Resiliency of Filipinos

Smiling. Laughing. Hoping. Accepting what is done and letting it pass. Filipinos are really no stranger to natural disasters. Filipinos are known for being resilient, all the time. We are capable of recovering, even how strong that disaster is. We are excellent in making things just the way they are. How can Filipinos do that? How brave are they? Well, of course, maybe it runs in our blood.

Annually, there are so many unexpected disasters in the whole world, but for the Pinoys, we are already used to it. Instead of doing anything to lessen the effect of what the disaster may bring, we are doing nothing except to accept and let it pass. Strong typhoon which causes waist-deep floodwater, you can see people smiling, laughing, and they’re not afraid what the typhoon may really bring. They let it pass, wait for the lowering of waters, and try to rebuild again their homes. They rebuild. They don’t wait for help because in the first place, they already knew that nobody is going to help them and some will only extend their help when they are already done rebuilding the damages. They help themselves. Sometimes, being a happy and contented person makes me proud of myself. But, im not happy that our country is immune to the worst of the worst conditions brought by disasters. Do we really deserve those deadly disasters? Or are they our karma? Well, maybe. The changes we want maybe is far from reality and maybe, hard to implement. We are accepting the situations we’re facing just the way they are. We cannot rely to someone, we rely on ourselves. Hoping that someone in higher position could really see how are we surviving those kind of disasters. Hoping that they could hear us. We really can’t do anything. We’ll just wait and see.  But let’s not forget to make sure that we’re safe, in times of many disasters. That’s how we, Pinoys are called resilient.

Being self-reliant doesn’t mean that we don’t need help, when in need, do not be afraid to ask for help. Just focus on the bright side of life. Do your share and responsibility of being Filipino. Face the consequences and move on. Buckle up and let’s get ready, ourselves has many more disasters to face and smile. That’s really how things are. Smile, that’s all we have!

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