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The other day, when my son Izel and I rode a fully-packed and totally hot jeepney heading for Colon, I handed him the portable chargeable fan to help cool him down as he was sweating profusely. The fan gave him comfort for a short while until it stopped working due to a drained battery. At this point, I saw a perfect teaching opportunity that was too good to pass. A lesson in stewardship, proper use of our resources and consequences of actions. We had gone over to my sister's house that morning and he watched videos alongside my sister's kids and he had used the portable fan even when there was a big fan already doing the job. I told him that the fan stopped working because the battery was drained and it was a direct consequence of his actions earlier in the day. I told him that because he failed to conserve that resource earlier, he now had to suffer the effect and that meant he would have to take the heat. (literally) He had the portable fan as a ...

Had gone to the market to buy some fish and some grated coconut for Ma's binignit and this trip today lead me to witness and share these stories... THE TREE OF LIFE Did you know that the coconut tree is called the Tree of Life? All of its parts from the tip of its leaves down to its roots, can be used for many different things. The tree produces fruits to be eaten, coconut water for drinking, leaves and the trunk can be as wood and shingles for shelter and it can even be used for clothing. Every part of the plant can be used and nothing goes to waste because they can either be recycled or reused in other ways. There is also zero waste because it is biodegradable and is absorbed by the soil and used as fertilizer. It's amazing right that we have such a resource available to us? Do you know of any other plant that does and gives so much yet requires very little to survive? A SMALL GESTURE When I had selected my coconuts, ...