Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Season of Hope

The lake in front our Camp
Turns dry in summer
to become not simply like this .( take a look closer)

but acre of salt
" Salt is born of the purest of parents: the sun and the sea." - Pythagoras.

Yesterday, pagkatapos mag jogging naupo ako sa isang tabi to pray. Ang dami kong kailangang sabihin kay God.This week was really tough. Di mo maiwasang maramdaman sa katawan ang bigat ng mga nangyayari sa ating paligid alam kong nararamdaman niyo rin ito. I feel sick and tired sa mga problema ng iba na pilit kong ayusin at sa huli ako ang may nakakaaway.

Habang ako'y nakayoko pinagmasdan kong maigi ang lupang kinatatayuan ko, hindi pala lupa kundi bed of salt. Doon umikot ng sadali ang aking isipan.Bakit ba gusto ng diyos na tayo'y maging asin sa mundong ito?

When he said in Matthew 5:13" You are the salt of the earth but if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?It is no longer good for anything, except be thrown out and trampled underfoot."


One of the interesting things about salt when it is used it loses itself.You do not see the salt in your food because it makes its contribution and is gone but you taste it. Nandoon siya di mo lang nakikita.

In the same way, wag tayong mag atubiling ibahagi ang ating sarili at matakot na mawala ito sa pagawa ng mabuti at pagtulong sa kapwa.

Mas kaaya-aya, wag kalilimutan always speak with grace seasoned with salt.

Ito na naman ako.nagpapaka banal.Peace every one.

52 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow! thats a huge pile of salt!

Nimmy said...

what a beautiful post kuya :)

EngrMoks said...

naks pare.. ganda ng kuha mo ah... pangdslr na yan ah...bili ka na...tapos photowalk tayo pag nasa pinas kana...hehehe

Vhincci Subia said...

i love the photos as well as the accompanying words... :) great blog!

i followed you, hope u can follow back and visit my blog - Vhincci http://worldofvhincci.blogspot.com

Sey said...

Araw araw may natutunan ako sayo. thanks sa pagbahagi nito. Madalas kasi ang tao may selfish mode, ayaw ibahagi ang sarili niya. This is a wake up call.

P.S. Ganda ng pictures.

Axl Powerhouse Network said...

parang gusto ko ng pumunta diyan ang ganda ng mga place lalo na yun sunset shot mo :D

emmanuelmateo said...

so nagiging dry pala ang place na yan pg summer..i love those photos too!

Anonymous said...

nice pics.. gud morning diamond R.

thepinaysolobackpacker said...

whoaaahh! napatunganga nlng ako at napangiti! :) ang ganda ng mga litrato at lalo na ang post na ito. my aral. salamat Rommel! :)

His Unfailing Love said...

wow, it's beautiful, I love the place. Thanks for the visit...

Poldo said...

weeee now lang ule nakadalaw sa bahay nyo sir....

Di ko alam may lake palang malapit dyan sa Mussafah (teka nasa mussafah parin ba kayo sir?) kala ko industrial area yun at puro buildings.. hehehe..

anyway Good message when sharing/ helping others na kahit hindi mo pinapakita physically e nakakatulong parin in many other ways... parang yung Asin hehehe

god bless sir!

Akoni said...

Ang gaganda ng mga views...galing mo ah..

Ishmael F. Ahab said...

Tama ka Diamond. Pero may idadagdag ako.

Ang asin ay epektibo rin pampigil na mabulok ang karne. Kaya tayo itinulad sa asin dahil gusto ng Diyos na tayo ay maging instrument upang mapigil ang kabulukan sa mundo.

musingan said...

dyan to sa inyo... astig naman... dito puro mga disyerto makikita mo... hmmmp...

peachkins said...

Nice photos! Thanks for dropping by my blog ..nice to meet you..

Chubskulit Rose said...

Salamat sa pagdaan kabayan, following your blog na din..

The Gasoline Dude™ said...

You're on the right path. God bless. :))

Arvin U. de la Peña said...

very nice pictures..

halojin said...

hello kuya diamondR... ayus ah,, ganun pla yun kaya nabubuo... ok atleast dagdag info.skn ^_^ nice photo kuya,,, nga pla pasenya na kung now lang ako naka bisita ult ah.. panu super review po kasi sa final exams namin,..

p.s.
kuya comment ka naman sa post ko regarding smart bro ^_^ salamat!

The Psalmist said...

very inspiring, keep on writing

Rome Diwa said...

thanks for following my blog. Im your new follower too. Nice blog! keep it coming!

Kristeta  (kalokang Pinay) said...

