BRENT BAGUIO ART: THOUGHTS, VALUES, AND QUOTES

"There are no little events in life;

those we think of no consequence may be full of fate,

and it is at our own risk if we neglect the acquaintances

and opportunities that seem to be casually offered,

and of small importance."

~Amelia Barr

There are lessons

that ought to be

learned much

earlier in life.

The

earlier

that we

learn

those,

the

better.

The colors of life

that swirl around our being,

be it purple, yellow, red, lavender,

or blue would all integrate like

whirl pool at our

core.

Responding

to situations

which happen

and people who

come into our lives

no matter how

tattered or broken

- are very important.

Each person

and situation

must be treated

with dignity

and respect.

Life is like the moon which goes through many phases.

It is the whole of any puzzle which is made up of small, seemingly insignificant pieces. But let us keep in mind that the minor occurrences in our day to day activities do a lot to developing our character.

All pieces fit together no matter how odd their shapes to form a pattern. Each lead to a common track which may either give us a scenario of lightness or gloom.

The itsy-bitsy pieces of ourselves would depend on how we pick up which attitude to show.

We create our own circle of life. 

The way we respond  to our daily happenings

demonstrate

what we

have learned

and what

we still

need

to learn.

Life is

endowed

with the

richness

of the air,

land,

and

water.

We

could

target

to

live

alone.

But

no man

is

an island.

We

all live

under

the

samesun.

No

man

stands

alone!

Life has birth pains.

It is spiced

with

suffering.

With that

we learn

to be patient

to be able to carry on with the

difficulties.

We

become

aware of the

things seem

unimportant.
We

look at

all sides,

not just

one.

We cry

in agony

of our

pains and

we accept

help, as we

in turn help

those

in need.

Awareness

of the

things

that seem

unimportant

can be

one of the

helpful

part of

our growing

and learning

processes.

It's a small world, after all.

It's a small, small world!

We treat

other

people

better

when

they are

important

to us.

They

are there

to help

us; and

we help

them in

their

lives,

too.

We all

co-exist

in one

Mother

Earth.

The best

way for

us is

not

to be

judgemental.

We think

of any

situation

and

anyone

as great

and

significant.

That way,

we

do not

lose

sight

of the lessons

we ought

to learn.

Our deeds are the windows of our own souls. 

Others

look

at us

with

what

they see

in the

outside.

But some

could see

our

souls

through

the works 

we have

done -

not only

for

ourselves but

also for others. 

We

could not

trivialize

what

each one

has

accomplished.

If we do,

we risk

not seeing

and

learning

the lessons

that we

truly need

to see

and

learn.

Our lessons

would

become

pure talk,

mere

words.

Let us be like the lotus flower

that bloom pure above the murky waters.

There is

always good in each one.

 

But no one is

perfect.

Let us not

overanalyze

all that

we go through to come up with specific answers about just what everything means. Each individual goes through their own ebbs and flows in life.

There are times that we get isolated in our own sea. We are left to grapple with the tides, which expectedly are not always smooth. We swim, no matter how rough. This may leave us bruised, so we keep to ourselves and in time, we heal.

We do not know what each one had to go through, hence it would be helpful if we were to treat things and people with the respect they deserve.

"Remember it is the little things
the work is done through."
~W. Q. Judge

♥

Acknowledgements:

☼Photos of artwork taken during the Brent IB Art Exhibit 2012
 by Robert Joaquin, Areumi Chae, Chang Hyun An, Ja Hyeon Jeon, Jaime Benito Prieto, Jin Hyeok Choi, Sehee Yang

☼Brent School-Baguio and its PTA

☼Adaptations from Living Life Fully http://www.livinglifefully.com/

☼Inspirational quotations by KHALIL GIBRAN below

Photos & thoughts by ~Lepan♥

with Russia Lei G. Egmalis and Richard D. Egmalis;

 with great appreciation of the works ofart by  the

Brent IB students of 2012 and their mentor

Robert Joaquin

“Your children are not your children.

They are sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you.

And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,

for they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows

from which your children

as living arrows are sent forth.

The archer sees the make upon the path of the infinite,

and He bends you with His might that

His arrows may go swift and far.

Let your bending in the archer's hand

be for gladness.

For even as He loves the arrow that flies,

so He also loves the bow that is stable.”

“You may forget with whom you laughed,

but you will never forget with whom you wept. ”

"All that spirits desire, spirits attain."

“We choose our joys and sorrows

long before we experience them.”

“Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.

But you are the eternity and you are the mirror.”

“You give but little when you give of your possessions.

It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”

"The appearance of things change according to the emotions,

and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic

and beauty are really in ourselves."

"Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do,

but it is giving me that which you need more than I do."

 "Progress lies not in enhancing what is,
but in advancing toward what will be."

 In these photos: Russia Lei G. Egmalis, Pureza gomeyac-Egmalis, Karl Torento, Almae Caluya, Rowena Joaquin, Tess Abenojar, Richard D. Egmalis, Robert Joaquin, Red Kairos G. Egmalis, Jenny Bautista,