Let us spread
some good and inspirational stories during this time of pandemic.
Here is one
story that show and makes us realize that dreams do come through.
Di naging
hadlang ang kahirapan sa kanyang pag abot ng kanyang pinaka mimithing panagarap
sa buhay para sa kanaya at sa kanyang mga magulang.
(photo from Jarel Barcelona Tadio)
This is the
story of Jarel Barcelona Tadio, his success was riddled with hardships, gargantuan
challenges and a lot of sacrifices.
His parents
are both farmers, but they don’t own the land, they just get the percentage of
their income from the produce of thee land which makes life harder.
In order to
help his parents achieve his dreams of studying in college, he worked as a
household helper which he eventually transcended to being a working-student
during his time studying.
His story was
so inspiring, it was even featured in Ms. Charo Santos’s “Maalala mo Kaya”
(photo from Jarel Barcelona Tadio)
Below is the full quote of his story:
"Let me start by saying: “A dream
is a vision of a possibility which requires a driven mind and a resilient heart
to turn such dream into a reality.”
Nagsimula ako mangarap nung mapagtanto
kong iba ang buhay na meron ako sa buhay ng mga batang nasa paligid ko – na
marangya at di hamak na mas komportable ang buhay nila kesa sa akin.
All the years I thought I was only
dreaming of a very simple dream: to give my family a better life and improve
our living status. That was the dream I consider my humble dream since when I
was a kid.
(photo from Jarel Barcelona Tadio)
When I was in elementary, I used to
hear my classmates talking about their dream profession. Some want to become a
teacher, a nurse, an architect and some want to become a doctor.
One time they asked me, Jah anong gusto
mo paglaki?
Noong tinanong ako sa totoo lang hindi
ako nakasagot agad, napatahimik lang bigla ako, napa-isip at nakaramdam
ng konting pag-asa, pero alam mo yung pag asa na may halong lungkot…
Sa mahina at nahihiyang boses, ang
sagot ko: “Wala. Wala akong gustong maging in the future. Basta mai-ayos ko
lang buhay nila mama, ok na ako.”
Pero ang tunay dahilan kung bakit ganun
lang ako sagot ko nun ay kasi alam ko naman na hindi ako makapag aaral
pagkatapos ng high school. Alam nyo yung punong-puno ka ng pangarap at pag-asa
pero ikaw mismo alam mo yung katotohang hanggang high school ka nalang.
Elementary palang ako, naipamulat na sa
akin ang hirap ng buhay. Sa tuwing bakasyon, pumupunta kami sa Apayao at
Kalinga para maki-palay, kasi wala kaming sariling lupang sasakahan.
Hanggang noong matapos ang high school,
ganun ang kwento. Sakrispisyo talaga. At naniniwala ako na hindi ko lang ito
kwento. Malamang maraming tulad ko ang lumaki sa bukid.
Nuong patapos na ako sa high school,
one time, my classmates were talking about the school they intend to enter in
College.
As usual, they asked me: “Jah san ka
mag aaral sa College?”
Sa totoo lang meron na ako naisip kung
saan ako mag aaral nuon pero ang sagot ko sakanila: “eh ano.. Hindi naman ako
mag-aaral. Maghahanap agad ako ng trabaho, kailangan kasi nila mama ang tulong
ko.”
Dahil sa kalagayan ng buhay namin,
naging isa akong estudyante na mas piniling kalimutan ang pangarap mag-aral sa
kolehiyo at makapagtapos ng Degree, dahil noon palang alam ko na sa sarili ko
na hindi ako magaaral.
Isang araw kinausap ako ng mama ko, ang sabi nya:
“Nak susubukan naming suportahan ang inyong pag-aaral anak, gagawa kami ng
paraan.”
Nung sinabi nya yun, alam nyo yung
biglang lakas ng tibok ng puso ko, yung tipong gusto ko magsisigaw sa labas ng
bahay namin sa sobrang kasiyahan, pero syempre hindi ang galak ng puso ko
ang isinagot ko sakanya.
Ang sagot ko nun: “wag na ma,
malulubog lang tayo sa utang.”
Pero ang katotohanan, sinabi ko lang
yun kasi mas kailangan nila ang pinansyal na tulong. Sa likod ng katotohanang
hindi nila ako mapag aaral, hanggang langit parin yung pangarap ko
mag-College.
May lungkot at inggit, yung iba
pinag-aaral ng magulang pero ayaw mag aral, samantalang ako, gustong gustong
mag aral pero hindi makapag aral dahil sa kakulangan ng pera.
Labin-limang taon palang ako, nag
tatrabaho na ako. After graduating in High School, I immediately looked for
job. My first job was in catering services. Nag crew ako pero on call lang,
sobrang liit ng sweldo at kulang talaga. Matapos ang dalawang buwan
napagdesisyonan kong maghanap ng regular na trabaho.
Namasukan ako bilang maid. Oo, katulong
po, yaya. Kasambahay. Pero taas nuo ako sa naging trabaho ko. Marangal yun. At
ang masaya dun, libre na ang tulugan, libre pa ang pagkain, libre meryenda,
libre tv, libre cable at libre wifi. Saan ka pa!
Sabi ko nun, hindi man ako masuportahan
ng aking mga magulang sa pag aaral, gagawa ako ng paraan para mapag aral ko ang
sarili ko. Hindi ako papayag na hindi ako makakapag aral. Hindi ako papayag na
ganun ganun nalang. Hindi ko isusuko ang pangarap ko.
In first year of working as kasambahay, I really
found it difficult. One afternoon, when I was doing my chores, I suddenly
asked myself: “Jarel, forever ka na bang kasambahay? Forever nalang bang
ganito?”.
