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Sarah is in the office of DSWD, a government agency for social works and welfare. Last night, she happened to watch news about the government's internship program. It has been lunched to help the in-school students who wanted to have a summer job, those out-of-school youth, as well as those people who wanted to have an experience that they could bring about in their resume for the next job hunting. Well, Sarah's reasons lie on the former and the latter; a summer job plus experience. Besides, it's her real wish to enter the government service. In fact, she has been burning her eyebrow reviewing for the civil service exam. Only that she’s thinking the questions in the reviewer book are seemingly out of her wit. "What more could it be on the actual exam?"


This program although it will run only for short period of time at least it will give her an overview on what is the actual job on this particular government agency. And besides she says to herself "I really want to do something productive this summer 'cos if not...haisst! I'm feeling like I'm drowning in the well. A well that is without any water."


She is now filling out an application form the lady officer gave to her. "Hmmm, why do they have to ask a description of my life situation?" She is now at the middle of answering the form but perplexed on how and what to write about. The form is asking to describe what is the applicant's family situation or hardship in life that would convince them to choose the applicant over the others.


"What is this?", Sarah asks, "the more miserable, the better?....Haisst! Why they wanna know how miserable an applicant is?", Sarah is talking to herself. "They want us to tell our hardship in life....Is it really important? Why not ask what do I do best that can contribute to their program or something like this kind to which makes you think positively. To which makes you to think your intentions.


Sarah remembers what she read somewhere that nothing is permanent. All things will pass and so hardship in life. What is important is your intention to rise above on all of this. So,why need to bring it then. After all, these are things that will pass too. It's just an stage of life. They are just temporary. Always hold the truth in your heart that everything will turn out just fine. Everything happens with a reason. Focus on the good things. Your heart desires. And…and everything will turn out just fine.


"Sarah! Sarah! Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Haisst!" Sarah pinched herself. Here she goes again...thinking senselessly...Or is it really useless to think these things.


"Hey, what are you doing! You know Sarah, you think sooo much. You know, they may just want to select those people who really need this job, that's why, they gotta ask such question...And besides, there are thousands applicants. They just want to make sure they help the right ones...So you better construct your answer now..Go! Quick!"


And while Sarah's still contemplating on what to write, a female employee is calling names. She hears a male name, female name and...her name..."All of these three, please follow me."



...to be continued.