2 Pairs of Slippers :)

                       A lot of amazing things have happened to me on this day. After committing myself to my mentor's 90 days to a million challenge, my life has not been the same ever since. It was like my life made a complete turnabout.(and it's just my 3rd day ha! what more if 89th day ko na! xD) Anyway, so much has happened since then that I could not write the entire thing in this single blog entry. 

                      It was at around 8 PM, when my boyfriend and I got out of AA's Restaurant that I caught a glimpse of this really elderly woman wearing tattered clothes. She was in a stooping posture (probably caused by all the hard work she was doing in her entire life). She was short and her hair was in a dissaray with its grayish strands poking out everywhere. She wore a pair of slippers with straps that were about to snap. To make things short, she was among the less fortunate. Evan (my boyfriend) and I passed by her. She was standing at the entrance/exit of the said restaurant, her hands holding on to this plastic cellophane at her chest. I could not get rid of the shy smile she gave me when we were passing by her. I just could not get rid of that look she gave me when our eyes met. That look that seemed to say, "please offer me your sincerest help".  So I stopped my tracks. Evan seemed puzzled as we were already about to call out a jeepney. 

                       I stopped my tracks since I have recalled what I've been taught from day one during the traffic incident. (read previous blog entry). "Van, did you see that woman?" I asked my boyfriend. Before he could answer, the elderly woman appeared and approached us with a sort of hesitance. (she has probably been shunned many times). "Ma'am, sir, please help me", she said still keeping her distance. I smiled at her and tugged at Evan's arm. "What's wrong, 'la?" I asked her closing the distance that was between us. The elderly lady offered out the plastic cellophane which she was holding on her chest. "Please buy my slippers. I no longer have money for my medications. I'm hungry and I want to go home.". At this point, she was already in the verge of tears. So I grabbed the plastic cellophane out of her grasp and took out the two pairs of slippers. It was ordinary, to say the least. It was native and probably made out of abaca. Nevertheless, the slippers'quality was the last thing in my mind by then.
                 "How much?", I asked her. "120 lang po. I really need the money for my medications and transportation as well as my food." I paused and reflected recalling that I had 200 pesos in my pocket. I too, needed my two hundred pesos. It was gonna keep me going for the remaining days of this week. I shook my head when I realized I was hesitating. I recalled Ate Lovely's words from the previous day, "if ever you are to give something, do so wholeheartedly." In short, there must be no feelings of regrets. So I smiled, took out my two hundred pesos, grabbed the elderly lady's hands and placed the said amount of money on it. Evan took out a hundred peso bill and also gave it to her. The elderly lady's eyes grew in amazement and then she sobbed. "Thank you soo much, ma'am, sir. Now I can finally buy my medications for this week and I can also go home now. Merry Christmas." We smiled back. I then held unto her arm and we assisted her in crossing the other side of  A.S. Fortuna's busy street. We then watched her ride a jeepney. She left with our money, my "last" amount of money for this week. But she left us with so much more -- good vibes throughout the night and possibly, throughout our entire lives. :)