldn’t help singing until everybody was singing. “Que Sera,
Sera.” “What will be, will be.” They laughed at each other.
Her father said, “We will do it always. “ . “We are very busy tending our own
chores and forget to express how important each other is in building a very good
home.”. “Yes father, I am glad you have come to sense the way I am sensing years
ago! “, Zeah’s mother replied. They all smiled and “Que Sera, Sera.”, “What will be,
will be! “
They were repeating the song again and again approaching their destination.
 THE GIFT
Ritchie C. Javier

In a faraway
with a very simple life. They used to live in a NIPA hut,
eat foods from their farm, and catch fishes from the
river. The husband was a farmer working all day at the
farm. He always prayed that someday the Almighty
Father will give them a child which is the only thing they
wished for.
One night,
surrounding. When the husband was awakened, he
looked where it came from. Surprisingly a bright light
flashed on her eyes and he saw a beautiful fairy smiling at him.

“Good Man”, the fairy said.” You’ve been working so hard in the farm, taking
good care of your wife. I want to give you a simple gift for all your kindness. When the
farmer heard her offer, he was terribly happy with tears saying,” I want to have a child”.
And the fairy just smiled at him and said” Your wish is granted” she immediately
disappeared.

From that moment he gave all the needs of her wife. He brought her fruits and
fresh vegetables every day from the farm. He didn’t let her wife worked and feel tired
because he loved her so much.

Moments passed by, when her wife cooked foods for him, she was really in pain
because she was able to deliver her baby. The husband was very aggressive to see her
baby and it was very successful. At last her wife gave birth to a very beautiful baby and
they named her Fairysha. The name was originally got from the Fairy who gave them
gift.

The baby girl grew full of love with their parents and also, they thought her to be
kind always and God fearing. And they lived happily as a perfect family.