It's almost done..my UPCAT Review will end this coming May 25.I feel sad about it,but somehow I also feel happy.Well, I'll just do my best to learn a lot from this review. I will not take it for granted.Enrollment is fast approaching...I pray that I will still be with my old classmates.

Mount like an eagle

I have written this poem when I was in 2nd year. Hence, is not well refined. The thoughts are not mature and deep enough to mesmerize a reader.

Everywhere you may go,
Or anywhere you may glow;
There is a special somewhere,
That surely you must grow.
Though your growth they say,
Would be very slow for going to and fro.
Or maybe criticizing you from head to toe.
And not contented still;
Giving of discouragements overflow.
Just let it flow.
Let them throw words too low,
And then they would know.

Thine foes would know,
Things they forbid ago;
Compel them to realize,
What things they didn’t show,
Those moments that seemed rainbows;
Rainbows of sorrows and woe.
But Oh No! Never choose to go.

Strive to learn positive from negative.
If these contradict, learn to be sensitive;
Be observant and never be a captive,
Nor be a slave of hatred;
Remember to forgive and give,
Instead to conceive feelings
That are negative.

Just do not tarry to run,
Run the race of life,
As long as you can.
Neglect things that are stun.
But search for those
That gives worthwhile fun.
Fun, because you have done;
The Great Commission you have begun.
Offer it all to God
Who is brighter than the sun,
Then somehow in sometime,
You’ll surely have…
Applaud from God for a task well done.

Evading from misery

A man in anguish,
Hears the swish of
Grief, suffering and death wish
Which no one could fathom
Neither think of,
But perhaps, may have a qualm.

A man of courage was he
Almost a sage maybe,
Not even aware of outrage,
But what bounded him to Cage?

Firstly, his wealth was gone
Some were stolen; some fell to arson.
His tireless efforts; pulled down.
Yet he still ventures to carry on,
For he still sees the dawn.

But, his family was also gone.
Everybody shot by a gun,
Not even one was able to run, none.
Too late for him to come
But only to witness the worst outcome
Which is truly hard to overcome.
“Job well done,” said someone.
Someone who was,
And is eminent in their city.
For him, it was witty,
But it was such a pity.

Gloom embraced the man.
So then, whispering of sins began.
And he made a plan.
It brought him to prison.
Without even a chance to reason,
And achievement of justice withdrawn.

But still in his heart,
Hope does not depart.
Seemed like a game;
Where he is going to restart.

And yet it happened.
He was set free through plea,
so his heart was filled with glee.
For the killer who caused him to kill,
Was legally declared as “guilty”.

Unreserved acquiescence

Submitting humbly to correction and reproof is much like applying alcohol into an open wound. Although it is an agonizing treatment, you need to do it so that you will feel better in the process. Later on, your wound will be healed.

Suppose you’re arguing with your younger cousin regarding political anomalies. You feel ecstatic because your brain overflows with the facts and opinions that would topple your cousin’s ideas. But actually, you are not sure about the facts and figures that you say. Despite this hindrance, you are still enthusiastic to reason out and defend your stand that you even forget you’re talking with your younger cousin. Surprisingly, he could still manage to point out good opinions. Worse, he could discern that you only invent the facts and figures you present about the topic. In a meek way, he advises you not to do that again. Your face turns red because of shame and embarrassment. Your younger cousin corrects you. Surely, it hurts the pride within you.

Or maybe, a classmate willingly teaches you about the topic that you missed. But, something urges you to ignore her because you are more intelligent than her. So, you could not take the situation that someone who is of less stature than yourself teaches you. Then, you leave her behind and simply disregard her efforts to help you. But, at the back of your head, someone says, “How dare you waste the opportunity to learn?”. You realize, by then, that she is the only one who can teach you because the rest are busy. You have no choice but to submit to her because there will be a quiz later. In this situation, your need to listen to her is just like the big necessity to apply alcohol into your wound so that it will be healed immediately. Hence, gulp down your pride because you really need and must listen to her.

Of course, you may be tempted to deny it and see if you could take the pain. This is like refusing alcohol to be put into your wound. You may be able to endure the pain for a while, but soon the wound gets severely infected. You would now need to see a doctor. This will require a larger piece of time, effort and money.

Always pretending that you don’t need help and that you always do right endures only in the short run. You will find out that it’s harder to endure the pain when you don’t apply remedy right away. As in reality, it’s harder to be a better person when you refuse to accept correction or reproof.

For this reason, it matters a lot to cure your wound through using alcohol. When you receive correction or reproof from one of less stature than yourself, just humbly admit it and submit inwardly as well as outwardly without any pride, rebellion, or resentment rising up within your heart.