Sometimes talking with people who has a great knowledge in some particular things is worthwhile. We can’t even feel hunger even if a couple of hours lapsed. It’s a kind of feeding ourselves with meaningful thoughts which enriches us more and by that it is like inducing food for our stomach. Just like the experience that I have encountered today. I was having a very nice chat together with two of my friend. I consider both of them a wise guy with in terms of the religious aspects of humanity. Well you might be thinking that it was a debate but no……it was actually a sharing of both minds and I felt like being enriched by the facts that they have said. We haven’t taken lunch due to that very long talk but I felt so full of the learning that I haven’t encountered before. It was really fine and very acknowledging and I wasn’t felt bored at all. It was so much interesting.
It is very hard to convince people who don’t want to listen. These past few days I’ve been spending few moments arguing with several people around me. Well it about the very few matters towards religious facts that I believe. The issue was triggered because they found out that I visited a place wherein there is a group of people who are into religious things such as preaching the good news, and reading, sharing and interpreting the Holy Scriptures. I found it very nice to spend some times with them because I just want to be knowledgeable in dealing with my religion. But my family means it as a cult and is dangerous for me but I know more of it because I was the one who saw and witness the place. I appreciate their ways because not like others who are into the same things, I notice that there is peace of mind in there. Not like the other catholic groups around the city, they don’t mind if there are only a few of people in their circle. My friend told me that there are only less than 20 people in the group which proves that they are not working for the good of their group but for the people. I’ve been longing to see a group like this because somehow, in the past, I’ve attended several religious activities but it found it very different. I didn’t get what I am seeking for because usually people shares their richness and success which is in reality is not a good example for what I call sacrifice. I am seeking for those ones who don’t care about success, money, and improvements in life when talking about serving God. Well I don’t want to hit somebody’s pride because it is only what I want and what I believe.
Last Friday my girl invited me to attend the First Friday Mass in the Basilica. Off course I came there with her and we attended the 4 pm Mass. it is expected that there will be a huge number of crowd since First Friday Mass is a special Mass and I guess every catholic religious must not miss this one. So actually the place was filled with many devotees who were very serious on their own prayers. Due to the massive count of people there, not everybody was able to avail a seat to settle down. But the best thing is that eventhough there were no seats for avail for them, they still manage and stood still until the end of the Holy Mass. It was really amazing to see an image of the crowd of faithful followers of our Lord.
Last April 2 is Good Friday; we contemplate the memories of the death of our savior Jesus Christ. We usually do it with a sense of repentance for we have sinned in each day that we live. We also did fasting but I failed to do so, only my parents were able to have it until the supper. I was sad and felt so unfortunate for it mean a lot for me. Anyways I will promise to make it next year and I’ll try to be more serious.
Anyway moving to other side of my experience today, I felt bad with these neighbors in our place because actually with accordance to our culture, music and other type of entertainment is not advised. It is because we are supposed to be sad and felt sorrow just like when we experience a death of a person close to us. Sadly, these people in our neighborhood were like enjoying the day because they were singing all the day and their speakers are very loud. Anyways it’s not my loss and I never failed to remember this celebration.
