Gasa Sa Gugma

Do what you can do today and show to your loved ones how much you value and love them. This is what I have learned from our CWTS Outreach Program.

As an application of our CWTS project proposal, we went to “Gasa Sa Gugma”, a home for the dying destitute last February 2, 2007. We departed from the school at 2:00 pm and we rode a Kaohsiung bus. When we arrive there, the place was so peaceful and quite. Obviously, it is because old people are staying there. I saw different kinds of old people living there. Some were still very young, while others are so old. When they saw us, I can see some of their faces filled with joy and eagerness to see us. Some of them were acting just normal as if they do not notice that we were there. My friends and me met Lola Cecilia, she told us about her stay in the institution. She is very funny which made most of us got close to her. I admire her because despite her old age, she was very optimistic towards life. I also met a Lolo that I do not know the name. He said that he was a general from Davao. As we were talking, he always tells me that I should be good and I should be close to the sisters in the institution. I find it at first difficult to understand what he is saying because he speaks so slowly. However, later on, I have realized what he wants to tell me. After that encounter, I also listened to the different stories from other people and I have learned many lessons from them.

In my stay in “Gasa Sa Gugma” for 2 hours, I saw the sadness in heir eyes and faces because they do no have any families who will take care of them. As I watched them, I did not notice that there were already tears falling in my eyes. I just remember my grandfather who died last year. I realized that I missed him so much. I was not hat good towards him when he was still alive. I did not show to him how much I value him.

Seeing the oldies made me aware that, I should not let time go to waste by not showing to my loved ones how important they are and how much I value them.