30/09/2025
Couldn’t agree more Sir Joey👏
I was struck by Joey De Leon’s simple but piercing reminder, “Kung may matutulungan kayo, unahin niyo muna ang magulang niyo. Sila ang dahilan kung bakit kayo nandito…”
In a world that often teaches us to chase success for ourselves, we forget the first people who quietly sacrificed theirs for ours.
The ones who skipped meals so we could eat, who hid their tears so we could dream, who carried burdens so we could run free.
To honor our parents is not just about obedience, it is gratitude in action. It is remembering that before we could stand, they knelt. Before we could soar, they carried our weight on their tired shoulders.
And maybe this is what true success looks like, not just reaching the top, but looking back to lift up the very hands that once lifted us.
Because at the end of the day, the best gift we can give our parents is not riches, not fame, not medals, but love repaid in the form of care, honor, and presence.