The Series of Unending Events: Water Road

August 07, 2012
05:20 AM
Tuesday

The scene outside our window looks like something straight out of the movie "2012", a film depicting how earth would look like when the end of time have finally arrived. Heavy rain started falling last night. The result? The whole streets outside are flooded with water levels rising to the height of an average man's chest. It's sad to think that the world have turned out to be like this. A couple of rain falls and POOF! One big swimming pool suddenly appeared where the roads and streets should have been. At first it was all new and exciting but then it turns scary. The city suddenly seems like some sort of a ghost town. Not a single soul can be seen outside. Just water. Pure, deep, murky, garbage-filled, don't-know-what-that-floating-thing-is water. People are forced to stay indoors with limited food supplies and no electricity. But despite of this calamity, I find it amusing to see some people who still managed to put on a smile. This is the one thing that I truly admire in a Filipino. The ability to laugh and smile and see the lighter side of everything. The sacrificial spirit of Bayanihan is also worth noticing. From the non-stop operation of the LRT, the almost 24-hour duty of patrolling officers keeping the people safe, to the voluntary local residents. Our simple heroes. It made me feel a lot better knowing that all hope have not yet been lost. There is still goodness left in this world. Though, it made me think again, what would the future be like 10 or 20 years from now? Will it be better or will it be worst? One thing's for sure: no one knows. Only God will have the answers.
I am still thankful for everything. The rain seemed to have washed the air thoroughly, like very dirty clothes in an ultra cleaning washing machine with super whitening detergents. No more smoke, no more dust, no more pollution, just pure, cold, fresh, delightful air. A very wonderful thing to be thankful of.