Reaching Out

Binhi Immersion has been quite a life experience for me. We went to Rizal to visit the people of Unbound. The Unbound people were farmers who lived right beside a lake. They lived very different lives than us because they weren’t so well off. I could see this because they even told us that rice was expensive.

We were assigned to ate Rose whose family was very nice and took care of us. They lived very simple lives compared to many of us who visited. They only had an electric fan. There house was made out of bamboo. Their house was also really small. Apparently the place, flooded during the rain that they had to move up the mountain beside in order to be safe from flood.

Aside from the physical environment that the family had to offer, they were also different in a way that small things made them happy. They looked happy despite the hardships. They were happy with just playing with the toy ball and with the lollipops that they got from us. They were very appreciative of what they had. Compared to us, getting small things would make us complain. But it made these guys happy that’s why I look up to them.

But what inspired me the most were the children of the family. There was a kid named Frijolito and his sister, they showed me a lot. Even though they were less fortunate, he was very motivated. He wanted to finish school and become a teacher. Him and his sister said that this was both their goal. It made me realize that I was blessed and that I too shouldn’t take school for granted as it can give me the opportunity to help people like them.