Pagdiwata

Afraid He can't be identified as a man. That's what he thinks He was being chased, chased by failure “I am afraid", he said Is this what God meant to him? Or this is all his fault? Love, Life, Living He was confused about these three “Am I living? Or just watching these moments pass?" "I am afraid", he said One day, he tried Tried to be a better man He now cherishes every moment  Understand life and value things. "I'm starting to achieve things  Created better relation and friends” A mirror glanced at him and saw a man  Slowly realized it was him, his reflection  He saw a better version of himself  A fully grown man and said  "I wasn’t afraid after all"

                                    "Pagdiwata”         Across the land, where birds are singing along with the whispering wind, and golden grains of rice are within the reach of the eye. A girl dancing in the middle of a rice field named Anna. She happily gazes through every piece of grain. As she recalls the hardship she went through to plant those rice. Every sweat, tear, and blood she devoured during those times. After months of waiting, the plants start to grow and those golden grains are starting to appear. The smile on her face is as bright as the sun. She knows she will be able to make that "thing” again.          A wine made of rice was her favorite. She calls this “Tabàd” which means “alak mula sa bigas”. Every night she prepares her rice to go through a process of fermentation to reach that strong and sweet-savory flavor she wants. “Every grai...