Present

A Story by Lora

When I was young . I never question life .I always play to the fullest until I get tired and sleep soundly in my bed.
When I grew older .Little by Little I slowly understand the world. My reason of living grew bigger . I always go to school ,eat my meal .and learn how to respect my elders.
Suddenly one night when I was 8, I was lying in the ground in my parent room and remembering the past. when I was still two years old my mother use to carry me me in to her arms for me to stop crying and sang me a lullaby for me to sleep. then I question the future .if I grew up my mother will grow older and eventually will disappear in my life. after that I cried so hard and ran to our kitchen,where my mother was. I hug her so tight that I never want to let go. slowly she knelled down and hold my hands and ask me why I was crying " bakit ka umiiyak?"(this is in filipino). I told her and then she just laugh and told me"every human being come s and go but they should enjoy there life to the fullest. you shouldn't fear death cause all of as should face it." that night I stop thinking the fear of death.

Now I'm 15 year old . last summer I went to this session trip in Bagiou City (a city in PHILIPPINES). it was about saving the mother earth and becoming green one of the speaker was a pastor. He was amazing speaker. He gave a speech about life and how we are destroying our planet. the human species are self-centered beings and we make many mistakes in life. we do not think of anyone problem except ourselves.His words pierces my heart but there was one line that gave me a push in reality."If we look at our Birth Certificate, are date of birth DASH the date of death. in that small small DASH (-) means our life.In that small DASH is the portion of life that was given to as by the lord."
After his speech, I smiled and came home ,thanking our lord for giving as life and protecting from the bad.
"Present is a gift, DON'T EVEN WAIST A SECOND OF IT"