An Unforgettable Day

Honey, an Education student, shares how she deals with the pressures of college life.

One Thursday morning, our classmates were very busy planning for a coming variety show competition for English class, a preparation which would serve as our final exam.

On that same day, our Developmental Reading professor entered the classroom and announced that our project was to come up with a mini book which had to be submitted the following Monday. The news terrified us and threw us all into confusion. We no longer knew which of these two requirements we had to prioritize.

Later on, our Field Study professor instructed us to work on our individual portfolios, that is, a compilation of what we had observed in a high school in Davao, checked and signed by our cooperating teacher. This was an additional burden for us since that school was far from our university.

The problem worsened when practices for our variety show began. The majority of my classmates were so passive and uncooperative that this led to the group’s disintegration. At that moment, I was quite upset, and my heart full of anger and hatred. At home, my sister scolded me for not helping out with the household chores. With all these pressures building up inside me, it was easy to get into an argument with her.

Carrying these problems around for days made my life difficult, so I couldn’t even smile anymore. I didn’t know how and where to start my assignment. It was really a suffering for me. Then I suddenly realized that I wasn’t alone: Jesus was carrying these burdens with me.

In a flash, I stood up and got to work. Thinking of those who would read it, I prepared my mini book with much love and finished it. I travelled to that high school and worked with my cooperating teacher to complete my portfolio. In our variety show project, I accepted playing various roles and really did my best in every task, not so much for us to win, but to bring the members of our group back together again. At home, I made an effort to be open in order to listen to my sister’s concerns while she vented all her anger on me. Accepting my shortcomings, I began to help her with the chores.

Before I knew it, I had finished everything and… we won in the variety show contest! It seemed like a little miracle to me! Truly Jesus has at heart every concern of ours, even those seemingly insignificant ones. That was an unforgettable day for me, as I really felt His presence. I can truly say that indeed He is love, and He loves me immensely!

Honey Añana Pilapil

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