Not a travel blog this time

I was about to work on one of my usual articles when suddenly, I would want to include this on my blog.

I just came back from a neighbor's wake couple of minutes ago and as I walk back home, I kept thinking about this one.

It was a usual Tuesday night when I received a text message from this girl, early 20 years old. I know her since we were young because we practically lived on the same sidestreet, just three houses from our lola's house.

To cut the story short, she is asking for a a little help because she need something and would not want to ask financial help from her parents. She was telling me, she would not want her parents to shoulde any expense and so I said, I shall help her. To end our conversation, I told her to just drop by our house this weekend so she can pick up what she needs but asked her to text me again by Thursday just to remind me to bring what she needs.

But she was not able to text me. What I received was a message coming ferom my mom that this girl's dad just died that Thursday morning. I was shocked.

So I went there few minutes ago and had the most memorable 10 minutes conversation with her. When she saw me, she just hugged me tight without a word, told me she was also shocked. I braced myself not to cry. I asked her what she needs.

She told me all she is need now is STRENGTH. Eldest to two young ladies, she was telling me what are her immediate plans right after the funeral. She was not even thinking about herself, she was thinking about her MOM and sister.

She is a graduating, a 5th year engineering student who has been a scholar since highshool. I was looking at her, still trying to smile but of grief. She told me she doesn't have much time to grieve as she was thinking ahead of what she has to do next.

She told me her dad has supported her every step of the way, working as harder as she could remember and what she could have given as the best gift was handling him her diploma. I was telling her, IM SURE, HE WOULDN'T MISS YOUR GRAD FOR ANYTHING, HE WILL BE THERE.

As I walk home, I felt like I was being knocked from that 10 minute conversation. I saw her figting at that very moment, I know I can never give up.

I salute you. I would want people like me to realize that even if life sucks on your end right now, we need to keep fighting. Because that's how life should be. Appreciate everything, its how to live this life.