A Simple Act of Thoughtfulness Goes a Long Way

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I just had to blog about this!

I had breakfast earlier (Tinolang Manok, yum!!) and afterwards, I walked back to my room. Our teen housemaid/helper surprised me and greeted me a "Happy Birthday" and handed me this....

...a birthday card designed by her.

I thanked her and was really surprised to receive something from her. It's 2 days after my birthday but I still appreciate the effort and the thought she put into the card she gave me. My brother didn't even make me one! LOLz.

This made my day, really. And it kinda made me remember that I'm not always bitchy. I'm kind. I'm caring. I respect people and their feelings. I'm not trying to convince anyone I'm all that but I know I am. And that's another reason why I feel I'm blessed or lucky - because I get to touch people's lives. I know I have this certain aura or effect on people that makes them wanna be a better person. Gosh.

Okay, going back to the letter, I know exactly why she made that. She's a nice kid. She's actually our past housemaid's daughter and we hired her to help us with the household chores in the weekend. She's very caring. I think she heard about my condition and she asked me twice already if I'm doing okay. I mean, we're not close. I barely talk to her unless I needed to. Plus, I've been away for more than a year. But, I guess what pushed her to give me that card was because I was also nice to her. I smile back at her. I reply to her questions or whenever she talks to me. I respect her as a person. And I saw that spark that made me realize that she saw that I'm sincere. I'm real.

Alright, I'm making a big deal out of this simple birthday card. Wait, let me rephrase that. It's not a simple birthday card to me. She actually thought about the design, how she'll phrase her thoughts or what she wanted to say to me and she even thought carefully about the exact time she'd give it to me.

I'm deeply touched. She really made me smile. Thanks, Mane! As if she can read this blog post...