Recently, I decided to go on a “blog leave” because I wasn’t really in the mood to post blog entries during that time. I was really depressed and down during that time. If I could just also leave my work first for few days during that time, then probably I would. But I can’t.

It felt like it was one of the worst depressions I ever had in my life. It lasted for almost a week. Usually I would just go to the chapel, talk to the Lord, and ask Him for answers. One Saturday afternoon, after coming from my Saturday shift at work, I decided to attend the mass in Glorietta. The mass there starts at 5:00pm. It was only 4:30pm, 30 minutes to go. I just sat down somewhere as I waited for 5:00pm. I was looking at the people around me, until I saw 2 children with masks, covering their noses and mouths.

I wondered why they were wearing that. I thought that maybe they had pneumonia or tuberculosis. I suddenly remembered that there was an event that time for children with cancer. I started to fill up the missing pieces… the 2 children I saw have cancer.

Five minutes before 5pm, I started to walk. I saw the booth of “Greenpeace” (www.greenpeace.org). Someone approached me and told me something about this organization. I decided to join the organization without thinking twice. I think it’s about time for me to join an organization like this. Not just for being a member of an international organization, but I want this to be my advocacy… Last Friday, they already welcomed me as a new member.

I then walked again to catch up with the mass. But the event for children with cancer in the Glorietta Activity Center caught my attention. I went to their booth. I received an enevlope where we can put our donation. It is written in the envelope that “if each one of us will put a hundred pesos in the envelope, ten thousand envelopes with 100 pesos each, will have a total of 1 million pesos”,  which is already a big amount of money for the charity.

I helped in a small way that I can. I wanted to buy a souvenier which they also sell in the booth. It costs 150 pesos. I am really saving the small amount of money left for me during that time that’s why I decided not to buy. I gave them my donation, and then the lady gave me the product I wanted to buy for free. I thanked her.

The charity is called “Cancer Warriors Foundation” (www.c-warriors.org, www.cancer-warriors.org). I hope someday, I can share my blessings to them.

I was late (again) for mass. But I know God will forgive me for coming late to mass that day. I know that He’ll understand.

After the mass, I already went home fill with hope for a better week ahead.