This happened inside the bus. I and my friend Gayle were on
our way home from Ateneo then. We had a meeting with Father Joe, a Jesuit
priest, so we went to Katipunan to see him. Hmmm...after talking to him about
some concerns, we had our malling and then went home.
We were on board the Genesis bus, tapos sa tabi ko, dahil sa
me aisle ako umupo, were two ladies who are on their mid 50's. I and my friend
were making chikka, pero...pansin ko lang...hmmm...mabilis magpatakbo ang
driver. Not only that...pabigla bigla din s'yang mag preno, sort of balasubas
ika nga. So, parang medyo di kami really makapag concentrate dahil lagi ngang
swerve ang driver...kakalokaaa talaga...nakakawala ng focus kasi kailangan
naming humawak at baka kami ay mahulog sa aming kinauupuan o sumubsob sa aming
harapan.
Nagpatuloy ang aming paglalakbay sa ganoong situation sa
loob ng bus...hanggang all of a sudden, biglang nag break ang driver. Napatingin ako sa loob ng bus at napansin ko na yung ale pala na katabi ko ay nakaupo na
yung mga paa ay nakataas. So yung kanyang mga sandals ay napunta sa bandang
harapan...mga about apat na upuan ang layo from where she is seated.
I noticed yung reaction n'ya as she was looking for her
sandals...she was kinda worried kung saan na ba kaya umabot ang mga sandals nya. So dahil di nya makita, she was making
some comments about the driver. Since I heard her...and nakita ko how upset
and worried she was...sabi ko..."napunta po sa bandang harapan. Ayun
po!" So she tried to sort look for them, kaso di n'ya makita dahil nasa
ilalim nga ng upuan.
I can sense and feel the worry in her face...alam ko she was
thinking kung ano ang gagawin n'ya. I was also thinking of whether those who
are seated will do something...na sana makita yung sandals n'ya and they would
ask kung kanino ang mga yun. waaaaah....di naman sila react...and I do not also
know kung nakita ba nila...
Patuloy na mabilis ang takbo ng bus...umastang tatayo ang
matanda pero biglang nag swerve na naman ang sasakyan, so umupo s'ya ulit. It
was during this time that I made the act of helping the old woman. Kapampangan
din s'ya....and so sabi ko..."Ako nalang po ang kukuha." waaaah...so
kesehodang gumapang gapang ako because it was not possible for me to walk sa
aisle...kailangan kong kunin sa ilalim ng upuan sa may bandang harapan ng bus yung sandals n'ya, at kesehodang naka
blazer ako at medyo formal ang suot ko dahil me pinuntahan pa akong isang office
maliban kay Father....kinuha ko ang mga ito. It was difficult, kasi
mabilis ang sasakyan...di ako puedeng tumayo...but I was able to do it. Extra challenge on my part.
Other passengers were looking at me then, kasi parang
ako yung tipong di gagawin yun dahil sa porma ko....pero di ko na inalintana
ito. My mind was focused on how I will get the sandals of the woman.
Besides, siguro innate na sa pagkatao ko yung immediate reaction ko and my
desire to help.
And so, the woman thanked me. She doesn't know nga pano n'ya
ako pasalamatan and she said: "Me mga tao pa rin palang mabait these
days." Then my friend said: "Di lang po mabait ang friend ko, maganda
pa!" nyahaha...natawa ako sa friend ko.
Noong mga oras na yun, there was JOY in my heart, and nasabi ko sa sarili ko, iba pa rin talaga ang mararamdaman mo when you make other people happy and you were able to extend help. The words of gratitude uttered by the woman, na di ko man nga alam kung sino sya, have inspired me to do acts of kindness whenever and wherever I can.
Truly, showing KINDNESS would make you feel good...it makes
you feel that your life is really fruitful and worthwhile because you were able
to do something good to other people. Kailangan lang talagang ma instill sa
system natin, sa ating pagkatao ang spontaneous gesture of goodwill towards
others. Sa ganitong paraan we show our care and love to them.
Hindi mahirap ang gumawa ng kabutihan sa kapwa. Maraming
pagkakataon and darating sa ating buhay. Ang tanong nga lang ay....Tayo ba ay
nakahanda? O baka naman tayo ay nahihiya kaya?
It is a matter of CHOICE and DECISION. We are given the free
hand to respond to every situation. Whatever we do, whether to react positively
or not...then...this is what and who we are in this life we have.
Sa ganang akin, mas gugustuhin ko siguro yung makatulong at
me kaligayahan sa puso ko dahil natugunan ko ang pangangailangan ng kapwa ko.
Yung walang feeling of guilt on my part na di ako nakatulong...dahil....who
knows someday....pano nalang kaya kung ako naman ang nangangailangan ng tulong?
We have to carry out an ACT OF KINDNESS in our everyday life
with no expectations of reward because someday, someone or somewhere somebody
will just do the same for US.
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