Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Filipino Maid-What We Can Learn from Them

By Alice Sy


The Filipino maid is the most bankable asset of any maid agency, in the world. It all begins with the right skills and an admirable character, which most Filipino maids happen to possess. This is once race which is scattered in the world, because they have something to offer to others. But above all these, they have their stories to tell, one worth knowing and learning from.

Domestic workers have something we can all use: sacrifice for others. Their job itself is about hard work just to provide a helping hand in homes. Their most gruesome sacrifice though is beyond the hard work involved. It is about working all your life in another foreign land. Work hard for many years, without your family. You have to bear leaving the country alone, without anyone.

The domestic helper is born with humility, something everyone must have today. That's because serving others is sacrificing one's pride and doubling one's patience and understanding. If we all live with humility in our hearts, imagine how peaceful and caring the atmosphere will be.

A helper video submitted to employers for review or posted online would reveal an emotion buried behind, loneliness. You have the right to be sad if you have been born under struggling circumstances and you have to work hard to uplift your entire family's life. But the value of the Filipino maid shows! She remains happy with her job and undaunted as if she has everything in this world.

If you are complaining about some petty household chores to fulfill everyday, imagine what the Filipino maid would endure all her life. In the contrary this is where she finds hope and happiness. Living a life filled with sacrifice, humility and love for others, may be hard but not for this maid. That's something everyone should learn and apply in their lives.




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