Virtual Community is real community

       As we all know the advancement of technology has become a means  communication of some people especially to the youth in the present time. It is there means communicating to somebody who is close them. It is a way of giving oneself to the other through virtual reality as an expression of friendship or love. I myself have this kind of attitude of communicating through virtual communication because I can express about thoughts towards to the person rather than facing the person. Like what I have written here, giving my thoughts about the “Virtual Community is Real Community”. Moreover, this could be an helpful tool to communicate someone in order to be in touch with them. Sometimes it can be a tendency of dwelling to much in the virtual world because it may harm the actual relationship of knowing each other. But if the person expresses his feelings through virtual communication, well, I cannot judge him because he has his own way of communicating others.

   Thus, virtual community has its way of giving people to communicate others. this a way of presenting him/herself of who he/she is. For me as a seminarian I also make use of the virtual communication in my future ministry but I must do my duties also not only for one thing but has a whole. It must be holistic because in actual communication also everything that you experience helps you to know yourself, and your purpose in life. In addition, In relating to other people you must be with them.      

A THING CALLED LOVE

“As the Father loves me, I also love you. Remain in my love”, this is some of the lines in John 15: 9-17. He reminds me that I must remain in his love to inherent Gods love through Jesus Christ. As I love him, I also love others in order to keep the will of God to me that the will that I may love with his commandments. 

In the reading of John 15: 9-17, it expresses the love of God to me and to others. As I love God, He Commanded me to share or spread the love to my brothers and sisters especially to those who need help physically and spiritually. When I was still in the seminary I share my love to the seminarians of being available to them. There was also a time in the seminary when I donated my blood to the sick person without any return. I saw the guardian of that sick person cried because of the great joy that I helped his sick patient. I felt inspired of the love of the guardian to his patient because he sacrificed for the sake of his patient. God’s love can be given to me in a different way. I will just do my best to cherish this love for the betterment of my life.

As a faithful, I am obliged to respond His commandments because it is a journey to become a holistic being. I am committed also to follow his commands especially to attain my goal to become a priest someday.   

FAVOR? HMNNNN.....

Q: A person asks you a favor to do something and then you do it. You asked the same person a favor for your sake but, he did not do it. Is the person right in not complementing to the help given by you or not?

           I will not say it is right or wrong; it can either be right or wrong depending on the many reasons which give rise to such an act. First, it is right because maybe he doesn’t want to do the favor that you have asked from him. Maybe he cannot do such a thing because he has other schedule to attend or maybe he doesn’t like you. Moreover, maybe he is just jealous of something that you have, and then it triggers him not to do your favor.

         

      Second, it is wrong because you have to repay him in order to show thankfulness to him. It is an act of gratitude that you helped him, and you repay him by helping him in his needs. To paying back something is also an initiative to give him back a favor. It displeases me when somebody did not help him back when he needs help.

Well, my realization is a person cannot tell him that he will repay him back because he doesn’t own him. A person has its own way of repaying it and we cannot judge people if it is their decision not to return the favor. Maybe his personal background may affect the way he does. Such as when he was a child he/she always help by somebody, and he does not used to return the favor. When he/she reach adulthood he still doing it the way he does. But remember not all people don’t want a return for the favor given. There are also people who want to pay them back as they help you.

You, as a reader of this article, may have something to say about it, maybe you have experiences of some sort that you could share in this article; just write it in the comment box.

 I did not write this article because I am right but because I experienced this and it bothers me sometimes.  

Pope Francis meets the Filipinos

It is a great privilege for Filipinos to be visited by Pope Francis, especially for those who were affected by the typhoon Yolanda. It is also a privilege that gives Filipinos opportunity to meet the Holy Father; an opportunity which cannot be replaced because it is a-once-in-a-lifetime. Being a Filipino I am very happy that the Pope will be in the Philippines. Even though I cannot personally touch him but I am satisfied that I could see him on TV where he is together with my fellow countrymen. The visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines reminds me that Jesus Christ is always with us. Jesus is not only with the elite people but he is in each one of us, protecting and guiding us as we continue our living here on earth. For Pope Francis, it doesn't matter if we are poor or rich, for him the important thing is one’s faith in God. Pope Francis is an instrument of God. Moreover, Pope Francis is doing his responsibilities fruitfully in spreading the good news by being visible to the people. Thus, as children of God we must able to be open ourselves to others; openness to one’s heart in order to share what we have. If we can do it, we are also imitating Jesus as he shares his love to the people. As we prepare ourselves to meet the Pope, we pray for his safe travel. I believe that he will share to us Filipinos some reminders for us to live an authentic Christian life and to live sympathetic to the plight of our fellow Filipinos.