Heart develops immunity to below-the-belt comments

HEART Evangelista is definitely not what less concerned, if cruel netizens believe she should be.

For countless times, local showbiz's fashion icon/maven has been the easy target of bashers who don't seem to get tired of asking why she's still childless by husband Senator Chiz Escudero.

Very much like the bashers, Heart too hasn't lost her energy answering them back. She counters: "Who doesn't like to get pregnant? Well, I was but who doesn't like to be a mom?"

Apparently miffed by this never-ending inquiry since she married Chiz in 2015, Heart can't help but empathize with other childless wives hounded by the same pressure-causing, stressinducing question.

"To wives out there, don't be pressured. Well, if you are, I get it. But don't make your whole life depend on it. I believe getting pregnant happens in God's perfect time," Heart says.

A netizen thinks that the reason for Heart's sadness is not having a child as evident in her "malamlam na mata."

"Dear, mabigat lang ang lashes ko! Ano'ng gusto n'yo, umiyak ako ng dugo? Bubuklatin ko ba uli ang buhay ko?" she tells the netizen, adding that she has developed immunity to all the hurtful comments hurled at her.

"At the end of the day, you realize all this makes you a stronger person. Just keep in mind that no one will defend you except yourself...and your dog." Albeit without a child — and amidst her share of social media bashings — Heart channels her maternal energies to her two pet cats and five dogs. Of them all, her two-toned cat named Panda is the most spoiled. Take note, the adorable feline is pampered with signature stuff just as Heart is to her vain self. Her pets mean the world to her that they fill in the vacuum, well, until she becomes a mom herself. What's more welcoming a bit of news is that Heart has finally quelled rumors about her marital kinks with Chiz.

Consistently at the start of 2023, Heart has never failed to tag along her husband even to places or occasions he doesn't feel most comfortable with, one of which is the Paris Fashion Week which happens very often.

Yes, Heart has never been this openly proud of Chiz...again!

YOU and I, and the 8 billion people around the world, are social animals. Our two-legged and four-legged friends are also “social” creatures. Like us humans, these animals also value, long for, and enjoy companionship. The loners among them usually do not survive long. Most obviously, social life, a sense of belonging, a comfortable feeling of security in numbers, a natural mental sense of community, are essential to health, mental and otherwise.

That social nature starts the day we are born, in the arms of our mother, nurtured in the crib, and developed into a complete positive mental state through interactions with both our parents, siblings, grandparents, and friends.

All these enable us to develop lasting relationships and a rewarding mental health, which affects and influences all other lives we touch. Human beings’ capacity to live a stable and happy life and our survival as a species heavily depend on our culture, education, social skills, attitude, and social behavior.

The history of man on earth shows that cavemen started forming small groups, literally for security and for survival against the harsh and unforgiving environment, and vicious attacks from animals preying on them. That dependency on each other is still very evident even today, in this modern, technologically advanced society of ours. Indeed, no man is an island, and a loner is, comparatively, at a much graver risk of illhealth and attrition.

A sense of belonging keeps us, humans, connected with our fellowmen, within our own circle, our community, conferring upon our being the reward of acceptance, a gratifying inner satisfaction that we are “in,” and “one of them,” akin to being a member of a club or a fraternity/ sorority or a party. This sense of belonging is fundamental for our emotional and physical well-being, a powerful prescription that effectively enables each of us to cope with the sometimes unfriendly and harsh environment and social order.

Attitude

Our social skills, which are vital to our acceptance as a member of a group or community, are developed or impeded by our attitude, which, like social prowess, also significantly impacts our life and our health. Both are prerequisites to health, happiness, and inner peace in each of us human beings. A good attitude