Allergy

I’ve been thinking how I am allergic to pressure.

Earlier, on my way to the venue of the weekly gathering of UP YFC Campus-Based, I was feeling pressured because it’s Gerald’s first time to lead a worship and I’m not sure whether or not he’s been oriented; because Hya and Ariane have not confirmed about the activity yet; because the activity permit is with me and YFCs from other campuses might not be able to enter. Thoughts like that. Then, I started wondering why I can’t be late for a few minutes when I still wanted to finish the movie I was watching; why I was feeling tired; why I had to be the Ate now next to Ate Francess. Pressure defined. Then, Gerald came up with the answer: it was because being there and being that is what makes me happy.

Notice how the most delectable foods are the most common causes of allergy? To name a few, there’s chicken, prawn and peanuts. It’s the same thing with the pressure I feel. Even though I know better to avoid what I am allergic to, I still go for it because there is something in it that is just so appealing.

I have no right to complain at all.  In YFC, I found really good friends who tell the corniest jokes. I’ve been given the chance to be a younger and an older sister. I’ve become aware of God’s great love. I’ve learned to trust God more and more and see the beautiful side of things. I’m happy to be where I am every Tuesday after my classes. These are the reasons why I keep on going.

"behind the pressure is the happiness to be able to live through it"

You see, behind the pressure is the happiness to be able to live through it. As Bo Sanchez puts it, we need tension to be happy. The pressure we feel every now and then may just be the essential factor in molding us to become wonderful individuals.

If you've seen the movie The House Bunny, Shelley told the story of how she once had a skin disease or a skin allergy (something like that). She said, it made her feel really ugly but it turns out that after she recovered from it, her skin started to glow and made her into the beautiful maiden she’s become. So let’s glow.

DISCLAIMER:  This is just the product of the creative mind of the writer. Don’t take it literally. Allergy can be deadly.