The weather in the Philippines was erratic when we were
there. One day it stormed and we almost
got stranded on the beach because of flooding.
The next day it was clear as though nothing happened. A few days before, several thousands of
people in another island south of us were badly hit by land slide. This picture I took right after the storm
reminded me how ephemeral life can be.
This trip has been humbling.
I've got into an accident, dislocated my shoulder, realized I'm too old
to do much trekking and caving (so I'm glad I was still able to do it), lost
some petty stuff along the way, realized they were petty when before I would
have thrown fits, got upset when I discovered somebody removed Mommy's bones
from Loyola, conceded there was nothing I could do to find where they are now
located, and a bunch of surprises and nuisances too trivial to even mention --
yet I concluded that these were all God's will -- to humble me.
I hope your day is going well.