I'm not in association with this foundation but I felt like sharing.
This post isn't meant to make anyone feel guilty or compelled to participate (though I'd encourage it, of course :b). It's just good to remind ourselves how blessed we are. It's easy to forget in our fast paced, noisy world to be grateful of what we have.
I can only say it in the most simplest way that their joy is just amazing and beautiful to me from receiving these simple and affordable "solar lightbulbs" and how there's people helping to make this happen. I could go on, but just watch the video and you'll probably understand ♥
Plus, this tends to tug at my heart just a little more since I was born in the Philippines. I didn't stay there for long, but I can't help but be thankful for where I am in my life. I kinda hate to say it but I am a little priss when I'm not comfortable. I hate the heat and become very impatient when I'm uncomfortable. I would have learned how to live like this if I was born in to a family in this circumstance but it's amazing how close I was to areas like this when I did live in the Philippines.
I remember when I was probably about 3-years-old, I was on a bus/jeepney with my grandmother. She gave me a coin to toss to a homeless person at the corner. This person didn't have a leg and I didn't toss it far enough. I felt SO bad that I didn't throw throw it far enough because I saw the person crawl to it :[
Though I'm sure all they were thinking was how grateful they were for that coin.
So ever since I was young I've always been very heartfelt to those less fortunate (I hate that term but I don't know what else to use Dx) and I remind myself as much as I can not to take anything for granted and to work on being happy. There's no point in being miserable in a situation you can't fix. You have to take the best of what you've got and work with it.
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