From a Goal to a Purpose

“You put the most important things first, things close to your heart”

It all started as a Starshooters Goal. Glen Fernando’s (Basic 205, Starshooters 69) initial purpose was to break his scarcity mentality. To achieve this, he organized an outreach/feeding program for the children of RSCC (Reception and Study Center for Children). Of course he has to ask his friends, colleagues and even strangers for support and in the process he was able to conquer a lot of fear and get out of his comfort zone.

He organized this outreach, together with some friends last December 02, 2007 in time for the season of giving. At that point he realized that their greatest contribution to the children were not the foods and goods, but the time, companionship and care that they selflessly gave. He said that he was a changed man after that experience and when I asked him how he felt after, he simply said “Paggising ko kinabukasan, nakahiga lang ako at nakasmile lang and napipicture ko ang mukha ng mga bata na nakatawa.”