And those questions made realized
something: the importance of dreaming, the importance of education.
Ultimately, that inspired me to
continue my education. Nag WORKING STUDENT ako. Mahirap maging working student,
aral sa umaga, trabaho sa hapon at gabi.
Puyat at pagod ang kalaban, lalo kung
may mga projects (hello catering teachers) at quizzes (hello cost control, bus.
mathematics), tapos sasabayan ka pa ng teacher mong laging galit (hello
maam……...secret) at meron pa yung kung magpa recite kulang aminin naming kami
ang bumaril kay Rizal.
Maliban pa dun, may mga taong hindi
yata masaya na makita kang nagsisikap makamit ang pangarap mo.
I was discriminated – I was belittled,
all they all judged me because of my financial misfortune, and what pains me
most…yung unang hindi maniniwala sayo, yung nanglalait sayo at yung unang
mang-chichismis sayo ay yung mga kamag anak mo.
I suffered first from discrimination,
poverty....
so i think it is natural for me to use
this opportunity to speak for the people who are unable to speak for
themselves.
I would never forget this, I heard them
saying this: “Sino naman ang magpapaaral sa kanya eh, wala naman silang lupang
sakahan. Madi maka graduate ata, hanggang pangarap lang atan.”
My dear friends, listen to me, remember
this: people may talk behind us, people may not believe in us and people may
drag us down but do not be shaken, we do not exist for them; because we live
for the people who have faith in us – because this life is for our family.
I live for my life’s purpose, my
purpose as a son, as a dreamer and as a determined person. I was neither
born to impress nor to please them; much more that I don’t need to be liked by
them. I was born to be myself, to reach my dreams, and to be the best version
of myself – and that is my life's purpose. Anyway at the end of the day, my
purpose is my family.
My purpose is to believe in my dreams, to believe
that dreams are whispered plans from the lord. To believe that no matter what
my circumstance in life is.
DREAMS combined with faith and
determination DO COME TRUE.
Difficulties and obstacles challenged
my ability to work independently, to be a warrior. Honestly I can’t still
believe that this day would come; that a simple working student from TUAO,
would become a consistent dean’s lister and would stand in front of many people
sharing my thoughts of inspiration.
From the time I started dreaming, my
biggest realization is, that I shall never give up on my dreams; I shall
never surrender, and never let obstacles weaken and hinder my progress.
Ma, Pa, ito na po ang bunga ng bawat
pagod, bawat puyat, bawat sakripisyo, bawat hirap at bawat luha.
Graduate na po ang anak nyo nyo’ at ito
ay dahil sa hindi nyo ako pinabayaan, dahil sa pagtitiwala sa aking kakayahang
tapusin ng matapang at tahakin ng may takot sa Dyos ang aking nasimulan.
I’d like to express my sincerest
gratitude to the people who helped me stand and work for my dreams.
To my family, MA & PA, you are my
inspiration. You are the very reason in every decisions, plans and actions I
make. You are the reason behind these accomplishments. Ma, Pa, tagumpay nyo po
ito, God just made me His instrument for you to know how successful you are.
Ma, Pa lagi niyo pong tatandaan na mahal na mahal ko po kayo.
Kayo po ang rason kung bakit ako
nagsikap na makapagtapos at magkaroon ng pangarap, pangarap sa aking sarili at
sa ating pamilya. Ma, pa, magtatapos ako at magtatrabaho, ako po ang bahala sa
inyo, tutulungan ko po si kuya. Promise ko yan Ma at papa. Ma, pa, aggrdauate
tuy anak yun oh, adda pay bonus na.
Huwag kayo mag alala mama papa, etong
speech at yung diploma muna ang tanggapin nyo, pauna palang to, sa susunod may
sobre na po.
To GUEVARA and BALLESTEROS family, my second
family, maraming salamat po sa pagkupkop sa akin, sa pagtanggap sa akin ng buo
bilang parte ng napakabuti nyong pamilya. Tatanawin ko po itong malaking utang
na loob.
Kay ate Ness Ballesteros Guevara,
maraming salamat ate. You may be in Australia right now, but I just want you to
know how much thankful I am that I met the kindhearted woman like you. Hindi ko
alam kung pano kita papasalamatan ate. Napakabuti mo pong guro, anak,
kapatid, at kaibigan. You are wonderfully amazing indeed. You will always be my
best ate ever.
To my best friends Reynalin Pat and
Angelica Guizanda Gorospe, you are both my anchors. Thank you for keeping my
feet on the ground.
To CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY,
ADMINISTRATION and dear teachers, our mentors and my life coaches, thank
you for the learning, skills, expertise and values that you imparted us. Those
will be our weapons in our future career. We will make you proud. We will make
marks in our own industry. We will always be a proud CSUAN.
Sir RC, thank you very much Sir for
molding me as debater, thank you for giving me the opportunities to represent
our College. It has been my honor to prove to the whole studentry of CSU that
HIM students are intellectual beings. Maraming Salamat po
If it wasn’t for all of you, I wouldn’t
reach this humble achievement.
Friends, just remember to give your
best. Believe me, in moments of doubt, remember our family, especially our
parents, our friends and love ones, they are always ready to guide and support
us.
Let us not be afraid in facing
challenges. Let’s pursue our dreams. Mapapagod pero hindi susuko. Masusugatan
pero hindi aayaw. Mabibigo pero hindi bibitaw.
I WILL CONTINUE MAKING MY PARENTS
THE PROUDEST. IT’S NOT THE EASIEST, BUT I BELIEVE IT’S CERTAINLY THE
BEST.
ako po si Jarel Barcelona Tadio
proud KASAMBAHAY
proud MAGNA CUM LAUDE"
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