Urbanista Lesson No. 7: Traces of real life's Stormy days..

What is it to be resilient? How to be resilient to all events in one’s life? When to be resilient? What is resilience? In other words, how to survive life’s storms?...

Life’s stormy days can be of any day, time and can be of anywhere which is unexpected. But how can we be absolutely prepared if we don’t know where life will take us?...

It’s easier said than done to save up for emergency funds, store supplies and food for hunger, prepare necessary supplies in any case of disaster or any form of calamity. Every one of us should be mentally and emotionally be prepared in events like this but if you’re already there nobody knows; even money cannot save you when one’s life is at risk…

In the morning of the 26th of September in the year 2011, when I was so happy that our offices were cancelled at that time due to typhoon Pedring hit Manila. I said to myself, “Atlas, I could rest for a few days or so since it’s typhoon signal no. 1, Yey!” But, all I didn’t know that this joy only lasted for only 3 hours of movie time and 2 hours of peaceful sleep, that soon became an unforgettable nightmare...

This story is to be continued, for the meantime, this is Elsa, signing off in School of Thoughts!

“O wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?”- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)