Mama, Mommy, Ina, Inay, and Nanay—these are just some of the endearing titles for mothers. While many are so blessed to have their mothers with them, there are some who can just reminisce and cherish the memories that their mothers have left behind. These memories have brought them a lot of experience, lessons in life, and never-ending faith in God.
Once, there was a young girl who was so blessed to have a mother whom she used to call “Nanay.” Her mother was always by her side as she grew up. Words are not enough for the young girl to describe the love, care, and sacrifice she had received over the years from her mother. When the young girl became a young woman, she realized that being a mother was not as easy as ABC. She saw from her Nanay how raising six children was no joke at all. It became more difficult when her Nanay’s best buddy—her Super Mom’s husband—passed away. Time went by, and the young woman was very happy and proud of her Nanay, mostly during her “Sunshine Days.” But life was not always sunny for her Nanay. Rain would always follow her. But, even when it rained, her Nanay remained a Super Mom. The young woman even promised herself that her first salary would go to her Nanay, when she gets work after college. The young woman and her Nanay have made some dreams along the way.
Unfortunately, the heaviest of all rains arrived.
“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing” (James 1:24).
“Inner peace...” is a very famous line from the movie Kung Fu Panda.
He faced a lot of difficulties.
He was ridiculed, mocked, laughed at.
He was saddened, pitied himself, and lost confidence.
That was his past. Fast forward to the present.
One day, he plummets. The next, he goes up, and...cheery panda, he jokes! Oh, thanks to his master!
Inner peace: that’s the tag line. Until he had found peace, he wouldn’t have been able to conquer his fears and win the battle. It may just be a movie, but the lessons are practical. It could simply be a source of entertainment for some, but only when you dig deeper will you find its real core.
Do you know someone who, just like the big fat panda, had bravely crossed a raging sea of trials and heartaches? I know quite a number of them, but there were those who etched their ways into my heart.
Aren’t there days when you feel that everything is out of sync?
Call it Murphy’s Law or PMS or your guiding planets are misaligned. Whatever it is, your day just isn’t working out the way you want it to.
I had one of those days recently that got me into quite a blue funk. I felt the devil was already doing the rumba with glee as my dark thoughts sashayed in one after the other – remembered hurts, frustrations, irritating past incidents and people.
My bad mood could have mushroomed like a radioactive cloud if I let it. It’s a good thing that through the years, I’ve developed my gratitude muscles. I was able to punch a hole out of the moroseness that was threatening to engulf me.
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