An alarm clock is not meant to offend but a reminder of some important things, persons or events we tend to forget. May the coming birth of Christ serve as an alarm clock for us to rekindle our faith in God, to revive our spirituality that was shaken due to the unexpected loss of loved ones brought by this pandemic and to resuscitate our dying love for our country and its people.
Much has changed since the advent of climate change due to global warming, digitalization, cashless business transactions, classes online, and communication using different platforms in social media. If you will notice, the internet has made the world get smaller everyday and it has helped humanity do complicated works a lot easier to those who knew how to use it – zoom meetings where even a sick person can participate, webinar, video calls, cash transfers from one bank to another and many more. You can even check what’s happening around the world using Google.
These modern science and technology must not dampen our faith in the Almighty because at the end of the day, we shall all leave this planet earth to face Him who is the author of all. Instead of engaging in any unlawful/illegal activities, let us revisit and put into practice the teachings of Christ – humility, kindness, sharing of blessings to the less fortunate, unwavering faith in God and love of our neighbors. We should give love not only on Christmas day but every day. As the old Tagalog Christmas carol goes, “Ang pag-ibig pag s’yang naghari, araw-araw ay magiging pasko lagi.”
Loving our neighbors doesn’t necessarily mean giving them material things but showing them our sincere empathy and compassion in times of grief or extending our helping hands in times of disaster, natural or otherwise. Try to ponder on this, it’s really love not money that makes the world go round. Why? Because GOD IS LOVE (1 John 4). Without love, we are reduced to nothing but dust in the wind. If there is love, everything else that’s good follows.
So, my dearest friends in the print and social media, consider this coming Christmas as an alarm clock for retrospection and a reminder for us “to accept the things we cannot change, to change the things we can, and to have the wisdom to know the difference”. Our clock is ticking every second of the day and before we know it, our time is up. Do good because whatever goodness we give to the world, the world will give it back to us.
Melinda Bagsic Evangelista
I was born to write and I believe that’s my calling. I love writing because it brings me to the realm exclusively of mine. It is also my opinion that “immortality” can be achieved not by searching for the Holy Grail and drinking from it but by living your life worth-writing or writing something worth-reading. Since I cannot promise you a life worth-writing, I keep myself busy writing something worth-reading. I am thankful to God for giving me the talent and skill to see life in different perspectives not seen by many and the courage to share it to my readers. This first ever Tutubi Digital News Magazine is a perfect avenue to bring you the many facets of life that you can ponder upon in this time of the pandemic. Enjoy reading all the articles.
