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Somehow I can relate to this. When I was young, our family moved around a lot because of my father's job, but mainly within the confines of the city. After my first grade though, we moved to the countryside; no electricity, which means no TV, shopping centers or movie theaters.
The hardest adjustment I have to make is trying to make friends. I'm not familiar with the things they do; games, activities or fun stuff. Back in the city, I would normally stay inside the apartment unless my older brothers would take me to the mall to see movies. Now, I have more freedom. Kids in the country can stay outside of the house all day as long as they're back by 6 PM for Angelus. We eat at whichever house we're at when lunch is serve, sharing what's on the table.
When my mother became a town councilor, the Negrito (aborigine group)settlement fell under her jurisdiction and we've spent spent quite a bit of time with them. I've learned to eat a lot of meat and vegies you will not find in stores and got to experience sleeping with a Negrito family of 6 in a 12 X 12 ft hut on stilts, with burning dried catlle dung underneath to ward off mosquitoes and provide warmth. They don't have much, just barely enough for the day-to-day subsistence yet are still willing to share with others. They seemed happy and content with their lives, as a family and as a group.
I believe the experience made me a better person, making me more compassionate to the needy and less fortunate.
Somehow I can relate to this. When I was young, our family moved around a lot because of my father's job, but mainly within the confines of the city. After my first grade though, we moved to the countryside; no electricity, which means no TV, shopping centers or movie theaters.
The hardest adjustment I have to make is trying to make friends. I'm not familiar with the things they do; games, activities or fun stuff. Back in the city, I would normally stay inside the apartment unless my older brothers would take me to the mall to see movies. Now, I have more freedom. Kids in the country can stay outside of the house all day as long as they're back by 6 PM for Angelus. We eat at whichever house we're at when lunch is serve, sharing what's on the table.
When my mother became a town councilor, the Negrito (aborigine group)settlement fell under her jurisdiction and we've spent spent quite a bit of time with them. I've learned to eat a lot of meat and vegies you will not find in stores and got to experience sleeping with a Negrito family of 6 in a 12 X 12 ft hut on stilts, with burning dried catlle dung underneath to ward off mosquitoes and provide warmth. They don't have much, just barely enough for the day-to-day subsistence yet are still willing to share with others. They seemed happy and content with their lives, as a family and as a group.
I believe the experience made me a better person, making me more compassionate to the needy and less fortunate.
