Remembering July....

Its' July and in my hometown..its always wet.
I remember the days when storm and heavy rains kept coming on this month. It was circa 1976, 32 years had past. My father had asked all of our "manggagapas" to immediately bundle all of the cut paddies. There was continuous rainfall in the last two days, and the dam in the East was estimated to be full. The NPC had already made in the news that they're going to open a spillway to discharge some of the water. Hearing this, my father went on a house-to-house to inform all of our helpers.
It was 9 o' clock in the morning when we saw a white horizon rushing up from the SouthEast and coming very fast. It was coming so fast that in a matter of minutes, our field was covered with flood water. All of the palay bundles earlier collected by our helpers were all washed away by the water. On top of the gushing water, we saw animals, pieces of furnitures, snakes and rats, empty sacks, pigs and small carabaos, cows, water lilies and also bundles of palay paddies. We took everything we could salvage with care. But at the end of the day, what we gathered was less than what we've lost.
It seems that the scheduled opening of the spillway came earlier and when the dam personnel had to close the dam, the inevitable comes. A power failure won't let the spillway to be closed and so water comes out indescriminately into the river. The river was not able to absorb the water and went out over its bank. Water rushed directly into our place because it did not go along the curve of the river.
We can not do anything at all but have to collect whatever was left on the field. We're far lucky enough compared to those who lost their houses and properties, and love ones as well.

I will not forget the month of July. It has the most numbers of disasters and tragedies anywhere in the world. It was July when my dear mother passed away.
But it also has special days to cherish. A very dear friend Was born in thE moNth of July. She was very dear to me, that what ever tragedies this moNh gIvEs, her birthday somewhat relieves the pain.

With the not so good experience I've got, this month also have some good memories to keep. I kept a single thought in my mind. In my passage in life, time of sufferings will come. Be prepared for it wil not last. God will not let you stay in the dark but will give you the best afterwards.