Life lessons I've learned from Reply 1988

Lesson 1

 You do not need to get the biggest or the best role. In whatever you do, you just need give it your best. It makes all the difference. That's what makes you stand out

The lead female character deok sun was chosen to be part of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. But the country she was representing suddenly backed out from the event. Her supposed to be moment of exposure suddenly went to the drain. Napahiya pa sa national TV. Pero Deok Sun was a persistent girl. Never absent herself from any practice. Though her role was very minimal, nagppractice sya araw araw. Sa school, sa bahay. And the Olympic council saw that. Kaya naman she was given a different country to represent. It only goes to show that in whatever we do, we need to be at our best. Because the right people will see it and we will be rewarded for it.

Lesson 2

Being a middle clas family is very complicated. You are not poor enough to be subsidized but not rich enough to afford the things you want.

Alam mo yung ganung feeling? Di kayo qualified sa ayuda? Pero di naman kayo mayaman. 

Lesson 3

The struggle of being a middle child. 

Who would forget the birthday of Deok Sun. When she insisted she doesn't want to share the cake, just for that year. You know why? Kasi 18th birthday niya yun :'( Pero kailangan nila mag share kasi di nila afford to celebrate twice. When she broke down, I felt her pain. Her sacrifices. When she would give way to the eldest and make sure that the youngest is comfortable.

Lesson 4

We need our mothers, no matter how strong, how successful or how old we are.

There is one episode that made me cry every 5 mins. Yung mga nanay natin. They exude a certain kind of comfort. Certain kind of safety. They can be different from other moms. May madaldal, may tahimik lang meron ding parang walang paki alam. Pero ano pa man, kailangan natin sila. The scene when Bo Ra is about to be arrested, crushed my heart and made me realize things. In that scene, Bo Ra's mom enumerated to the police how good her daughter was. All her achievements. Yung kaliit liitan na detalye alam niya. 

Naalala ko nung unang linggo ng pag pasok ko sa school, nung nag Medicine na ako last year. My mom would wake up early in the morning. She would make sure na mauuna siya sa akin pag labas. Pag paalis na ako maririning ko pinagmamayabang niya sa mga amiga niya sa labas " Oo, nagdodoktor na yang anak ko. Magaling talaga yan. Di ko man narating yan, kita niyo naman yung anak ko diba". We are our parents achievement. We need to make them feel that we need them. There will come a time that they will feel old and useless. The time when Jung Bong is up for surgery is also one of the best scenes in this series. Doon mo makikita yung laging sinasabi ng mga nanay natin na "di baleng sila na lang ang may sakit, sila na lang ang may sakit, wag lang tayo"

Lesson 5

Fathers, our real life superman

They can be funny, strict or just quiet, but one thing is for sure. While we are comfortable they are sacrificing a lot already. They will not say it. They will not complain. They are sad when they see that we are not getting the best. Most of the time they are not expressive, for they need to show that image of strength for the family. They would choose to wear worn out clothes just to see us dressed up well. They don't care how they look. They only care about our comfort.

Lesson 6

We need to give ourselves a chance to be vulnerable. To show others that we are hurt, that we need help. It doesn't make us less of a person to admit that we do not know what to do. The people who has genuine intentions for us would always help us figure things out. Without question, without anything in return.

 

Who would forget this scene when Bo Gum's dad gave Sun Young the money that she needed in order for them not to be kicked out of their house. He told her that all she needs to do is ask. That everyone of us, for once in our life would ask help from someone. And we must not be ashamed of that.

Minsan siguro tatanungin natin yung sarili natin. "Ako lang ba ang nahihirapan? ako lang ba ang nagdudusa ng ganito?" There were days that we feel like the world is against us. It will be difficult. It will be devastating. But in this life, I have learned one valuable thing. We do not need to carry all the burden on our shoulders. There will always be people willing to share it with us. Willing to make it easier for us.

Lesson 7

Family doesn't mean blood connection. Because sometimes stranger is better.

 Who would forget how these complete strangers share food. How they would lend money when someone fells short of their monthly budget. How worried they were when someone in their block becomes sick. Sometimes we find family in the most unexpected time and place. It doesn't need to be by blood. Ang pamilya, nararamdaman sa puso. Ang pamilya, di naghuhusga. Makikinig lang sila at sisiguraduhin nilang laging kang may kapayapaan sa puso at utak. 

