The One I Look Up To : )

That person was my kindergarten teacher Ma’am Cielo Acosta. At first I couldn’t read so she didn’t accept me in her school. But, I knew she liked me to be there so she gave me some lessons in basic English reading. She influenced me to study harder, strive harder and think of education as a gift of God. With her warm smile, passionate dealing with me and her perseverance to help me succeed, she’s the person who kept on teaching me to the extent of what I can do. She taught me how to respect, to read, to write in English to be more open to others, to be friendly, to take studying seriously and to enjoy life as if it was gold buried in sand, easy to dig but hard to lift.

Though I was young and naïve back then, she treated me as if I was her own child. Because of her, I understood some things which were adult-like even though I’m still but a child. With her help, I learned to read between the lines and look at life in a better way. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t make it through my whole life of studying. For that, I thank her so much and admire her even though I knew she had some problems before, she smiled through every bit of it. She hid her tears though it hurts sometimes. That’s something hard to do, and I admire and look up to her like that, in a very great way.