Love the photos but more importantly, i love what you wrote. It's good t be reminded of Him kasi minsan sa dami ng nangyayari o ginagawa ay nakakaligtaan na Sya. At minsan/madalas ay maingat tayo sa pagshare ng ating sarili - thanks ah for this lovely post/reminder....

-mark- said...

bakit ba tuwing bibisita ako, ang banal ng post mo,hehehe nice, natuwa ako sa mga pics hindi ko alam pero parang nangati ang paa ko gusto ko tumapak sa tubig.hahaha

Diamond R said...

@REINA- Salt in 1865 sold for up to a dollar a pound in the south.During the civil war, one of the principal purpose of the union campaign in Virginia was to capture a source of salt of the confederacy at saltville. This pile of salt in my backyard acre of them are somewhat a mine of gold to some people in the world.
thanks for dropping by.

Diamond R said...

@REINA- Salt in 1865 sold for up to a dollar a pound in the south.During the civil war, one of the principal purpose of the union campaign in Virginia was to capture a source of salt of the confederacy at saltville. This pile of salt in my backyard acre of them are somewhat a mine of gold to some people in the world.
thanks for dropping by.

Diamond R said...

@Nimmy - Thanks nimmy.It's beautiful because you have a beautiful heart and soul.Keep it burning for life.

Diamond R said...

@Moks- I like that. thanks Moks. a dream come true if it happened. I'm lucky to take photo of this lake before it's gone forever. A construction had started to mobilize in the same spot lately.nalungkot ako bigla. Wag lang sana Nuclear plant ang ipalit.

Diamond R said...

@Vhincci Subia- I having a hard time to spell your name, but thanks for appreciating this post and the photos.I followed you.Keep in touch.

Diamond R said...

@Sey- Salamat Sey- for always seasoning your words with salt. Keep it up pure unadulterated.

Diamond R said...

@AXL Powerhouse Production Inc.- Thanks buddy. From a Photographer point of view appreciated ko yan.

Diamond R said...

@EmmanuelMateo- Oo nga at kasabay nito ang mga pababago ng mga landscape dito. This year walang ulang tinangap ang Abu Dhabi unlike sa mga taong nagdaan.Ang buwan ng December ang Buwan na inaasahan ang ulan sa buong UAE.

Diamond R said...

@mommy- Razz- Thanks Mommy.

Diamond R said...

@Pinaysolobackpacker-thanks Gael.

Diamond R said...

@His unfailing love - thanks for the comment and for the visit.

Diamond R said...

@Poldo - Nasa Mafraq ang Camp namin.Part pa rin ng industrial area.Pero may mga lake dito dahil seguro sa mga ulan na di natutuyo maliban na lang kung walang ulan sa dalawang mag kasunod na taon. tulad nitong taong ito.

Napansin ko nga mukhang busy ka talaga sa work.

Diamond R said...

@akoni - Thanks. Ang views lang talaga ang magaganda.na capture lang talaga sila ng ganon.at salamat sa digital cam.Walang effort na galing sa akin.

Diamond R said...

@Ismael Fishcher Ahab - Thanks. Indeed it corrodes but preserves.
and will continue to remind us of its important.Salamat bro.

Diamond R said...

@Musigan- OO dito ito sa amin sa labas lang namin.Maybe next year iba na ang makikita ko dito dahil may itatayo na yatang building dito.buti na lang nakuhanan ko na.

Diamond R said...

@Peachkins- Nice meeting you too.

Diamond R said...

@chubskulit- salamat kapitbahay na tayo mula ngayon.

Diamond R said...

@Gasoline dude- thanks dude.Encouraged ako.Ikaw din.

Diamond R said...

@Gasoline dude- thanks dude.Encouraged ako.Ikaw din.

Diamond R said...

@Arvin U. dela Pena- Salamat.God bless to you.

Diamond R said...

@Halojin- Magaral lang ng mabuti.No problem.

Diamond R said...

@Halojin- Magaral lang ng mabuti.No problem.

Diamond R said...

@the psalmist-Pag in trouble ka pala nakakabuti rin sayo kung makikiramdam ka lang sa kung ano ang pinapahiwatig nito sayo.
God is good.

Diamond R said...

@rome - thanks for following. hope we can be friends in the blogosphere.

Diamond R said...

@kalokang pinay - salamat for appreciating the photos and the post.Magandang araw sayo

Diamond R said...

@Mark- ganon ba. next time maiba naman kung kinakailangan.salamat for visitng.

anney said...

I love the lake photos when it's not dry season. You are right, never cease to help others and give as much as we can. Thanks for following my blog. Follower na rin ako and added you to my blog list.

glentot said...

As commendable as the pics is your stylish watermark... I like.

mots said...

when it is used it loses itself

nakaka-inspire pala ang asin :D

galing.

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