@Junva31996 30 July 2021

When was the last time you laughed the hardest?

"When was the last time you laughed the hardest?" This was one of the rhetorical questions written in my student's poem that enthralled me though I was occupied checking their outputs. I sighed deeply, and answered it with a question though at first it doesn't need to be answered (since it was a rhetorical question in his poem). "When was that last time?" I could hardly remember when. The reasons were, I got too engrossed with school works, family and other social responsibilities, above all, my emotional stability was so down after a very "historical break-up" that I almost forgot to give myself even a simple self-break.That rhetorical question pacified the heavy jarring emotions inside me, albeit in the very least. " When was that last time? " The same question asked me again. Confidently, I realized it was recently when I had finally understood I became a rainbow in my own and somebody else's clouds. Yes I laughed the hardest again because I was able to use my talents in helping others though it consumed a lot of my time and though it drained me emotionally, physically, financially and mentally. Bwahahahaaha. I have had given myself and others seven colors that atleast colored our lives. RED, the color of courage. I was courageous enough to accept challenges in DEPEd and in the community despite the fact that I'm a newbie in the system. ORANGE, the color that opened my mind to become more openminded to suggestions, criticisms and judgements. Yes! I became stronger to endure detrimental realities inside and outside the system. Moreso, I learned to work and finish tasks without complaining even without just compensation. YELLOW, the color that allowed me to be more soft-hearted to understand both sides of any situation. Thus, gave enough warm to people I am concern of/with. GREEN gave me the reason to make a forest of unity despite diversity. I learned to solve problems not only in my own but with the help of knowledgeable others. Through accepting their hearts, I became free from my isolated thoughts. BLUE helped me became a true-blue soul in gaining the hearts of others. Opening my heart wasn't like a math equation or provisions of the law that I have to memorize or know much of. I am proud that I was able to help people turn into great and productive citizens. INDIGO gave me a shade of coolness. In a fast-lane life where unpleasant things were inevitable, I learned to cool tensions inside my head, so I became more pleasant and patient in dealing with people and tasks (Working with grace under pressure). VIOLET reminded me always to humble my heart a little lower than the reality of things, thus, I was able to communicate very well with the people around me. As a result, I started to become happy. Never thought that this is how truly happy I am despite everything. "When was that last time you laughed the hardest because you're truly happy?" Well, it was everytime when I happily glided in my own rainbow. ---junva31996