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A son asked his father, "Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?" The father who, despite having a heart condition, says "Yes". They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying "Yes" to his son's request of going through the race together.
One day, the son asked his father, "Dad, let's join the Ironman together." To which, his father said "Yes" too. For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the Big Island .
Father and son went on to complete the race together.
You may watch the video below:
Inspiring Story on Endurance
THE WORLD AND MOTHER AND CHILD
Turning the pages of the books containing various paintings, the picture that capture my imagination was that of a mother holding the baby in her arms tenderly. The painter was so resplendent to apprehend the gleam so apparent on the mother's face which unquestionably stemmed from the ardent tenderness she has for her angelic-faced baby while the infant wears that representation of fulfillment and comfort. The picture was not merely a pleasing sight for the eyes but also a disclosure of another magnitude of love-relationship takes place in this world.
Child-bearing is the turning point of a woman's life wherein a pinnacle of her essence is totally vindicated. The Hebrews considered that the greatest dissapointment that a woman could has was to be childless. For being childless was a loss of the possibilty of attaining an exceptional linkage with somebody. Mother and Child relationship is an imperishable emotional conjuction ever flourished between two persons. It commences even before the child left the mother's womb. During the conception, the child leads a sort of dependent occurence in the uterus, totally clinging upon the mother for nutrition, his survival, etc. On the other hand, the mother (while playing the "host" to the fetus, is proving purely her worth and eminence among the human species, and confirming submissively yielding in accordance with God's will) plays the sincere and benevolent host attending to the needs of her most wanted parasite. However, this affiliation between the two does not end when the body is born to face the world but more so, it only abided an imperishable relationship likely to develop between them.
Mother's love is the most authentic love that a woman can give to a human being. It surmount the excitement she felt for herself, because she denies herself totally by the danger she will undergo in giving birth to the child. For indeed, it is true that the other foot of the woman during delivery is embedded at the grave. But this risk is bravely met and withstand by the woman which confirms her love for her scion and to some women it is the fulfillment of her endearment to the husband, and still for some woman, specially the Virgin Mary, is an unambiguous evidence of her genuine love for God.
When an infant tumble from his mother's womb, he faces a world really different from his previous world. He is a total new comer to his mother's world and proximately feared everything. Everything that surrounds him must be a vast sea of mystification. But this terrible sensation within perish by the tender embrace of his mother's fingers and the warmth of her breast. As a child, he flesh out a certain attachment for his mother which ultimately evoked into trust and ending up on loving her.
In a large sense, mother's love for her child is a man's hilarous legacy to humanity. It is because of this love that a perennial of the mortal ways goes on and on. It is realizable that without this love man maybe diminish to the level of the animals which has been extinguished.
On Friendship
"Friends hug, friends kiss
Friends stand by each other
Friends laugh, friends cry
Friends are friends forever."
There must have been gazilions of books about friendships... failing to read any of them is not anybody's loss at all -- for living friendships make books of friendships and not the other way around. Good friends are not bought neither are they found, but if they be found, they are found not because they have been lost but because it is the right time and place for a miracle.
Great friendships are made... molded by the hands of those involved, but without tiring efforts. True friendships are indeed gifts -- gifts that are without a doubt worthy to be kept.
'Til the Final Curtain Call
Dedicated to: "Tanglaw" cast and crew (Canossa Academy 97-98)
PETA (Philippine Educational Theater Association)
Piquant juveniles in the theatrical world,
Nursed a friendship so special and hard to unfold
The sun may set early but we have to move on,
Though time whiles away fast the flame will still burn
Everything was great until end came in the way,
Everyone did nothing but endeavored to stay
But the wind blew and it hit us really hard,
Others succumed while others struggled to stand
Today, tomorrow and forevermore,
May the friendship we built let love be its core
Today, tomorrow and eternally,
May the flame in our hearts be true and fiery
And now as the curtains are drawn to close,
Our dreams.. our music will forever strike a pose
The spotlight in us will radiate at all,
Howbeit they summon for the final curtain call.