Living In The Darkness

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July 23, 2022

What if there is no electricity? Will you survive in this modern world?

This recent Weekend Experiences contest only brought back my childhood memories, back when we were still living in a secluded place in our province with no electricity at all.

With or without electricity, I can say that I will survive in this modern world and I could handle the problems that I'll encounter since I was born and grew up with no electricity. However, all things have advantages and disadvantages. And we can't deny the fact that, nowadays, electricity is one of the vital resources that give convenience and comfort to our lives.

Turning back the hands of time, in a secluded place in our town, we lived simply in a small native hut, yet happy and satisfied with our simple life even without electricity and it lasted for a few years.

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I was too young back then. Our life was so simple, there was no television, no aircon, no gadgets, no washing machine, no refrigerator, no gas range, etc, and what we only had was a battery-operated radio which served as our source of entertainment.

We have no gadgets so we used to play traditional Filipino games instead. Besides, our front and backyard had a wide area enough to play anything we wanted to.

A simple piece of kerosene lamp was the only thing that brightened our night. Studying in the dark was quite a struggle. But we became used to it.

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To make our night not-so-boring, we often play pet shadowing on the wall using our hands. That was our way of entertainment. Sometimes, our mother would tell us funny or fantasy stories until we fall asleep. I missed this.

Despite having no electricity, we lived happily.

However, I can't deny the fact that when we moved to the inner part of the village, I was 7 or 8 years old, I started seeing our neighbor's house with electrical appliances. I also yearned for television like what our neighbors have so we could watch cartoons and other kids' shows.

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I also yearned for a washing machine so our mother wouldn't be tired of washing our dirty clothes manually. I wished to have electricity so we could put Christmas lights on our simple Christmas tree because I love seeing those twinkling Christmas lights on the street, and so it wouldn't be dark anymore to study at night. I never yearned for gadgets when I was younger, all I want is television so I could watch shows.

And that was when I was young. Now looking at today's generation, it is undeniable that it's a big struggle to live without electricity, even for us bloggers.

No electricity means no online side hustles. No use of gadgets and electrical appliances, no more convenient transportation, less comfort. And many would probably die because health institutions and giving aid to ill people truly need supplies that use electricity. Lack of medical supplies means more death.

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Can you imagine the world without it? Dark and silent, like a ghost town. It probably is the end of it.

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But I guess there is no end to the world.

As long as the sun shines every morning and gives us light, that means there's hope and there is always a way to survive any challenges.

Just imagine those people living in the mountains with no electricity at all. They can survive on their own and even live longer.

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I've seen a lot in my own country too. It's a little bit of a struggle for them, but they can survive with the use of their survival skills. They live simply and are contented with the small blessings they receive from Him.

And if I will experience living with no electricity again, I am certain that I can survive too.

In November 2013, the strongest typhoon in the Philippines' history, typhoon Haiyan, devastated our province, and I was one of the survivors of that strongest typhoon.

We literally lived in a dark ghost town. Almost all houses were wrecked and dead bodies were all over the place. Electrical supplies were greatly affected and we lived in the dark for more than a month.

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There were no network connections too, so gadgets were useless. Each night was a struggle but how did we survive? Candles and hand-made kerosene lamps brightened our nights. The multi-cab owned by my father was our medium of transportation in visiting other cities to buy necessary supplies. We also use the car's battery to charge our phones. Whenever we want to use our phones, we would go to the high part of the hill to look for a network connection.

It was a struggle for us and it took us a long time to fully recovered from that devastation. A few hours before the New Year celebration in December 2013, the light supply was back and we all jumped in joy.

It was a situation that no one will ever want to experience again. However, it taught us a lot of lessons. One is to be resourceful and mindful. There was a lack of supplies and all we did was look for alternatives. We used our minds to think about how to survive in certain circumstances.

Those were also the moments I've seen the real camaraderie of my co-Filipinos. Everyone was willing to pull up their sleeves to help each other. There was no rich and poor, everyone was equal. Our house, on the other hand, became a shelter for my relatives and family members who lost their houses and that was when our family bonds became stronger.

We can easily adapt to the environment and resiliency to survive any unforeseen circumstances. And I survived living in a place with no electricity when I was a kid. I survived the strongest typhoon. And I survived living in a place with no electricity for more than a month. Others even experience a few months and years.

If others can do it, why can't you?
If there's a will, there will always be a way to survive any devastation and unforeseen circumstances in life. And we should always remember that "behind those dark clouds are silver linings that would give us hope and the sun always shines each day to brighten our darkest days."


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Kalimitan sa bukid nung kabataan ko wala talaga kaming kuryente at di pa din uso ang gadgets pero sobrang saya kasi masasabi kong na enjoy ko ang kabataan ko kahit sa mga ganong sitwasyon..

