Vitamins

I had this funny incident many years ago. It was a pleasant and sunny day; I wore professional attire and adding with my get up was pleasant perfume and prune hair making me respectable and honorable. But, something happened that time that surprised my world in a wide blast… hehehe.

I'm a regular commuter and somewhere in the middle of the road as we passed by Magsaysay Avenue in Davao City,  I found out that I have no money in my pocket. Toink… Gulp…I was in deep panicked at that time and was trying to grasp how I would tell to the driver my situation. The chaos and the uproar of the driver’s face were my concern at that time. He would scold me and be angry about me for being so reckless passenger. Tsk tsk tsk. And with my outfit that time… I would put myself to shame. What a mess… huhuhu

For a moment, I closed my eyes and meditated, and then, I remembered that I have plenty of vitamins in my bag. Aha…  Like an early century trading, I traded my vitamins in exchange for the fare. The driver smiled with my honest recourse. Realizing that I am blessed, I decided adding more and more, until he was overwhelmed with gratitude. What a relief!

 

Pondering on the event, I realized that vitamins are of two kinds. One used as add-on for our physical nourishment making us healthy physically and mentally. And the other one for our spirit. I believe, these are spiritual vitamins which are readily available to us through His Grace. And all we need to do is to ask for it. Sadly, many of us hubs on the first one. Well, it’s not bad taking earthly vitamins to sustain health because I do take them, but I believe, it is more important to feed one’s soul with vitamins that would enrich the spirit and inspire more to live a life that is pleasing and morally upright. That moment, I received one of His grace. Humility. I laid down myself despite of my get up and asked  apology. And I received, Gratitude.

My friends, I had live a life full of disguise and shame for the past many years. And with all things that had happened to my life good or bad, one thing I can only attest, " His grace is alive and present".

Mhatteo