Ronan C. Relova
Master Teacher II,
English Dept. – MNCHS
Patience, as they say, is a virtue… when one knows how to wait, he/she will be able to fully enjoy the harvests of his/her labor… After all, the fruits are sweeter when they are ripened from the tree, at the most appropriate time.
In the world of teaching, one may be faced with situations where his/her patience will be tested. There will be days when one may doubt his/her own capabilities and competence and it will be far challenging when he/she is surrounded by people who are not as cooperative or supportive of the things that he/she does. This is normal. It is part of life’s way of testing one’s demeanor and persistence when faced with both simple and complex challenges.
There are days when one tends to ask for things in return of the deeds he/she has done. It is part of human nature that one may think that the rule of karma applies to all. Do good and you’ll be rewarded… do bad, and you’ll be punished. And sometimes, it is rather frustrating that one thinks that he/she has done everything for the betterment of everyone, yet, his/her efforts are still put in vain. This should be the turning point.
The world of any profession brings intricacies in everyone’s way of thinking; however, when one feels that he/she should be rewarded or acknowledged for everything that he/she has contributed, then something might be wrong.
The Department of Education has provided its teachers and non-teaching staff the proper and most applicable avenues in order to give citations and commendations to laudable and noteworthy individuals who have greatly contributed to the working community system through the Honor Awards Program (HAP) as mandated by the Civil Service Commission. With this, everyone is given the chance to be acknowledged with the good that he/she has done. But, one should not be focused on the sole reason of being rewarded or promoted alone. The main objective of a government employee, after all, is to be of service to the people and help uplift the standards of everyday living.
One must learn the art of selfless service without asking for anything in return. This way, a continued and genuine love for the profession is developed. Moreover, the art of waiting should also be given utmost practice, as it is necessary for the holistic growth of anybody. Developing the love for working without actually thinking about working should be a worker’s continuous mental mantra.
When an employee works silently and pours his heart out in that task, then it can be foreseen that the job will be done with ease and eventually, ripple out for the greater good of everyone around him, including the workplace he is a part of.
The idea of being promoted or recognized should never be given long thoughts about. It is good to be motivated, but it is dangerous when it is all anyone could ever think of. When one works for the betterment of everyone, rewards and everything related to it comes along during the most unexpected times and eventually, everything that one has been hoping for in his/her profession will come knocking on his/her door.
After all, dreams come true! When one just does his/her best in order to make that dream flourish, then nothing would be impossible. A little dash of patience and trust could make a difference in the brighter future that one is hoping for. Develop the patience to make time a comrade not an enemy, put trust in the process in order to be trustworthy in return, and leave everything according to God’s bigger plans should always be planted and cultivated in the hearts of the employees.
We do not always get what we want. Life works that way. But when we see things in a wider scope, we learn that the delay could be our preparation. The reason why we are not yet able to get what we long for is because we are not yet ready. When we put our faith and confidence to the “Greater See”, then we are assured that we will be able to get what we have dreamt of, when we are most ready… on the right time… in God’s perfect time.
