At this age, I realized that it is important to define your ‘why’, your purpose, or the reason why you continue to journey in this life. Ang ating why ay isa sa mga bagay na pwede nating mabalikan sa mga pagkakataon na pinanghihinaan tayo o kaya hindi na natin alam kung may direksyon pa ba yung mga desisyon natin. (Our reason is one of the things that we can look back on during moments that we are so challenged and the times when we have no idea if our decisions are still leading somewhere.)  

Most of us have our own definition of ‘whys’. Tulad ko, mayroon din akong mga pwedeng balikan o pagsimulan ulit. (Like me, I also have my own ‘whys’ which I can hold on to and that would help me begin again.) 

And one thing that continues to remind me to go back to my ‘why’ when things are not clear anymore is the very life that I am living now with my family. Life isn’t and won’t always be easy. There were moments when I felt I was at the lowest point of my life, and the only thing I could do was simply acknowledge my feelings to be able to get up again. 

In times like this, I just wanted to be grateful that I could live despite the pain and slowly decide to move forward. Through this, I began to hope and wonder about what I could still possibly do or accomplish.

As I continue to move forward, I also realized that when we live our lives according to our purpose or what we were called to be by God to do, it could be the very proof of our most significant why and the One who created us. We were created by God, the Giver of Life. And when we appreciate our life, we would also know and see the value of the people who are close to us, especially our family. We can choose to love them better. At the end of the day, our lives, though imperfect, are much better when we have faith in God and our family. So let us appreciate them while we can because they are part of our whys, our purpose in this life.