Growing Up Quotes Novels & Stories

“Nahhh- leave this to me mom, why don’t you just go back to your room and be busy with dad? - I mean, baby brother?” Puno ng kapilyahang sabi ng anak saka tumawa nang marahan niya itong batukan. “You are way too young to be saying those things, Macy… But you know what? That is a great idea.” Natatawang sabi ni Lexie, napa hagalpak naman ng tawa si Macy bago siya muling niyakap at pinupog ng halik sa pisngi. “Oh baby, please don’t grow up so fast, parang kailan lang hinahatid- sundo pa kita sa nursery, tapos ngayon parang mas matangkad ka pa sa akin.”

Nainis siya bigla dahil napakaimmature nitong mag-isip. “Grow up! Hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon ay ikaw ang palaging inuunawa.”, pahayag niya dito pagkatapos ay walang lingong likod na tinalikuran ito. Nasabi na niya ang gusto niyang sabihin at bahala na kung ano ang iisipin nito.

Naalala niya ang kabataan niya. "Growing up, I witnessed how cruel life could be. Ang katotohanang kailanman ay hindi mag-a-adjust sa'yo ang mundo. Nakita ko kung gaano nagsumikap ang papa ko na maitawid ang pangangailangan namin sa isang araw. My father strived hard for my education. My mother made me feel that it's okay to have a dream in life despite the uncertainties. My grandfather raised me not to be a coward and to always see things with hope."

Because all of us wants to be happy but for many of us the true happiness is difficult to haunt. But I am here watching the sky to get dark. I just find myself happy with the simple things. I learned that to enjoy every minute of my life. Hindi na natin mai-babalik ang dating kagawain ngunit mapapa-unlad pa natin ang ating kakayahan. "Happy birthday to me." Ngumiti ako habang nakatingala sa kalangitan. We have to be able to grow up. Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life. Another birthday means your life journey is incomplete but being old is a privilege.

Dahil papunta palang sila pabalik na siya. Nakakalungkot pala ang buhay. Kapag malaki ka na marami ka nang marerealize. Sinamahan ni Harah ang mga anak sa floating cottage para doon kumain. Kahit na umaalon ay tuloy pa rin ang kanilang bonding. Naalala ni Harah ang motovational quotes na nabasa niya nang makaramdam siya ng lungkot. 1. FORGIVE AND BE THANKFUL

Laking tuwa ko nang dumating siya sa piling ko dahil may karamay ako sa hirap at kaginhawaan. “Mommy, can I request?” Tumango naman ako. “Huwag kang mapapagod na mabuhay. Maraming nagmamahal sa `yo. Hindi mo lang nakikita ang iba, sapagkat patago itong ginagawa. Ayon pa nga kay Albert Einstein, 'Life is just like a bicycle, to keep it balance, you need to keep on moving forward'.” Napangiti na lamang ako dahil sa mga ginamit niyang quotes mula sa mga tanyag na mga nilalang.

"True wisdom is not measured by how much you know, but by your ability to grow and learn from what you do not know. Explain to me what's the meaning of that." Natigilan ako nung nagsalita siya ng napakalalim na quote siguro. Napa-isip naman ako ng malalim habang ina-analyze ko ang lahat ng sinasabi niya habang naglalakad pa din kami. "That quote emphasizes that genuine learning goes beyond accumulating knowledge. True wisdom lies in recognizing the limits of what you know and being open to growth through new experiences and understanding. It highlights humility as a key aspect of learning, as acknowledging ignorance allows space for self-improvement and discovery."

Pero dahil iba ngayon, gusto ko nang umuwi at itulog lahat ng gumugulo sa isipan ko. Kung pwede ko lang sanang itigil ang oras, gagawin ko. Huwag lang magbago ang lahat. Dito ako masaya, eh. Kaso hindi naman pwedeng puro sarili ko lang ang iisipin ko. "When there's an opportunity to grow, grab it. You'll never know how valuable it is, until you let it slip in your hands," huli kong sabi bago tumakbo papunta sa jeep na nakahinto sa kanto.

So you must live your life as carefree as you can while still young. “You sounded like my grandpa.” Agad na sumimangot ang bata sa kanya. “Same exact lines! Do adults really have to memorize that phrase?” Saglit siyang natigilan sa sinabi nito, ngunit agad din siyang ngumiti. “No. It’s a realization you will understand once you grow older.” Nanatiling nakakunot ang noo ng bata habang nakatingin sa kanya. Akmang magsasalita pa sana ito nang makarinig sila ng tinig na tinatawag ang pangalan ng bata.

Habang tumataas ang aking edad, dumarami rin ang aking responsibilidad. Life has been tough as I grew up, the reason why I needed to be tougher. I didn't give failure a room because I know that I'm much bigger than my problems. I have to be. I thought, graduating college was already the end but how wrong I was. Because that's only the start of everything. Responsibilities started coming as I graduated. Not that I'm complaining but I am just stating a fact.