I’ve been writing this column for almost twelve years. I’ve chronicled my life experiences and how God plays a key role in my life. I’ve shared my pains as well as my joys. I’ve shared the Scriptures that under girded my faith and belief in the Almighty. The Holy Book has guided and comforted me in times of disappointment and sorrow, and has encouraged and filled me with hope when there seem to be no hope. Sharing my personal testimony has helped a lot of people, too. I know. They call me and thank me for sharing my thoughts and feelings with them.
I could not forget the woman who knelt before me and kissed my hand and said, “You saved my life.” I was surprised. I pulled her up and said, “No, I was just an instrument of the Lord in conveying to you His Words.”
This column is here to stay, perhaps as long as I can write. It serves a purpose and I am grateful that I am allowed to pursue it as a calling.
Let me share with you my thoughts for today about happiness. Are you searching for happiness? Are you spending time and money in the pursuit of happiness? Well, the reality is you’ll never find happiness out there. Helen Keller said, “Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves.”
While I was writing this column, Nita Barrion called me up to request help for her Gawad Kalinga Fund Raising Project. Nita is one woman who has found happiness within her by helping others. Despite her frustrations and disappointments in life, she has learned to be content. She has a band, D’Professionals, which serves as an outlet of her musical talent. Many people are not aware that Nita is one of the most respected professionals in the field of adult health care. She has found the true meaning of happiness by caring for others. It is not in her singing but in loving the things she does for the physically and mentally challenged that makes her really happy.