Lesson 8

We will all grow old. We will leave our old ways. Friends will move on with their lives. We will leave our comfort zones because that is how life must be. We cannot hold on to them, or to our old ways. What we can only do is to keep the good memories. It will come in handy when we need an extra push, when we need more source of joy. As much as we want, hard as it may seem. It will never be the same. That being said, what we need to do is to enjoy every moment with our friends. Laugh as much as we could with them. Cry with them when we need someone to talk to. Listen to them and make sure that we make them feel our love. We need to make lasting relationships. Cliché as it may sound, but we do not need a lot of friends. We just need a few, a few that would last us a lifetime. A few that are willing to carry us when we cannot bear the weight of the world anymore. If you have friends that makes you feel safe, thank them, make sure you keep them. They are valuable and rare.

Lesson 9

There will always be that one teacher that will see beyond our flaws and our weakness. There will always be a teacher that will make a difference in our lives. A teacher that will make us feel that we are good enough.

That teacher will push us to become the best that we can be. That teacher will make sure that we learn the lessons that we need to learn in school. That teacher will also make sure that we learn the more valuable things in life. That teacher will encourage us to be better everyday and will make sure to reinforce our best traits and skills. She will not tolerate the bad, but will make sure that we see the reason why we need to change. All through out my education from Elementary to Medicine, I am blessed to meet amazing professors. They are amazing in their chosen fields. But that is not the main reason why I look up to them. I look up to them because they taught me that in life, to do good in our chosen profession is not enough. To be a good person must be the first thing that we need to aspire. And yes, I agree. Education must not only make us rich in the brain, it must primarily make us rich in the heart.

Lesson 10

Our parents will grow old. They will not be able to function like before.

They will become annoying. They will do things that would embarrass us. But may we never forget that they were never embarrassed of us when we cannot take care of ourselves. They carried us in their arms with pride and joy. And we need to do it for them as well.

The will not be able to show their love and concern as often because they are shy, they are shy to show that it is now the time that we need to take care of them. They are so used to taking care of use. Not the other way around. Let us take the initiative. Let us ask them how they feel. What they want to eat. The simple things would definitely make their day better.

As they age they would always feel that they fell short as a parent. Especially when we make them feel bad. They question themselves. They feel that they failed as a parent when they see us miserable. Let us remind them whenever we can that they did great. That there is nothing missing. All the love that they gave us is enough.

I don't know why but this one makes me so emotional, that I am crying while typing this one(arte pero totoo talaga hehe). Habang tumatanda tayo, kaya na natin ang sarili natin. Habang tumatanda naman sila nararamdman nilang wala na silang silbi sa buhay natin. Mararamdman nila na tapos na ang halaga nila sa buhay natin kasi kaya na natin mag isa. Lagi nilang sinasabi at lagi silang nag bubunganga kapag madumi ang bahay. Kapag di nahuhugasan ang mga plato. Kapag alas sais na at wala pang sinaing. Pero sa totoo, masaya silang ginagawa yun para sa atin. "Mama! yung butones ng uniform ko natanggal! paki tahi naman po!" "Papa! yung kabinet ko sira, paki pako naman!". Kadalasan mag bubunganga sila kapag ganyan tayo. Pero sa totoo, masaya sila. Kasi alam nilang kailangan natin sila. Let us always make them feel wanted. Let us make them feel that no matter what, they are our safety.

This series made me cry a LOT of times. This is the kind of series that makes us realize that we take a lot for granted. Yung mga aral, sobrang totoo. Kapit na kapit sa tunay na buhay. Tunay na buhay ng mga tunay na taong nakakaranas ng hirap sa buhay. Kung paano maging middle class. Kung paano kapag gipit sa buhay. Eto yung series na hindi mo kailangan pigain ang utak mo sa pagiisip. Kailangan lang ay panuorin mo sya at paganahin mo ang puso mo. Walang kontrabida, walang mapang aping donya, walang inagawan ng asawa at walang naghihiganting mahirap. Parang pinapanuod mo lang yung buhay mo. Wala kang ibang dapat gawin kung di damahin. Magkakaroon ka ng bagong pamilya at kaibigan sa katauhan nila It is fair to say that this series made a difference in my life. Ssamundong, Salamat.

 

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