i remember my mom telling a story back in kindergarten about how mommy birds feeds their newborns. the mommy bird protects her birds until it hatches. then when they were born, she looks for food for her little birdies and feeds these worms in their mouth until they are full. but when when she is teaching them how to fly, she sends them in the air individually without her help. this way, they can develop independence. so they can fly away and survive.

my parents have been wonderful. while my mother was the strictly religious and concservative disciplinarian, my father was the lenient, cool papa. it was a such a weird contrast. but i am what i am now because of their odd combination. from mama, i learned focus and strength and the need to have a spirituality. from papa, i got sense of humor and generosity and love for others. these have became my roots. my parents planted the seed of sharing blessings to the less fortunate, the spiritual belonging, the importance of laughter, the will to rise above difficult situations and be even stronger during these moments and the self determiniation to succeed.

my father gave me independence long time ago. when i was kid, i would always explain my dilemma to my dad and he would always make me answer my own questions with " what do you think you should do?" he always encouraged me to "follow my heart." at nine, i had my won bank account and i manage all the expenses at the household. even now that i am an adult, my dad just stood one step behind me and supported my dreams.

mom, howvever, is having a difficult time giving me wings. my older sis got married early and mom feels i am follwing her path so she is very very strict. i understood that. she is very scared. and i would be , too if i was on her position. most of the time, she still interferes with my decisions. she treats me like a 10 year old who cannot decide for myself. i have to remind her sometimes that i am grown now.

for a quick moment, i contemplated about my life. i am an adult now. the roots that my parents planted in me when i was young has now bossomed and spread her branches. the new born birdie is learnign how to fly. papa gave me half of my wings. mom is still assisting me on the other one. but someday, i will fly away on my own. someday, my parents will be that momma bird who let her baby bird fly by themselves. almost but not now.

i heard this qoute whiel watching a television special yesterday."the 2 most important things you can give your children are roots and wings," i am just thankful my parents gave me both. thank you mom and pop.

TITLE: wings and roots

posted by pinay freestyle @ 8:21 PM

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