GEPSYCH DREAM BAG
Maria Patricia M. Torres
GEPSYCH (LP2A)
TH 9:40AM – 11:10AM
“All of us have something to contribute in nation-building. Nobody is too poor to give, nobody is too young to start something, nobody is too busy to serve and nobody is too ordinary to do great things” —Josh Mahinay
I truly believe that success is nothing without hardship. The road to it will never be straight. But I also believe that it is how you handle the different situations in your life to reach success, just like how a very inspiring man named Josh Mahinay did.
As a child, Josh Mahinay grew up in a poor family (and having total of 8 siblings) all the way in Zamboanga, Sibugay and came face-to-face with poverty at a very young age. He began to realize this while as he was walking everyday seeing his neighbors watch televisions and listening to the radio, thinking to himself why his family did not do the same things other people did. But this did not hinder him from doing what a normal child should do. “Mahirap nga kami. Inisip ko na kung hindi ako mag-aral at magpursigi, wala talaga akong pag-asa na baguhin ang kinabukasan ko.”, he proclaimed. In fact, growing up, his mindset was focused on graduating, and he did, despite the 10-kilometer walk that took him at least 2 hours everyday to go to school. It became a constant reminder to him to hold on to his dreams and education. In elementary, he only put his school supplies in a plastic bag. He would go around knocking on different sari-sari stores everyday asking for a new plastic bag because his plastic bag would rip off due to his pencils. He even mentioned that there were times that he did not even get the chance to eat nor was given allowance. He thought it was a blessing for him to be able to listen in his classes and walk going to school despite the lack of food in his system. He was indeed very determined to learn and to finish his studies as his parents would always tell him that they never got the opportunity to study like he did. He
GEPSYCH (LP2A)
TH 9:40AM – 11:10AM
“All of us have something to contribute in nation-building. Nobody is too poor to give, nobody is too young to start something, nobody is too busy to serve and nobody is too ordinary to do great things” —Josh Mahinay
I truly believe that success is nothing without hardship. The road to it will never be straight. But I also believe that it is how you handle the different situations in your life to reach success, just like how a very inspiring man named Josh Mahinay did.
As a child, Josh Mahinay grew up in a poor family (and having total of 8 siblings) all the way in Zamboanga, Sibugay and came face-to-face with poverty at a very young age. He began to realize this while as he was walking everyday seeing his neighbors watch televisions and listening to the radio, thinking to himself why his family did not do the same things other people did. But this did not hinder him from doing what a normal child should do. “Mahirap nga kami. Inisip ko na kung hindi ako mag-aral at magpursigi, wala talaga akong pag-asa na baguhin ang kinabukasan ko.”, he proclaimed. In fact, growing up, his mindset was focused on graduating, and he did, despite the 10-kilometer walk that took him at least 2 hours everyday to go to school. It became a constant reminder to him to hold on to his dreams and education. In elementary, he only put his school supplies in a plastic bag. He would go around knocking on different sari-sari stores everyday asking for a new plastic bag because his plastic bag would rip off due to his pencils. He even mentioned that there were times that he did not even get the chance to eat nor was given allowance. He thought it was a blessing for him to be able to listen in his classes and walk going to school despite the lack of food in his system. He was indeed very determined to learn and to finish his studies as his parents would always tell him that they never got the opportunity to study like he did. He