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UNIT ONE Lesson 1:

A Neighbor to Others

A neighbor is often understand what a neighbor is for a true Filipino and how a Filipino can be a neighbor to others. As the topic unfolds, you should be able to Read and Role-Play Have you ever been heard somebody describe a person as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;good Samaritan?â&#x20AC;? What is a Good Samaritan? Would you like to know the origin of this expression? Below is a parable from the famous book, the Bible. Read it and find out why it is desirable to be like the Samaritan. Later, organize a role-playing of the parable of the parable with a group. The Good Samaritan (from Luke 10:30-34)

There was a man going from Jerusalem to Jericho who fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped and beat him, then went off, leaving him bleeding and half dead on the road. It happened that a priest going along that road saw a man, but he passed by on the other side. Likewise, a Levite saw the man and passed by on the other side of the road. Then a Samaritan went along that the road, and when he came upon the man, he was moved with compassion. He went over him and treated his wounds with oil and wine and wrapped them with bandages. Then, he put him on his own animal and brought him an inn where he took care of him.

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Analyze: Answer these questions briefly. 1. What was striking to you in the story?

2. If given a choice, which of the roles would you like to play? Why?

3. Who of the three men was a neighbor to the wounded man? Why?

4. What were the conditions of the third man for helping the wounded man?

5. What did the man do to show us what a neighbor is?

6. What then is a neighbor?

Conceptualize: Who is a neighbor? Does he/she need to live close to you? A neighbor is someone who responds to somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x;s need. He/ She is not like the first two men in our parable. A neighbor is a fellow human being. He/ She is one who reaches out and responds to those in need of help. Any person can be a neighbor if he/she is willing to help someone in need. The term neighbor has a universal and yet particular meaning. It encompasses all people-known and unknown, far and near, familiar and unfamiliar. It includes not only our kin and acquaintances but also those who are strangers to us, not only the good but also the wicked, not only our friends but also our enemies. To be a neighbor is to have compassion. It is compassion that males one help people in need. There are no persons who are too far to be our neighbors, for they cease to be distant from us when we draw near them to help them. The story of the good Samaritan points out two basic human needs: the need for others and the need to be needed by others. When these needs arise, there are no racial or national boundaries, for where there is a world of people; there is a world of needs. When these are met, a neighborly environment exists, and neighbors are everywhere. YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

For the Filipino, being a neighbor to others is expressed in many ways, like the bayanihan. This attitude is very Filipino where having concern for others is highly emphasized. Put to Life Every day we are faced with challenges in life to prove how neighborly we are. With the demands of our personal needs, sometimes we find it hard to respond to the needs of others. Nonetheless, we can still be neigbors to them in some ways.

A. Below are situations that will test how you can accept others as your neighbors and how you can be neighbors to them. Choose from options given how you would react under each situation. Encircle the letter of your choice. 1. Nestor left his Math homework at home. It took him almost an hour to do his homework. His house is fifteen kilometers away from the school. The Math period is right after the thirty minute recess, and he told you about it during recess. What would you do? a. b. c. d.

Allow him to copy my homework. Assist him to do the homework again. Leave him alone; it is not my problem Give him my homework. It is okay if I do not have mine.

2. You are having your late afternoon snack on your way home from school. It is, indeed, a tiring day and you need physical sustenance. Along the way, you notice a poor boy staring as you bite your food. You think the boy must be hungry. You do not have any more money to replace the food and you really need to satisfy your own hunger. What would you do? a. b. c. d.

Take the other side of the road. Ignore the child and eat fast. Divide my food and give him the other half. Give him all the food I have

3. A huge fire left Bobby, your classmate, homeless and nothing was left for his family-no clothes, no food, nothing. His parents were so desperate that they simply did not know what to do. Your classmate did not go to school because he had no uniform, no schoolbag nor books and supplies. What would you do? a. Adopt my classmate until his family can recover their loss. b. Give him some of my clothes and share with him my school supplies. c. I shall not be bothered and just keep being a good student. YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

d. Pity him and tell him I will pray for him.

4. It is your barangay fiesta and the barangay chairman is soliciting donations for the affair. You are very willing to give a sizeable amount of donation on the condition that a. b. c. d.

your name be the first on the list of donors. your suggestions for the affair be given priority. your identity remain anonymous you be given the best seat during the affair.

5. There is a new teenager in the village. She is the object of laughter of most of the youth. She has â&#x20AC;&#x153;a face that only a mother would love to see.â&#x20AC;? She has no acquaintance and being an only child, she is alone most of the time. You have heard about her and you have seen her yourself. What would you do? a. b. c. d.

Make friends with her and encourage my friends to make friends with her too Leave her alone. Make her my object of laughter too. Advise her to leave the village so she would not be hurt anymore.

Organize triads and discuss your answers and your reasons for them with your group mates. B. As a sophomore student, state how you can be a neighbor to the following:

1. Your sibling (brothers/sisters) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. Your teammates in sports ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. Your classmates ______________________________________________________________ YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4. Your schoolmates ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5. Your teachers ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. Your barangay ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

Journal Writing In your journal, write about what you have learned from this lesson. You may write a reaction or use illustrations to express what you have learnes from the lesson, or simply cut and mount the pictures relevant to it. If you choose the last two options (illustrations or pasting pictures), write a sentence or two as caption for each illustration or picture.