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2 years ago

True.. Ang saya batang 90's hehe

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2 years ago

I was born without electricity sis, so it's not new to me. Life is kinda boring but it doesn't bother me way back then. I enjoy playing with my sisters and did all the things needed to do as a child

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2 years ago

Six months din walang kuryente sa amin after nag Odette pero nakaya naman. Nag aadapt ang mga tao. In fact nasanay na nga na walamg ilaw at walang malamig na tubig hehe

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2 years ago

We live in a place where floods are frequent during typhoons. Catch basin kasi ang lugar ng tubig coming from different places in the north. So pag mataas ang baha , usually wala kaming kuryente and it will last until di pa nagsusubside ang tubig . Minsan umabot pa almost two weeks. Pag ganung mga time you have no choice but to live with it at maghanap ng mga gagawin sa loob ng kwarto para di mainip mga kiddos at maibsan ang init ng panahon. You'll realized how important so many things when it's suddenly gone.

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2 years ago

Nung yolanda ata pinaka matagal na experience ko, aside nung sa kabataan ko

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2 years ago

As human, we would adapt, no doubt about that but it's just going to be a lot more harder now because we are now used to it and suddenly it stops. It is better if we had not been used to it and the transition wouldn't make much difference. It's going to be hard but not impossible. As we say here in Nigeria, whatever the case, we move 🤣😂... (Meaning we get on with it.)

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2 years ago

Haha.. I guess that is nature in human, We easily adapt to the situation and things..

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2 years ago

Absolutely. We have it in us, especially when we have no other choice.

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2 years ago

I was also born without electricity, nung bata pa ako sa ibaba ng bundok kami nakatira. Malayo sa mga kapitbahay kaya wala talaga kaming kuryente, wala din kaming radio, so pag akyat at pagbaba lang sa bundok naging libangan namin noon. However when I age six, my parents decided to leave the mountain and chooses to live in my cousin's land, as they got worried about our safety pag mag school na kami, nasagasaan kasi yung anak ng kumpari ng tatay ko habang pauwi galing school Kaya natakot sila para samin. Anyway my story was long so yeah, we can easily adopt as we are a real survivor within this wide universe. We can live without electricity.

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2 years ago

Remembering the good old days, mas masaya nga nung wala pang electricity..yung games mas nakaka enjoy.. Hndi toxic sa mind gaya ng mobile games ngayon lol

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2 years ago

"you can't miss what you never had". I believe humans will be able to live comfortably without electricity, once upon a time the world didn't have any electricity and people still adapted to that way of life. But if it is suddenly taken from us now, then I am definitely not going to be able to cope 😆

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2 years ago

Haha.. Of course, it would be harder this time to cope

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2 years ago

Hirap talaga walang kuryentd. Before typhoon odette may mga solar rechargeable light and fan na maliit kami at flashlight. Pero after typhoon odette dun namin narealize na need na palitan ung mga gamit namin dahil hindi na tumatagal kahit nababad sa tirik ng araw. Kaya ngayon may outdoor at indoor solar light kami sa bahay. In the evening we use it para save kaunti din at saka laking tulong gaya ng bigla nagbrownout nung isang gabi. At least hindi kami nangangapa sa dilim.

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2 years ago

Yan bet ko bilhin pra mkatipid sa kuryente

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2 years ago

Before kahit walang kuryente marami pa rin tayong magagawa sa labas. Di tulad today na halos lahat ginagamitan na talaga ng kuryente. Ang hirap kapag wala yan madams huehus. Naalala ko tagal ding nawalan samin ng kuryente dahil sa bagyo. Good thing ojt namin that time tas yong bank na pinag OJT-han namin may generator so dun kami naga charge ng free ehehehe.

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2 years ago

Nung yolanda..nkaka charge din free dun sa naggagawa ng pabahay... Haha

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2 years ago

Same here, with or without electricity I will survive as I grew up without it. Yet, I can't deny that It would be hard for me as I am already used technology which makes my life easier.

Baka maglabasan na naman istorya ng mga aswang sis, kasi madilim! Waaaa

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2 years ago

😂😂.. Yun lang..tapus yung "isang gabi ng lagim" sa radyo..dun kmi takot nun. Yun lage naririning 😂

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2 years ago

May naalala tuloy ako sis my baby ako tas walang kuryente na ngangapa ako sa dilim muntik ko na sya mapadede Ng panis buti tinikman ko pa ehh. Pati kasi gaas Wala kaya Ang hirap tlaga tas maaga Kaming kakain dhil malamok grabe nga Naman nun

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2 years ago

Ganun dun kmi nun kabataan namin. Early kumain at matulog. Prang ang healthy nga nun eh..early magising din

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2 years ago

Noon kahit walang kuryente okey lang ,pero Ngayon napakahirap na oag walang kuryente.

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2 years ago

Bat bigla ako na inggit mag repost? Charr. Bawal pala kami mag repost ngayon. Mahigpit ang security.

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2 years ago

1 week na to. Okay lang.

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2 years ago

Sa tingin ko po nowadays mukhang mahirap na atang mamuhay ng walang kuryente. Halos lahat kasi ngayon kelangan nito. Noon siguro pwede pa pero ngayon mukhang malabo na.

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2 years ago

No electricity would be like the digital apocalypse. But even though we may find it strange at first, I think it would be healthier for people in the future. There would be more activities and entertainment during the day, just like the ones before us!

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2 years ago

But it wouldn't be good in medical aspects though

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2 years ago