Started the year doing my job as the designated zoning administrator of the municipality. Faced a lot of challenges and even opposition as I implement zoning regulations. I stood firm and yes the law prevailed.
My job took me to Surigao City, Davao City and Angeles City. Wandering through the streets of these cities has filled me with tons of ideas for local development planning especially in terms of environmental protection, urban planning and community resiliency.
Though I sometimes had to struggle with health issues, I was able to surmount it all. Thanks heaven, I have always been receiving undeserved leases in my life hehe. Perhaps, God has more plans for me hehe.
One important lesson I learned this year is to take life easy, anyway, no one comes out of this world carrying all the things that worry people a lot like money, career, and all worldly cares.
If the spirit is like an airplane, it would be easier for it to soar up to the greatest heights if it does not carry tons of baggage.
Living unattached to material things is essential to living a happy life. However, fighting materialistic tendencies is a constant battle between good and evil, call it the “armageddon” on a daily basis.
When the plane that we were riding on in Surigao hardly took off from the runway due to strong winds and heavy downpour caused by a signal number two typhoon, I thought the plane will not be able to pull it off. I thought it would smash through the grassy and muddy area. Our plane is just so good and obviously we have a good pilot.
Up in the air, turbulence was so scary. I saw my companion’s daughter holding on tight to his father’s arm. Admittedly, I was scared but here we are in a corner where all of us seemed to be helpless. I closed my eyes, said a prayer, relaxed myself and listened to a love song on my tablet. In forty-five minutes, our plane is making a landing in Cebu airport. However, our ordeal is not yet over. We are still in the middle of the storm. We are just half-way to our final destination which is our hometown of Lavezares in Northern Samar.
We had the night passed in a cheap hotel in Cebu. At past 4 in the morning, we prepared for the airport. It was raining and wind is getting stronger as the typhoon is now in Cebu. From our room, I can see the country’s flag fluttering so fast with the strong winds. We went to the airport. There was no flight cancellation. Friends were calling me concerned of my flight as it was situation in my hometown is not good either. A friend even livestreamed the strong winds in my hometown ripping through the streets and banana areas. Several teachers were calling and texting me asking if the mayor would cancel classes and offices. I told them we have to wait for the provincial government notice of cancellation.
Absence the flight cancellation, we proceeded with our trip back home. There were even more turbulence. To relax myself, I opened myself for a nice conversation with my seatmate who happens to be a bank manager of a local bank. In more than an hour, we landed at Calbayog Airport amidst worrisome turbulence.
Lesson learned through all these air turbulence is to stay relax by consoling oneself with the thought that man has no control. God has.
Turbulence comes in so many forms, both natural and real life in other aspects. Having faith in oneself and in the Supreme Being are enough to tame me no matter how earth shattering the turbulences are.
Great thoughts to live by as 2018 leaves and as 2019 beacons a new gravity-defying hope and positive vibes.# 01-02-2019
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