Reading the story of St. Martin de Porres reminded me so much of of the story of Cinderella. They both have the reason to be rebellious and despise the world but kindness rise in their hearts. There's kindness in their little fingers. Whatever they are going through, they didn't let it hinder their goodness to others.
St. Martin de Porres had a rough childhood. It was hard to be loathed by the people you consider as your family. And be tormented by the judgement of others because you are an illegitimate child. Going through all these loneliness he can be a terrible man. But no, he had a choice. He searched for love and found God. "When there is kindness, there's goodness. And when there's goodness, there's magic." this is the line that struck me the most in the recent movie trailer of Cinderella.I was somehow able to relate this to him. Because of St. Martin's goodness and great love for God he had a magical success in healing the sick. Kindness can make us do million of good things. It may be simple or out of this world. He may not be acceptable in his society during his childhood, but he gave back love to them.
I look up to him so much because he is the perfect example for the youth today. As teenagers, we are kind of sensitive with the issues in our lives. This is the time when most youth search for themselves and seek for something they don't have especially love and attention. We don't have to search so far because God is with us. Like St. Martin de Porres, life was so hard for him but he didn't waste his life. We've searched so far but we don't know that God is beside us. We have no reason to do self-harm and do rebellious acts. Have faith. We may think that the whole world is against us, just be kind and God will be so proud of us. .Live out your faith, help the needy and show love and care to others. Show kindness with your heart and with your little fingers, just like what St. Martin de Porres did.
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