Just the second day of my Less-Facebook Challenge, I have learned a lot already.
First, I don't use Facebook to kill time when I'm bored instead I use Facebook always and it kills my time even though I am not bored and have a lot of stuffs to do.
Second, I realize how I depend my happiness on Facebook. My last post only got 10 likes and 1 comment (which happens to be my supportive sister) unlike my other post that reaches 100+ likes and 20+ comment. And guess what? I became so sad simply because I don't get the number of comments and likes that I expected to. See? I depend my level of happiness to the level of what they call 'fame' on Facebook.
Lastly, what I learned from not using Facebook is that... It doesn't help me at all. I waste my time, I get so depressed over simple things, and not to mention the 'toxic' people and 'fake' Internet friends I have on that cite.
I'm going to give an example about this. Recently, I went to the barbershop 💈 and had an hair cut 💇.
#TheFirstStageOfMovingOn
Just kiddin'
Anyway, to continue... I'm getting my hair cut when suddenly I heard something break, I thought it was just my heart screaming from the inside but then I realized it was my slippers.
As we all know, slippers is used by pair... Once the other one is lost or broken, the one left is not useful anymore. Just like me, when I was lost and broken while he remained fix. Lol.
Right after that, one thing suddenly came out of my mind : HOW WILL I GO HOME?
I have 4 possible choices- a.)I will walk home barefooted (which is shameful)
b.) I'll ask the barber if they sell slippers (which is obviously a big...NO)
c.) I'll borrow the the cellphone of the costumer next to me cause I left my phone at home (but I decided not to because she looks like my gradeschool terror teacher)
d.) or should I shout and scream the name of my Super Mom so she can fly from our house to here real quick and save me.. bring me a new slipper and fly me back to our house.
I'm going insane and I'm so desperate, I was about to open my Facebook, post it as a status or share it in my stories in messenger, but I chose not to. Because how will my friends help me? They'll just know how unlucky I am and might even make a laugh out of me. And I think I did the right thing. I choose not to find a solution the social 'media' way but through socializing..
I saw the grandmother of my neighbor just infront of the salon, she is working in the small clinic infront and is in charge in as a cashier... I walk barefooted just 5 steps in front of the salon and asked politely if I can borrow her slipper and promises to return it as soon as possible. Thank God, I was able to go home safely with my feet neatly.
Thanks to Grandma and her extra-slippers in the bag!
This is her 'extra slipers' and even though it's a fake havainas, has a whole in the middle, I was still able to go home as shameless as possible. Hehe, thanks Granny!
See? If I posted it on Facebook, what would happen? Nothing. Just me, getting few likes and me getting depressed and me walking home barefooted like a pig out of their pen.
If I can thank people for liking my profile picture, I can also thank Grandma for helping me back there.
This maybe simple but I know this will also mean a lot to her. I gave her back the slippers I borrowed together with a 1. Monde Special Mamon 2. Skyflakes 3.Presto Cream Peanut Butter 4.Strawberry Wafer and 5. Hand written letters :)
This 2017 will surely be full of lesson I'll get from my own experience and not from news and status updates of other people.
Happy New Year Everyone 🎉
-SnFF
UPDATE!
Just like in social media, I recently received my reply and of course... I received it personally.
Remember the hand written letter I gave Granny? Well she liked it so much. The day after I gave her the simple gift (shown above) she went to out house crying. Yes, she is crying because of Joy. She told me that I am the first one to gave her a letter (which made me so sad thinking that she is old already and must have experience this kind of appreciation). She also said that her children never greeted her a 'Happy New Year' for this 2017. They never thank her enough that made her feel sad because I, as her simple neighbor, thanked her so much for letting me borrow her slippers. But her children whom she gave everything she can, doesn't show any appreciation for her.
In the letter, she wrote 'anak na rin kita' (You are also my child) because I remember that she became my nanny when I was just a baby until I am 2 years old (I think?) no wonder why I am comfortable and felt the closeness we have once shared.
What actually persuaded me to update this is her message saying 'Sana Ikaw na lang ang anak ko' (I wish I have a daughter like you). It struck my heart and feel the pain she is burden with. I wasn't able to say anything besides 'Thank You po And God bless' and she walked away from our house and walks toward their house. I wanted to gave her a tight hug but I am really blank at the moment and wasn't able to do so. But right after she went away, I locked myself in the room and cried for 10 minutes. I am not sure why but it is probably because of the mix emotion I felt during the whole conversation with her.
Imagine if I posted a 'Thank You Grandma for letter me borrow your slippers #Blessed #Thankful' on Facebook, I may get likes, comments and other feedbacks. But you know? Nothing compares to the feeling of receiving a 'Thank You' from a sincere heart personally. As they say, the best things are free and those free things can actually make you more happy than expensive stuffs.
Just like Grandma, I only gave her cheap biscuits and a simple letter but it mean a lot to her. She let me borrow her slipper and she make me happy just by the reply that I get.
This 2017, I may not be too active on Facebook, people may not know the things that I have experienced today but I have learned a lot of things already just a few days since I started to not use my Facebook.
2017 will truly be a different year for me.
-SnFF