In the sphere of one’s life, we get to come across many words of wisdom, teachings from Buddha, Gandhi or someone else, education from our teachers and “Guros”/”Gurus” which makes us what we are today. And sometimes we learn from experiences, situations, and reading articles of Wilson Flores. No one expects to learn from Tsunamis or Earthquakes or Typhoons.

I did, from ONDOY or “Ketsana”.

Ondoy taught me one thing: if God takes away everything, he cannot take away one thing from you: Your future and your tomorrow.

I learned that expect the unexpected. No one could predict the destruction this has caused, and the effects of it.

Ondoy has taught me that what you should have done today, you should not have left it for tomorrow.

Bad times are not about punishment. They are about opportunity. Bad times are not about God abandoning you. They are about feeling the full extent of how much love there is available to sustain you. Bad times are not about imperfection they are about perfection. They are opportunities for you to do God’s work on earth and to understand, on a much deeper level, how much love is available to you in any situation—good or bad, perfect or imperfect.

Ondoy taught us to pray more and worry less. Remember we had left everything to God, our homes, our furniture and our treasures.

Community unity is vital, and was proven to be the key factor in saving many lives and homes.

Ondoy should serve a lesson to all: do not dispose waste in the streets or esteros. This was the cause why the floods could not recede.

Electing the right person is vital: National unity or policies must be followed first than the policy of your own city. I will vote carefully in 2010.

Ondoy did not destroy the present, it has destroyed part of the future especially for those who have to rebuild.

It is not the typhoon disaster that you survived, but the fact that you conquered your ability, and proved strong.

Ondoy has taught us all that the government has a big responsibility. Let us support the government in their taxes and collections, so that at the time of calamity they could support us more during these difficult times.

The Government must learn from this: NDCC must be solidified and contact numbers must be centralized. It was difficult to look for numbers.

Ondoy has taught that the simple basic life facilities must be appreciated. We must learn to complain less. Be thankful you had a job to report to, a light to switch on, a cold glass of water to drink, coffee heat to your perfection. Did not Ondoy take it away from you temporary? Maybe for others it is permanent their job loss or their lives.

And finally thank God that for all things he has blessed us with.

Vishnu Hathiramani
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