Last night, one episode of a local TV series was featured in TFC ( The Filipino Channel ) entitled "Tsinelas". It's about the two brothers who journeyed back to their province when both of their parents died. At first, the eldest wanted his younger brother to stay with their aunt in Manila, but the younger one begged to join him in the trip and promised that he won't be a burden along the way. They've tried to solicit money from relatives but no one bothered to care or contribute any. And so the journey by foot begins...from Manila to Catbalogan, Samar ( 17090 km or 10620 miles in distance).
To summarize the story, they travelled along the dangerous streets of Manila to the province only by walking. They've gathered trash, plastic bottles or tin cans to sell in junk shops so as to have money for food. They followed public transportation buses route and used as their guide on their way, slept on the street at night using carton boxes as their beds, most of the times they did get hungry, got sick and scared due to dangers of being exposed outside...no shelter,no money, no blanket or anything to protect them but plastics to cover themselves during the rain.
The elder brother was grumpy and looked at his brother as an obligation at the first part of the story, but came all the obstacles and problems along the way and the younger one stayed strong and focused on their journey. He sees things in life through the eyes of a child...everything simple and sees the environment as a big playground, which made the trip easier. He sticked to his promise that he won't be a burden and never complained a bit despite the distance, fatigue and hunger. He stood by his brother because he's family and is very important to him. In the long run, the elder one realized this and had a soft heart and thought that indeed the younger one not needed a brother by its name only but a real family who cares and loves.
After almost 20 days of walking, they've finally reached their destination. Through all the hardships and obstacles encountered, both brothers stayed with each other no matter what happened. And their determination and belief that once they reach their destination will make their lives easier because they can start a new made their journey worthwhile. The learnings in life, of being a family despite the hardships, of being determined to achieve your goals despite the obstacles and never giving up are the best part of this very heart warming story.
As the narrator told, everyone of us has our own journey in life. Own paths to travel, though some are easy road, few may be very rocky. It is up to us on how we see and conquer the obstacles coming our way, and how to make our trips worthwhile and easier to bear with the help of our family, friends and of course our faith to God.
To summarize the story, they travelled along the dangerous streets of Manila to the province only by walking. They've gathered trash, plastic bottles or tin cans to sell in junk shops so as to have money for food. They followed public transportation buses route and used as their guide on their way, slept on the street at night using carton boxes as their beds, most of the times they did get hungry, got sick and scared due to dangers of being exposed outside...no shelter,no money, no blanket or anything to protect them but plastics to cover themselves during the rain.
The elder brother was grumpy and looked at his brother as an obligation at the first part of the story, but came all the obstacles and problems along the way and the younger one stayed strong and focused on their journey. He sees things in life through the eyes of a child...everything simple and sees the environment as a big playground, which made the trip easier. He sticked to his promise that he won't be a burden and never complained a bit despite the distance, fatigue and hunger. He stood by his brother because he's family and is very important to him. In the long run, the elder one realized this and had a soft heart and thought that indeed the younger one not needed a brother by its name only but a real family who cares and loves.
After almost 20 days of walking, they've finally reached their destination. Through all the hardships and obstacles encountered, both brothers stayed with each other no matter what happened. And their determination and belief that once they reach their destination will make their lives easier because they can start a new made their journey worthwhile. The learnings in life, of being a family despite the hardships, of being determined to achieve your goals despite the obstacles and never giving up are the best part of this very heart warming story.
As the narrator told, everyone of us has our own journey in life. Own paths to travel, though some are easy road, few may be very rocky. It is up to us on how we see and conquer the obstacles coming our way, and how to make our trips worthwhile and easier to bear with the help of our family, friends and of course our faith to God.
hahahahhaha...MMK.Hnd ko napanood yan.
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