Growing up near the sea made me who I am right now. When I was young, my father used to teach me how to swim properly and what should be done in the sea. Some says, we are the product of our environment which means the inner and outer form of our body was shaped and molded from it. The environment has a huge factor why and what we are now today.

Do you still remember those days when you have nothing to do but to say yes and nod to your elders and playmates. We do not want to be left alone so we have to play along with them and because of that it moves our spirit to its very core. I mean is there is a reshaping process happening within us and the concept of things are changing as well. We cannot avoid the part where we act and speak even though it was not okay with us.

When we say we are the product of our environment, it means the beliefs, cultures, lifestyles and religious teachings were passed and influenced us. That is the very beginning of the the progress and imitation of our very own environment. As if we are collecting every pieces to make who we are in the moment. It is not hard to learn from them because they are guiding and helping us in the process.

Sometimes, we feel not belong in the community because they are persecuting and not helping us in our growth. Lately, I realized that whatever invalidity we feel and think from our community, it will not change the fact that we are still belong there. They are the heart of the very community we emerged. We birthed, raised and grew up there so nothing in particular is the presence of invalidity anymore.

Effects of our environment

• It builds our personality. If you don't know, our personality is being shape in the through the community we are in. Whatever personality they have, there is a high possibility that we can get at least 2-3 personality from them and that is okay. Personality is on how we think, how we feel and how we behave.

• Understand the interest. This means that whatever the interest in the community, you will get it too. For example, the community you are in has a great interest in fishing, then as young boy, you will find fishing interested because your whole community is doing it. There is nothing wrong with it. It may changed later on.

• Building the character. In our growth, character of one's individual is really important. Character reflects and what other see from you. They say when the child has bad character i.e bad mouthing. They will immediately think that the child's parents are doing the same thing. We know how much a child is great in imitation. What they saw is what they act, speak and think.

Then now, I realized while writing this blog is that I am totally integrated to my community. I got the interest of fishing and making dishes from the seafood because that is what they do for a living. It is hard to catch fish in the sea because you are sleepy too. Fishermen are going to the sea at night and will comeback before the sunrise. Can you imagine how dangerous and hard it is?

They don't have big lights to see what is in the sea. The only lights they have is the lamp gas which lights are expand few meters away. Waves are making the boat swinging back and forth. Just a misstep and unbalance in the boat, they will shrink from it. I am so proud of my community even though they are not earning big, just barely enough to feed the family and pay some bills.

I hope when you see seafoods, be thankful to those fishermen who risked their lives to get it and deliver to the market. Don't complain the prices of it because we know how few the fishes now in the sea. Can you imagine getting fishes everyday and fishes are not a one day then they will grow fast. It takes time to grow and be ready to eat.

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I am grateful you read this!