Synthesis for CLE by Martin Regala
... mind kept on thinking about the old lady’s situation. I felt useless since I can’t even help, in my own little way, the old lady. That night, before I slept, I prayed to God to help the old lady with her huge problem. And as I lay down to sleep, the poor old lady didn’t leave my mind. I think I have grown a lot in wisdom and in grace before God. In wisdom, I have improved on the things I know that are good and bad. At one time, my friends (not studying in Ateneo) started smoking already. At First I was surprised because I never knew that they would do such a thing. In my mind, I was thinking about what their lungs will look like if they go on like this. Then, they offered me one but I said ‘no’. I don’t want a pair of useless – maybe I should say undesirable lungs – because I will surely die quickly or make my life shorter because of that. In grace, I think my conscience really got more kind. Once, I saw in the news about an old lady who lost a house due to a fire that started from her neighbors. She got out of the house without a scratch but everything she owned was left at her burnt house. As I watched the rest of the news, my mind kept on thinking about the old lady’s situation. I felt useless since I can’t even help, in my own little way, the old lady. That night, before I slept, I prayed to God to help the old lady with her huge problem. And as I lay down to sleep, the poor old lady didn’t leave my mind. I think I have grown a lot in wisdom and in grace before God. In wisdom, I have improved on the things I know that are good and bad. At one time, my friends (not studying in Ateneo) started smoking already. At First I was surprised because I never knew that they would do such a thin...