Ano'ng meron sa taong happy: The Story

A smile that warms the heart...

I've always been against giving money to beggars. However, whenever I see someone who's sick begging, I couldn't help myself but to give a little amount (believing that he/she is begging to be able to buy medicines). But sometimes, I still feel guilty giving money (napapaisip ka na pinagkakakitaan lang ang kanilang sitwasyon).

Last Holy Wednesday, I took the footbridge from MRT North to SM North. Whenever I'm walking alone, I'm always preoccupied (talking to myself: silently of course, thinking of various things). I suddenly noticed a beggar with a big lump on his throat. I told myself (while walking away from the man), "shit, naaawa ako pero ayoko magbigay ng pera. pero naaawa ako." Then I realized, I was actually holding a plastic bag with a piece of pizza. I decided to go back and give it to the beggar. I was a bit hesitant. Crazy me, "Hindi kaya bawal sa kanya ito or hindi kaya siya allergic (seafood pizza kasi)" When I handed him the food, he was really delighted. He was very thankful. Alam mo iyong ngiti na sinsero? Ganun talaga eh. Iyong talagang lubos ang pasasalamat niya? That made me REALLY happy. Sarap

A similar scene happened yesterday. I was just so tired and again ultimately preoccupied. I was at Galleria in the afternoon but had to wait for a friend to leave her office at 8pm. So I instead decided to spend the rest of the night waiting at my cousin's house in Kamuning. I was supposed to take an SM Fairview bus but they were all crammed. I took a Monumento bus and drop off at Kamuning MRT. I had to use the MRT "overpass" to get to the south side.

A young gay sampaguita vendor approached me, "ate bili na kayo 10 pesos lang." Wala naman akong gagawin sa bulaklak kaya hindi talaga tamang bilhin ko. I just realized (oo mabagal akong makarealize kasi nga preoccupied parati) that I was holding a plastic bag with a cake (oo, mahilig akong magtira ng pagkain). I asked if he wanted to have the food. I was a bit hesitant again because I felt he'd reject my offer. But no, he was very happy. With a sincere big smile he said, "Maraming, maraming salamat po. Ingat po kayo sa pag-uwi. Salamat po." Wow! Sarap ulit.

Happiness. Really. There are a lot of small and big things to be happy about. How I wish to get sincere smiles everyday :)