INVINCIBLE yet VULNERABLE

ACHILLES

Achilles, the son of military man Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis was known to be the most powerful warrior. When he was young , his mother dip him into the "river styx" so that he would be a immortal. In Greek mythology, Achilles was known to be a legendary but reluctant warrior who fought in the Trojan War .

Upon reading the book 22 of the Iliad, I came to the conclusion that Achilles is a brutal and mercilles warrior. "and then my heart might shed its dreadful sorrow, for he's taken from me many valiant sons. Some he's butchered.Others he's sold in islands far away ." (22.57-60.221) proves how brutal he is. He didn't kill them, he butchered them.

Everyone has a weakness, to some, it may not be visible to others. Just like Achilles's heel. Though almost his whole body was immortal and invincible, his heel remained mortal and vulnerable. In the end, his strength and brutality was not seen, it was his death caused by an arrow that hit his heel.

“How a man plays the game shows something of his character. How he loses shows all of it.”

"An Enormous Homemaker"

Proverbs 31:29 “Many women do noble things but you surpass them all”

Before, women were only asked to stay at home to do household chores and men were the ones who used to work.. but now, even the woman could handle such things as men’s do..


Many women today work outside the home because of many reasons and one of them is to help in sustaining their family needs.
I don’t need to search for other woman whom I admire because she’s already in front of me. As what I’ve said in my previous blog, I grew up in a Christian family. My mom was my first teacher , as I remember she first told me what’s right and wrong. And as I grew up, I used to explore my own world carrying out all the advices she taught me.

I consider my mom as an extraordinary woman.. Imagine this, a woman on top of the roof getting some fruits of malunggay tree, isn’t it amazing . What about a woman repairing an electric fan and a flat iron ? She can even cook , sweeps and mops the floor while washing the clothes. WOW!

I really admire my mom, she works hard for us. Sometimes I used to see her very tired about her work but when she noticed that I was looking at her , she will just smile and say “hi baby”. No matter how late she sleeps at night she make sure that she can prepare our “baon” the following day. She cheers me up when I am blue. She treats her children like a baby in the evening, because she’s still finds time to cuddle us and sings a lullaby before we sleep.
She’s a best friend to us her children too. We can share everything to her. We share some jokes, even our thoughts and feelings. And she always say,” I understand your feelings
because I have gone through that.”

A working mom, a teacher, a guidance counselor, a student, a maid, a doctor, a sewer, business woman, shoemaker, technician, chef, singer, writer, a helper, joker (kahit minsan korni), and a wife. In short , a HOME MAKER.


"Look in those eyes... Listen to that dear voice... Notice the feeling of even a single touch t0’hat is bestowed upon you by that gentle hand Make much of it while yet you have that most precious of all gifts. Read the unfathomable love of those eyes; the anxiety of that tone and look, however slight is your pain. In after life you may have friends, fonds, dears, but never you will have again the inexpressible love & gentleness levished upon you which none but a mother bestows."
- Macaulay