Be A Good Model

     I don't understand why the government place a warning outside the cigarette packaging the " smoking is dangerous to your health" but letting some retailer to sell such.  It is a very weird thing to see. People keep on putting some sign of encouragement or warning but not putting it into practice. 

     I wonder what they could get in smoking? Some says, they can't live without it. When they were young god did not put cigarette like a basic need to have. It is just in the mind of people why they got addicted to such things. I know that they could stop smoking if they want, but they decided not to because they felt cool while they are smoking. My brother said because he is one of them. It is more manly to smoke . It gives him more confidence to get a long with there friend and to make him feel stronger than before. SO WEIRD. 

     In order to get rid of cigarette addiction or to lessen the addiction in this country, the government should have a move by not selling cigarette. This would become a big protest from some smokers, but it is for their own good and for the environment also. cigarette smoking has also a big part why we got a very bad air pollution. So by stopping cigarette smoking , it will help the health of each persons, the environment and the society.

     According to wikipedia, Cigarettes carry serious health risks, which are more prevalent than in other tobacco products. Nicotine, the primary psychoactive chemical in tobacco and therefore cigarettes, is addictive. About half of cigarette smokers die of tobacco-related disease and lose on average 14 years of life. Cigarette use by pregnant women has also been shown to cause birth defects, including low birth weight, fetal abnormalities, and premature birth. Second-hand smoke from cigarettes has been shown to be injurious to bystanders,which has led to legislation that has prohibited smoking in many workplaces and public areas. Cigarettes are a frequent source of fires leading to loss of lives in private homes, which has prompted the European Union and the United States to ban cigarettes that are not fire standard compliant by 2011.

     I am really concern to all smokers especially to my brother by keep on smoking despite such symptoms. I know it's not the end. We still have hope. I believe that change begins in each of us. We should start a change to everyone by being the a leader and good model to everybody. 

The Stronger Me

     I thought my life when I was young was like a playground, that everything here on earth is all about playing. But I was wrong. The more I got the wisdom to live, the more life became boring and useless for me. Life for me before is like a non stop rolling coaster. It's enjoyable at first but the more you get used to it the more you wanna give and stop. But because I don't have the choice I just need to enjoy the moment even though I really want to vomit because of mix emotions and dizziness caused by chaos surrounding.

      I finally get bored of this side of me and wanted to try something new. So I tried to get a long with different people/personality and tried to get some wisdom on how they face this kind of life. What strategy they make to made their selves happy. Maybe I was a very weird person in the world to think such things. I was not an open person and I did not talked to my parents about my life or what's going on in my life. I love them though. I got used to this kind of personality because my mother never asked anything or gave some advises. But thanks to her because I am now an independent person in terms to emotions. 

     So this was me.. a bad side of me . I was living like this thinking I was on my own. But how God change me is another story. When I was looking for some books to read, I found a book titled "Purpose Driven Life" . This  really change me a lot. I found myself crying and thinking about what will happen to me or what is my purpose in this world. I prayed and ask God to change me. I followed what Rick warren said in his book to pray. I felt different. I felt peace and its's so awesome! But this did not stopped that way.

    One day when I was in San Agustin (My School) I was in 2nd year college that year. One of my school mate in high school invited me to have a bible study in their church. But at first I refused but eventually I went. Their I found a lot of young people praying and listening to the Word of God. In my mind, ( Are these people crazy?) But as I went on listening, I was moved and cried. I was convicted in my heart that I am a sinful woman and I wanted to change the way I live my life. Then the preacher said " talk to God and tell Him what you want. Surrender your life to Him and let Him carry the bitterness of your life". There I was crying and talking to God to change me for the better.

     Here I am today, stronger because of the Grace of God that working all the time in me. Everything that I do, I am living to please God and not men. I know this life is just like a pilgrims passing through so what I need to do is to live a life in accordance  of God's purpose. And this purpose is to be a life to everybody. To make them know that there is a living God that could carry our cross to relieve us in this agony of  life.