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Forgiveness and acceptance are a way of setting yourself free. Stop yourself from holding on to the past and move into the future. Accept yourself with unconditional compassion and love yourself for who you are.

“Sinigang” is a short story by Marie Aubrey J. Villaceran. In which our main protagonist, Liza, suffers dealing with her father’s issue, the extramarital affair with Sylvia, who consequently had a child. This story is filled with such strong emotions that as a reader, I felt sympathetic toward the character.

MORAL VALUE

As someone who had read the short story “Sinigang,” I have come to conclude that the moral value of this piece is “Forgiveness and Acceptance”. Forgiveness, though not easy to give, is something that we should have the ability to do, unlike our main protagonist in the story who struggles to do so, but I know for a fact that if I were her, I wouldn’t also be able to easily forgive my father for doing something that broke and strangled our relationship, which is contrary to the moral value. For that, I kind of feel embarrassed about my behavior since I know myself as someone who holds grudges. As someone who has this kind of attitude, this story helped me to open my eyes and heart to forgive someone no matter how hard the circumstances impacted me. I’ve learned as a person to accept and move on from this.

It teaches us that forgiveness leads to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt us. Forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting the harm done to you or making up with the person who caused the harm. Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life. So learn how to do so.

At the same time, it reminds us how valuable our relationship with our family is. It shows us how much our mistakes as a member of that family affect the rest, how much it strains the relationship we have with them, and how much damage it can do to our emotional and mental health. It makes us see that we need to think before we act. We need to see the consequences when we decide to do such things for us to be able to prevent damaging our relationship with our one and only family.    

The impact of the story on me as a 21st Century Learner

As a 21st-century learner, this story impacted me and taught me that forgiveness and acceptance are choices that must be made, as well as something that must be done. No matter how great a mistake is, as a person, you should learn to let go of that grudge that has been eating you up and locking you down. Though it may take some time, you must complete it because failing to do so does you no good and is detrimental to your health.

These moral values lead to a happy and contented life, so while we are on this subject, here are some steps to help you achieve it.

You can do it!

By: Christine Joy T. Pamittan

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