April 29, 2008

  • All that I am, and all that I ever will be, I owe to my mother.

    As my first teacher, my mom taught me about patience, perseverance, and possibilities. A teacher in the Philippines, she worked here in America as a teller, a bilingual aide, and a preschool teacher. She managed to raise me on $14,000 annually. Either she hid her troubles well from me or I was too dense to notice.

    She was my ultimate teacher, guide, and support. I still do not know how she did so much with so little. My own troubles seem small compared to the challenges she faced. It humbles me.