HEAVEN'S GIFT

            Hero? Ask children what a hero is and they will answer you Batman, Superman and so on. A hero is a person who can sacrifice for the goodness of others. He/she shows willingness to help others in times of danger.

            She is not as powerful as Wonder Woman. A person that is not as strong as Darna, but I consider her as my hero. A father, mother, friend, sister, a great teacher and a hero. She is my MOTHER. She stands as a father and a mother in our family when my Papa passed away when I was still a little baby. I know that it is not that easy to be a father and at the same time a mother. The responsibilities are doubled.  I salute her for being a strong person to overcome all the problems that we face in the family. She sacrifices everything that she has to make us happy.  She is my first teacher who teaches me right things to do and those wrong doings that should not be done. She is a great teacher to me and to my siblings. My mother is the one who is always at my side not only in times of happiness, but also in times of life’s challenges and difficulties. She is my angel. She takes good care of me when I’m sick. An angel because she guides me in everything I do, helps me for every decision I make, and advises me for every problem I face. I know that her decisions will always be right for me.

I am not a perfect daughter to my mother. I admit that sometimes, I am being selfish. There are some things that I can’t tell to her, but I know that she is always there to listen. I am just afraid to what she will tell or what will be her reactions or comments. Sometimes, I am not also following her advises and I am so sorry for this but I love my Mama so much. I am a Mama’s girl. For me, she is the best mom in the world.

To all of us, we should value our mothers. We should respect them because they deserve it. They are heaven’s gifts.

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
                                 -- Washington Irving