When we arrived, we met with the person-in-charge, a woman with a quiet aura of detemination about her. As Teacher Ana asked her questions, two children entered the room, a young boy and a younger girl. The thing that struck me first was that the boy was missing an eye, but that wasn’t what will stick with me. What will stick with me is that the little girl, not more than five years of age, couldn’t stop smiling when she looked in our direction. She seemed to be happy with her life and carefree. It made me think, are my problems really that bad? Here is a child faced with possible death, and yet she still seemed so happy. Truly, we can learn so much from children younger than us.

After, that we took a tour around the foundation. I felt a tight feeling, it seemed hard to breathe. The place seemed to have a sad vibe, a heavy vibe. As we toured, I noticed that the foundation needs all the help it can get. Some of the windows were broken and paint was chipped here and there.

Another eye opener were the nurses. They took care of children who could not return their affections and care. The two instances that struck me the most was a nurse who was trying to feed a baby whose entire face was covered in tumours. I could see that the nurse had a hard task ahead of her, the baby couldnt move its lips around the sucker of the bottle, but the nurse kept on trying. The other situation was a nurse who was taking care of a boy who was around eight to eleven years old. He had some tumours on his forehead and nose. She was trying to put a shirt on the boy, ever so gently. The boy didn’t seem to have control of his limbs, which made the task seem so much harder, and yet the nurse didn’t give up or even give a hint of annoyance. We can learn so much from people like these.

On the way back, there were no joyous stories being related, no jokes being told, just silence. Not awkward silence, but a silence of contemplation, contemplation of the situation of the children of childhouse, and contemplation of our own lives. I realized that, “Hey, my problems aren’t so bad”. I realized that even if my situation seems bleak, I can still be happy. I am now truly grateful for what I have and the opportunities that I have been given.

But some of these children do not have these opportunities which we take for granted. If you don’t know what to spend your excess money on, consider helping children who need it. You may change a life forever, that is priceless.

The funds from the bazaar last year will help Child House buy books, pencils and crayons for the children. This will provide them their basic education needs.

I am happy that I was a part of this enlightening experience. I wish that this Christmas, we can still help them and give them something to look forward to because they really need these things. So please support the show on the 21st as this will benefit the children.