I am Luna, and I’m in Grade 2. I want to share my experience on how I loved my enemy.

There was a time when my friend and I were in the library, and she got mad at me because she thought I was not listening to her, which was not true. She was already raising her voice at me, and I was starting to get mad at her. Yet I made an effort to talk to her calmly, gently asking what made her think I was not listening. I repeated what she was saying to prove that I was really listening. Suddenly, she was no longer mad at me and promised not to shout at me again, and we continued playing.

Hi! I am Luce, and I’m in Grade 8. I want to share how I practice being the first one to love in the family.

At home, we do not have a helper, so we do all the household chores by ourselves. One day, we all came from school and were very tired because of some school activities and the heavy traffic that night. We had a quick dinner since everyone wanted to sleep early. When I was about to enter our room, I noticed that our doors and windows were not locked yet so, instead of reminding my dad to do it, I decided to lock the doors and windows myself.

That night, it was also my mom’s turn to wash the dishes, but I saw her resting inside the bedroom already. I wanted to be the first one to love at that moment, so I immediately went to the kitchen and washed the dishes for her. I also prepared our water tumblers for the following day to show some extra love.

When we woke up the next morning, my parents were surprised at what I did for them. They appreciated my help, and as a reward, we ate my favorite breakfast on our way to school. They also gave me extra game time for what I did. I felt so happy that they felt my love for them.

Luna and Luce Carpio