My daughter has been keeping herself busy with her ART ATTACKS lately… and she also created lots of mess in her study area…and even some portions of the house. Even if she was trained to fix her own mess, you’ll also get tired reminding her every now and then to guide her how to keep things organized and put things back in its proper places.
Hmmmm….kind’a consuming; but then no, this doesn’t happen all the time — she will not be a kid forever. And yes, I got’ta behave corrected; i should instead just be a child with her and relate with what she’s doing.
While convincing myself not to scold her for such many mess, I was touched when she gathered & lined-up some of what she has created — only some of those which she would so thoughtfully hand me each stuff, saying “I made this for you!”. Sometimes, she would be the one to call my attention whenever she would notice that I did not keep her stuff that well, and so she would give me “that look” and would tell me that conscience-bogging comment “pinaghirapan ko yan eh!”
“My Masterpiece…beautiful, …because I’m beautiful!” … “created by RGmontero”
I suddenly realized: “mabuti pa ang bata, nakaka-create ng sarili nyang MASTERPIECE!” Yes, what a shame that a child, in all her innocence can create her own masterpiece. She’s proud of it, proud that she was created “beautiful” – and as that, she can come up with her own creation which she generously shares with others.
Adults as we already are, can we not have this child’s creativity? As the Gospel of John in 6:41-51 conveys when Jesus said: 51 ”I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever.” — the “bread” is not only intended to fill our empty stomach in just one day; but to show us how Jesus lived human- like us and with us. Each time we partake of this bread, we also accept Jesus not just as part of our life; but as our life — that we can also do what He did as a person – the bread that would sustain us!
It hasn’t been easy to remain good and loving despite the many difficulties, but still, Jesus showed us just how it is to be human. While Jesus was then with us, He modeled to us how to make life beautiful: where there were difficult persons; He extended kindness, tenderness & forgiveness. Where there were tough & trying times, He layed-bare being self-giving & self-sacrificing.
if only we could also learn what Jesus did and how He was able to triumph over all the temptations, our doubts all the sorts of criticisms, we could live forever — because people will remember us even when we are no longer around.
Just like a WORK-OF-ART … we may not be able to use all the colors that we wanted to use in one piece,, but if we will only learn how to mix-and-match-and-combine various colors, our work of art would surely be a Master Piece!
WE ARE GOD’S WORKMANSHIP! He brought us here for a purpose. We only need to unlock our uniqueness while combining the different colors – the various experiences we’ve been through which defines the person that we’ve become.
If we can only craft our Personality in the image and likeness of Jesus despite some experiences which we dont like that much, just like a pure-hearted child, we can also create a MASTERPIECE which will make us live forever in the hearts of those, whose lives we have touched! – sunset
Vision it Out w/ Gail S. Montero 
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