manilla

i can say many things about my experience in malate. the only thing is the people of malate speak for themselves. i have never had the pleasure before to be in the same room as people as selfless as those women who i hope to see again in the kaibigan foundation. the fact is that they make me question myself and wonder if i was in the same position as them how much of my time would i voulenteer to others. and truly im not sure. but these women have shown me that in this world there exists a true and amazing human spirit that a few people posess. i hope that one day i can test myself against the kindness and utter devotion of these women to their children, and i pray that when i do i will not come up wanting. because to be honest these are the people that the world needs, people that are willing to risk all they have in the face of insurmountable odds and at the end of each day they go too sleep with a smile on their faces. i will remember this the next time i have a "bad day". i hope that i remember the message these women gave to me and that my stuff isnt that bad.