Donnel John E.

Lobo

GE-113

Narrative report: February 23, 2016

I was late that day and as soon as I entered the room they handed me this paper which I
have no idea what was all about, then my group mates started explaining it to me and sir gave
further information. Then sir gave us time to plan what were going to do .This day we started
our sacrifice for the corporal works of mercy and tried decided what kind of sacrifices we will
make in order to help other people. Then we started to think what corporal works of mercy we
will do and my group mates started to make some suggestions such as to help street children,
to visit the sick, feed the hungry, etc. At first I don’t have any idea on how will we accomplish
these things in such a short amount of time so I asked sir and he explained that we must be
specific in our goals in order for us to succeed.

Reflection:

When I heard that our finals in CLE would be to help other people I was thankful not
only because we won’t have an examination but I’ll get a chance to share what God has given
me. My parents has taught me how to be selfless to others and for that I am very thankful
because that kind of attitude is what made me who I am now. Helping others means a lot to me
for my father is always willing to lend his hand to those in need and he won’t ask for anything in
return then I ask him why is he so generous and he answered “God gave us the great gifts, you
and your brother and he didn’t ask for anything in return”. It is not our responsibility to help
others because it is our nature as humans as Christians God gave us the give of life and he did
not ask anything for him in return but for us to help our fellow persons who are in need. Even
though he didn’t ask for anything in return I want to repay him for all the things that he gave
me through helping others not because I need to but because I want to.
Donnel John E. Lobo

GE-113

Narrative report: February 25, 2016

This day we enhanced our plan and made certain changes for the pilgrimage to be
better. We decided to donate our sacrifices to the elders , because they need care more than
anyone. I just don’t understand how can some people bear to leave their parents after the
things that they have done for them. We made our plan more specific by doing so. We want to
help them because we know that they deserve it. Every time I see an elder walking in the
streets under the sun I get this feeling and it sucks I feel like I am not doing anything at all to
help them , sure some of us would give them some coin but that’s not enough to provide their
daily needs such as: food , shelter ,medicine and etc.

Reflection:

God didn’t give me the best mother that everyone wants but he gave me the best
grandmother I could ever ask for and as far as I can remember she acted as my mother , she
always cared for me and provided the love I was seeking from my mother. I realized that even
though God didn’t give you what you want he will make up for it in his own ways. I still
remember that one time during my elementary days our teacher challenged us to say I love you
to our parents and since my father is in other country and my mother is not home I decided to
say it to my grandmother at first I felt uncomfortable doing so I think of a way to do so and I
came up with one she was in the kitchen then I stand in her back and shouted I love you and
ran away because I was shy , but I know that I made her happy because as soon as I returned
home she hugged me. So I ask myself how can some people abandon their elders after all the
great things that they have done for them.
Donnel John E. Lobo

GE-113

Narrative report: March 1, 2016

This day we made the table plan for our pilgrimage to determine the amount that we
will be able to contribute in time of the pilgrimage. Honestly Joy did the entire task because I
was busy doing my assignment for another subject. Yeah I know procrastination at its best. I
chose not to eat snacks after lunch which I usually do after our classes. Then sir sibug ask the
groups to approach him for them to decide where would they want their sacrifices to end up , if
I remember correctly he gave us choices such as: for the sick, the street children, and for the
elders. We chose to give ours to the elders. Then sir told us to come early the day after
tomorrow because we will go to the apung mamacalulu shrine for our pilgrimage.

Reflection:

When sir gave us the choices of where will we give our sacrifices to I came to realize that
a lot of people need help in any age and yet I’m here spending my money on stuffs I don’t even
need. You’ll never know the importance of something unless you lose that something and you’ll
end up blaming yourself. I’ve also learned to appreciate how lucky I am and the great gifts that
God gave me. But all the things are just temporary so we must do what we can to help others
because God gave these not only for the good of ourselves but for others as well. I’ve always
ask myself how can a blind person learn how to smile without even seeing how perhaps it’s
human nature a simple gesture that can be contagious. If a blind person can do it then why do
people without eyesight problem tend not to? It’s how society works now the people with the
money and the power to help others don’t while the least fortunate ones do everything they
can to help their fellow persons when in need because they know what it’s like to be in that
position. If you ask me why am I doing my assignment at school, I’ve always believed that if
school is not a place to sleep then home is not a place to study and bad habits are hard to get
rid of.
Donnel John E. Lobo

GE-113

Narrative report: March 3, 2016

The day of the pilgrimage, I came late (again) and the class already went to apu. Then I
saw my other classmates who were also late and decided to go to the shrine together. From the
outside I was surprised how beautiful the shrine was, maybe because I was used to seeing it
during Sundays where many people come to attend the holy Eucharist. I can still remember my
first time going there it was Sunday and the rain is falling, me and my cousin decided to go and
attend the mass there and since there are lots of people and the place is new to us we got lost
for a moment and the rain got stronger and it started to flood and my shoes got wet which
pissed me because I just cleaned them before going there. Finally we made it to the apu shrine,
and I got to admit there are even more people here on Sundays than in our church in
Concepcion(hometown). As we enter the chapel it was very silent and saw our classmates line
up to where the apung mamacalulu lies, we were allowed to pray by pair. I also witnessed the
devotion of elder people even though they are old they still find a way to be able to pray in the
shrine. After that we went to where people light up candles and pray we donated a small
amount for the candles , beside it is a beautiful garden which is just very relaxing in the eyes.

Reflection:

When you are inside a church you’ll just feel peaceful and you don’t know why. During
my first time of going there was it worthy ?Definitely, Even though my shoes got wet I was still
able to be there and pray I guess it was just God’s way to know how much we are willing to go
for him. I noticed that most of the people in the church beside from us are elders and I realized
that as we become older our faith grows as well. The whole place was simply beautiful. I prayed
there not to ask something from him but to thank him for all that he’s done for me. I am not
used on asking God for help unless I know that I can’t do it by myself , it’s a habit I want to get
rid of because God wants us to be dependent to him in whatever we do. A church is just a
building without us we make the church not the structure of it and sometimes we forget to do
our duty as Christians during Sundays ,it is just one hour a week and the elder people go there
almost everyday. The church was nothing less of amazing (hands down).