Why Do You Build Me Up Novels & Stories

Muli niyang binuklat ang isang pahina. ‘How do you know if someone is meant for you?’ Pagbabasa niyang muli hanggang sa ipinagpatuloy ang pagbabasa. They help you become a better person. You help each other see the parts in yourselves you don't want to see. They show you things you didn't know, teach you valuable lessons, encourage you to follow your dreams, and to listen to yourself. They move you to your higher nature, to your higher truth.

Badly. If this is You, if this dream You’ve given me is truly my life’s purpose, then I will soldier on and keep going. I just can’t do it by myself. Help me to wait well. Help me to remember all those times You’ve made a way out of no way. Help my soul to see what my eyes cannot, to hold onto the vision You’ve given me when my heart is clouded with doubt and anxiety. Lend me your strength to get up again just one more time, one more round, one more day.

Pagpapalakas ng Ugnayan Ang pagkakaroon ng mga pagdududa ay nagbigay ng pagkakataon para sa grupo na mapalakas ang kanilang ugnayan. Naglaan sila ng oras upang magdaos ng isang team-building activity, kung saan ang bawat isa ay nagbahagi ng kanilang mga karanasan at mga pangarap. Ang team-building activity ay nagbigay sa kanila ng pagkakataon na magtagumpay laban sa kanilang mga personal na takot at makabawi mula sa mga pagdududa. “Ang pagtutulungan natin ay mahalaga sa ating tagumpay,” sabi ni Luna habang nagkakasama ang grupo sa kanilang team-building activity. “Tiwala tayo sa isa’t isa at sa ating layunin.”

Tahimik ang lahat. Ramdam ang bawat salita. “What matters,” dagdag niya, mas mahinahon ngayon, “is who you become when no one is there to define you.” Dahan-dahan niyang hinigpitan ang hawak sa mikropono. “I built myself,” diretso niyang sabi. “Not for validation. Not for revenge. But because I refused to stay where I was underestimated.” Ang mga salitang iyon ay parang direktang tumama sa mga taong kanina lamang ay nagdududa.

Pagkatapos ay umiling. "Wala naman po." Tumango ako. "Good." Ngumiti ako sa kanila. "Thank you for your hard work." Mukhang hindi nila inaasahan iyon. Lalo na nang idagdag ko pa— "This building won't exist without all of you." Tahimik sila sandali. Pagkatapos ay ngumiti rin. At ewan ko kung bakit... Pero nakaramdam ako ng saya.

Pinili kong maging ganito hindi dahil sa gusto niya kundi dahil gusto ko at dahil ganito ako kapag nandyan siya. “Nga naman. Totoo ‘yong sinasabi nilang there will always be one person who’s the reason why you’re stronger but at the same time can be the reason of your weakness. Saan ako sa dalawang ‘yon sa buhay mo?” “You’re both,” diretsang saad niya sa tanong nito. Nang wala ka pa ay ang taas-taas ng wall na binuild ko sa sarili ko dahil natatakot akong may papasok na naman sa buhay ko na sasaktan lang ako. Na may papasok lang para bigyan lang ako ng mga alaala pero pagkatapos ay iiwan din naman. I build my self to be a strong woman. A strong woman na walang inuurungang kahit ano. Na kayan

You’ve been my reason to smile after a long day, the one who believes in me when I start to doubt myself, and the person who makes even the simplest moments feel special. I love the way you laugh, the way you care, the way you understand me even when I don’t say anything. With you, I feel safe. I feel at home. You make me want to be a better person, not because you ask me to, but because you inspire me to.

natapos ko rin. Hindi pala talaga madali ang manahi, pakiramdam ko bawat tusok ng karayom sa tela at pagdugtong ng sinulid ay parang takbo lang rin ng buhay. Paulit ulit kang masasaktan, paulit ulit mo ring susubukang maging buo, maging matatag, pero at the end of the day, you’ll see the worth of your will to build your better self. Hindi dahil magaling ka.

"Because you didn't let all your problems take you down. Now, do you know why I am much more inlove with you?" I smiled and shook my head. "Because you are now the role model you want to be. You've been a role model since you decided to fight and go on with your life, and you just keep on improving day by the day. And today, you are the best version of yourself that I've ever seen."

Laurent smiled at her. “I built it because I remember my father... and you...” Pagkatapos ay lumapit ito nang kaunti para umakbay sa kaniya, “you are both fond of children and you like helping them. With all the blessings I’ve received through the years, I know that giving back is just one thing. It’s nice to help people in need and give inspiration in their lives.”