It had been more than two weeks since the International Day of Yoga Philippines 2017 was held at SM Mall of Asia’s Music Hall. It’s my first time to attend this yoga event but this was Embassy of India in Manila’s third year of celebrating it. I went there by myself even though a friend couldn’t accompany me that day because I really love yoga. The diversity of people in the event was obvious. Different nationalities, ages, genders, and skin colors were present. But everybody had the same goal which was to experience the wonderful practice of yoga. I sat beside an Iranian couple and I got to know them for a short period of time. They had been doing yoga for quite some time also because one of their family members teaches yoga. I just recently found out through a news article that the guy I've talked with was the Deputy Head of the Iranian Embassy. It’s amazing because I asked him to look out for my big sports bag while I went to the restroom. Unfortunately, I hadn’t thanked them for their act of kindness due to the continuous yoga classes and also because they left early. But thanks to the news article, I've been reaching out and hopefully I can thank them in person. The next act of kindness I experienced during that day was from a group of girls beside me also. As the International Day of Yoga Philippines was nearing its end, a lot of people near me had left already because the event was almost 5 hours long and it was really a tiring one. The girls to my right finished along side with me. I even asked one of them to look out for my bag because I needed to go to the restroom again. When I got back, the same thing happened as I didn’t get a chance to thank them because of the continuous yoga classes. As I end this story, I am hopeful that having this article posted online might give me a higher chance of reaching out to them so I can express my gratitude. I did my best to search for these people on the internet through the official hastag of #IDayofYogaPH but I was out of luck. Not everyday do we see acts of kindness from strangers that is why my faith in humanity is at an all-time high. Do you happen to know these people that I've mentioned? Please don't hesitate to message me so I can connect with them. Until then, stay tuned! ☺ |
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My name is Gelo Amurao. I created the Habit Whisperer because of my desire to help people improve themselves, by creating one good habit at a time. Archives
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