Little Michael and Angel Hands
My
favorite book is Chicken Soup for the Soul and for long time I want to send my
story but never make it and now really want to share my story and make it happen,
it’s my journey.
2012 is the best year in my life. It was changes
my life a lot and the way i see this life. In my way to Poland, the flight
stopped in Berlin and i must take the bus to go to Stargard. Unfortunately
during in Tegel Airport Berlin I had problem with my luggage and it was missing
and need five days for get it back. It
was the hardest time because i came from tropical country so did not use any
winter cloths and out site the airport it was so cold and snowing, all of winter
cloths were in my luggage. At the time one of the officer asking me if I had
prepare winter cloths and when I said all is in my luggage, so she gave me one
jacket and said that someone leaved jacket there for 2 months and never come
back to take it back so i can use it because she thinks I need it. I was so
happy and never expect that because I heard Germany people are individualistic
people like other western country, it was the stereotype I had in my mind. After
come back from Poland in Tegel I was looking for her to give the jacket back
but her offices closed and never meet her again.
I
was in Poland for Student Exchange program as volunteer for 2 months in small
city name’s Stargard and worked there in Kindergarten and Children House, it’s
like Orphanage. Every Monday to Thursday I worked in kindergarten and Friday I
was work in children house from 9.00 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon. In Children house have some children who live
there. They come from different backgrounds. All the children there are so
lovely. One child there who I love the most name’s Michael, he can’t walk and
speak well but he always happy, smile and so kind. We can’t communicate well
because of language barrier but body language is the best for this condition. One
day he got new Lego and both of us tried to build a house but we were not
success. After 2 weeks did not meet because of Christmas and New Year Holiday
then we met again, something surprised me a lot that he hold my hand smile and
asked me to come to his room and he showed me the Lego was become a beautiful
house. He was claps his hands and hug
me. I never thought before that he remembered it and how hard we were trying to
build it and then I realized how he appreciates our time together.
In
my way back from kindergarten because of snow my ticket getting wet and I can’t
use it, I was trying and trying to put it into ticket machine but it was still failed
and someone beside told me don’t worry you can keep it, madam in the corner
just pay your ticket and at time I just wondering how kind that person.
In
kindergarten that I worked have one child who taught me how compassion and care
is so important. His name Nikodem, he has a good heart, funny and smart. When
other children eat and make it spread out and fall to the table, he eat all of
his food and it’s still clean around his table, one of teacher asking him why
you are not like other children and he answer because I feel pity to madam who
clean all this room, it was touch teacher’s heart and me too. He just 4 years
old innocence child who showed us such a loving heart.
During
in Poland I also got a chance to visit Training Center for people with Down
syndrome to present my country. In my life I was so scared with people with
Down Syndrome because they look different but when i visited this place I found
out that how lovely they are and how they can make something different, they
gave me so much gifts that they made by them self and honestly I never thought
that people with down syndrome can make a beautiful stuff like that. I also
never meet before people with Down syndrome in my country can do something that
they do there. It’s motivated me to look what i can do for people like them in
my country so they also can get opportunity to do more in their lives.
These
experiences taught me that love is everywhere even in the place that you never
expect, it can comes from any ages and any races. Love is in every human heart,
love is sincerely giving and I do believe that Angel hands never late to help
you because God your Father just loving you so much and his love never failed.
What we need is to open our heart and self to define his love.
Eta
~Indonesia~
