A Commitment to Take the Road Less Traveled |
| Published: October 3, 2007, 7:04 am |
| Tags: friendship, life, people, eucharist, marist, special children |
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Aside from the graduation scheduled on October 12, Friday, eight Brothers (include me, please :)) had just the graduation ceremony at Eucharistiana Center this afternoon., we may call it Closing Ceremony, and yet the same, right? For 11 days of lecture and training with the Eucharistiana Center, in cooperation with Marist Asia-Pacific Center, we were able to finish it happily with many experiences and learning to share to other people. What we learned from Eucharistiana would be different. In this Institution, we experienced dealing with special children with special needs. I thought I was lucky enough that I can take care of myself. But here are the children with down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and mental retardation who taught us to be courageous and share life to others. It was not us, or let us say me, who taught them or be with them. They were the ones who journeyed with me for many days. What would you feel if a person who is bounded by the wheelchair will teach you [ Full article ] |
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