"Love all, Spend less, Give more"

It is the time of year again. December has come and with all the joys of Christmas. But what is the real meaning of Christmas? Is it the gifts under the tree, the lights in the windows, the cards in the mail, ham dinner with family and friends, stocking in the living room and shouting of " Merry Christmas" to those who pass us in the streets? Is this really Christmas?

For many people, Christmas is a time of sorrow. They don't have the extra money to buy presents for their children, family and friends. Many are saddened at Christmas when they think of their loved ones who will not be able to come home for various reasons. Yet, Christmas can be a reason of great joy. It is a time of God showing His great love for us. It can be a time of healing and renewed strength. You see, Christmas is when we celebrate the birth of the Christ Child. God sent His son, Jesus into the world to be born. His birth brought great joy to the world. Shepherds, wise men and angels all shared in the excitement of knowing about this great event. They knew this was no ordinary day. The prophets had told of His coming hundreds of years before. The star stopped over Bethlehem just to mark the way for those who were looking for this special child.

Why did He come? Why did God send His son to this cruel and hard world? He sent Jesus to us so that one day, He would grow up to become a very important part of history. His story is one of truth, love and hope. It brought salvation to all of us. Without Jesus, we would all die in our sins. Jesus was born so one day the price could be paid for things we have done that are wrong. The bible says that all have sinned. We are all born with a sin nature. We do things that do not please God. Through the sins of Adam and Eve, we have all inherited that sin nature. We need to have that removed. The only way is through Jesus. Jesus came so he could die on the cross for all of our sins. If we believe that Jesus died for our sins, we can ask him to come into our hearts and forgive us. Then, we are clean and made whole. We can know that heaven is a place where we can go to when this life is over.

We can truly be happy at Christmas. No matter what may be happening, we can know that we are His children. We then become sons and daughters of God. Heaven will be can home one day. Look at Christmas in a new way this year. This is the year to invite Jesus into your heart. You will then have a  "Merry Christmas". The joy and peace you will receive will last all year as you look to God for all your needs to be met.

Jesus is the Reason For the Season! Rejoice.

Never above you, Never below you, Always beside you

Imagine the world where people are equal. Social, academic, and political classes are vanished, people with the same mental capabilities sharing land and resources equally.

Social life is a reflection of an individual's relation with the people, economy and education. Just like in the world of matter and atoms, likely atoms bond together and form a stronger element. This stability eliminates the chances of bringing together unfavorable elements. A world where the poor can not challenge the rich even get along with him/her is undesired. Seeking the lifestyle where everybody is equal will fasten the progress toward better life, it will eliminate the special cases. Such cases are when a category of people are employed to satisfy the needs of others, when depression controls the lines of the employed sector due to the fact that they can never achieve what their employers did

In such in equal environment, people will not be treated based on their ethnicity, religion, or physical abilities. This will bring everybody to the same dinning table. An Indian engineer is as smart and handsome as Italian actor, a basketball player is as rich as blind piano player, and no religions issues can put people on different boats.

It is crucial to have professions and sciences in a living environment, but it is highly dangerous to have gaps between the professionals and amateurs, scientist and sophomores. We are seeking a better life in the sense where skills are appreciated regardless of it's power.

Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master

Napakalaking papel ang ginagampanan ng gadgets sa pang araw-araw na buhay ng makabagong tao. Napakarami nang nagagawa ng computers ngayon, at halos lahat yata ng gawain ay mayroon nang paglahok ng smarthphones.

Natatawang isipin na napapadali at napapagaan ang maraming mga gawain ng tao dahil sa mataas na antas ng mga teknolohiyang ito. Lalong lumiliit ang mundo, hindi na mahirap mawalay sa mga mahal sa buhay. Nakatutuwa ring asahan kung ano pang pag-usad sa teknolohiya ang madiskubre sa darating pang mga taon.

Ngunit sa kabila ng maraming kabutihang naidudulot ng gadgets sa ating buhay, kapag hindi sila ginamit sa tama, nagiging dahilan din ang paggamit nito upang maging magkalayo ang mga tao. May mga pag-aaral ding nagsasabi na nagiging sanhi ang mga ito ng pagbabago ng pag-uugali ng mga tao at ilang mga sakit din. Kaya naman mahalaga ang mapanuring paggmait ng gadgets. Sa ganitong paraan, napapakinabangan natin ang magagandang naidudulot ng gadgets. Nagiging daluyan din ito ng maganda at mapagkalingang sa pamilya at kapwa, sa halip na ito ay mahing dahilan ng pagkawatak-watak.

Importanteng hakbang dito ay ang palaging pagtsek sa sarili. Nasa tama pa ba ang paggamit ko ng gadgets? Nakakatulong pa ba ito sa mg gawain at relasyon ko? Nalilinang pa ba ang  pagkatao ko?

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

Pagbasa: Susi sa Magandang Kinabukasan

Ang pag-aaral natin ay ang kayamanan na mabibigay sa ating mga magulang na hinding-hindi mapapalitan ng kung sino man. Ang pag-aaral ay isang pangarap ng karamihan, pero binabalewala lang ito ng iba dahil sa kakulangan sa pinansyal na pangangailangan. At naging sanhi ito ng maraming suliranin sa ating lipunan. Karamihan na sa ngayong mg kabataan ay hindi na nila pinapansin o di kaya'y hindi nila nakikita ang kahalagahan ng pag-aaral. Nag-iba na ang henerasyon ngayon hindi katulad noon kung ano ang pananaw ng mga kabataan noon. Ang mga kabataan na ngayon ay ang gusto nalang nila ay mg materyal na bayag, karangyaan at kasikatan.

Dapat nating matutunang pagsikapan ang lahat ng mga bagay na ating ninanais sa buhay. Mga pangarap na makakabuti sa atin at hinti tayo bibiguhin ng panahon. Ibigay natin ang lahat ng ating makakaya katulad na lamang ang pagkuha ng loob ng isang tao. Ang pag-aaral, hindi ito basta-basta makukuha, kinakailangan ito ng pagsisikap at detarminasyon

Ang pag-aaral ay susi sa ating magandang kinabukasan kaya huwag tayong mag sawang mag-aral sapagkat hindi naman sa lahat ng panahon tayo ay nag-aaral. Hindi sa lahat tayo ay nagpapasa ng mga requirements sa eskwelahan kaya ngayon palang ay pagbutihin na nating mag-aral dahil sobrang laking benepisyong ating makukuha sa ating hinaharap