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Remember A neighbor is one who helps others without expecting anything in return. A neighbor shows compassion for others. A neighbor is a fellow human being. Bayanihan is a Filipino expression of being a neighbor to others.

Lesson 2: Love of Neighbor Love is a vehicle through which neighbors and friends are made. Through love relationships are forms and happiness is felt. Read on and find out how love can work like magic. This topic has been developed to enable you to   

discuss the value of caring for a neighbor; demonstrate a desire to care for a neighbor; and use personal skills in order to maintain a wholesome relationship with neighbors

Study the illustrations Study each scene below. Guess what you think the young child on the left sees and hears. Draw the tail of the dialogue balloon/s to indicate who among the characters may be saying the idea/s.

You better divide the fish among yourselves. This is all we have for lunch.

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Guys, let us enjoy ourselves while I still have the money for my tuition fee. I can use half of it tonight.

Great, let us celebrate!

I am very tires. I want to relax. I will pretend I do not see them.

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Your parents might get angry if they find out that you did not pay your tuition fee.

That is okay, you can tell them you lost some along the way.

They should not have boarded this bus knowing it is full. They think one like me will give them a seat. No way.

1. What do you think is happening in each scene on pages 8 and 9? Write your responses below. Scene A: The Family ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

Scene B: The Peer Group: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

Scene C: In the Bus: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

2. How do you feel about each situation? A. ______________________________________________________________ B. _____________________________________________________________ C. ______________________________________________________________

Analyze If you were the artist, how would you revise the scenes on the previous pages to make them show love and happiness? Illustrate your ideas, using the same cast but different dialogue. You may not draw very well, but you can show what you think through what you write in the dialogue balloons.

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Explain your revisions. What do you want to show in the pictures you revised? A. The Family ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ B. The Peer Group ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ C. In the Bus ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

Conceptualize Undesirable situations are not pleasing to the eyes. Often, these situations cause depression and frustration. Of Course we should not want to be in such situations. We always want to get involved in happy moments and we want to see everyone happy. Many people say that happiness is a state of mind. Different people have different ways of making themselves happy. Sometimes, what may cause happiness for others may be the cause of our own depression. Love is the source of happiness. It is crucial in the attainment of happiness. The respect for the rights of others is a moral obligation of love. Only when love is based on justice and when justice is empowered by love can one fully enjoy happiness and peace. When this happens, an enemy can become a friend and love reigns in the neighborhood. When we start to open our doors and reach out to others, we let love help us build relationships. Then, everyone becomes a neighbor to one another. However more often than not, many of us hesitate to reach out and open doors. There are two reasons for this: One is maybe we have been hurt before for doing so and we do not want to be hurt again; the other is our inhibitions or shyness or lack of self-confidence. But none of these should hinder us from loving our neighbors and from creating wholesome... relationship. We must strive to learn and practice social skills. How do we develop wholesome relationships with others. Since we are social beings, it is our responsibility to get connected with others. Here are some suggestions for getting connected to show our love for neighbors or fellow human beings.

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1. Check on your appearance. Whether we like it or not, the first thing that people see in us is how we carry ourselves. The manner we dress, our hairstyle, the color or type of clothing we put on, the way we look at others- all these externals say something about us. Do we send messages of friendliness or do we turn off people? 2. Start a conversation. A short â&#x20AC;&#x153;How are you?â&#x20AC;? goes along long way. It can dig memories, share sentiments, present feelings, open relationship or get you talk to the one who received the greeting. Then, the connection gets alive. 3. Practice the art of affirming. It is desirable to end conversations with an affirmation. Affirmation is the art of expressing the good things that a person says or does. It is seeing the good in other person and verbalizing it. It leaves a lasting impression on another person and creates a good feeling. If a person leaves you with a lasting impression and a good feeling, you then become a part of his/her life. You would be someone this person will never forget. You end up becoming lasting neighbors. When we are happy, we can make other people happy. We share our happiness until we realize that everyone we meet is happy. This is the neighborhood everyone wants to be in- one where love and caring reign. Kumusta ka is a Filipino expression where we make the other feel how important he/she is to us that we want to know life is going on with him/her. It expresses our love for the other.

Put to Life A. By affirmation, we mean to express the good we see in a person. An affirming person is one who validates the good thing a person does. We have to see the good thing in everything that a person does or says. Let us see how affirming a person you can be. Write five statements that you would say after talking to someone. Examples: It was great to meet you. You lighted my day. 1. ________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________________ YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

5. ________________________________________________________________ B. Read the following situations and tell what you would do and say in each situation. 1. You failed in the exams and the teacher announced the grades. Your classmates started to boo you. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. Your best friend left you for another friend and his/her new friend tells you of unpleasant things about your friendship. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. You saw your seatmate getting your sandwich without permission. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4. You missed your first class period and your classmates told you everything that you missed, including a threat of possible failure in the subject. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5. Your mother would not allow you to attend a late night party with your friends. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. The barangay captain expresses the need of funds for sportfest. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

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Journal Writing Write about what you have learned in your journal or your dream book. You may write a reaction or a poem or use illustrations to express what you have learned from the lesson, or simply cut pictures relevant to the lesson, If you choose the last two options (illustrations or pasting pictures), write a sentence or two as caption.

Once we open our door and we show that we care, most likely a whole range of relationships overwhelmingly comes our way. The love we give to others is the result of happiness we feel from within ourselves. Our neighbors are here, there and everywhere to give us the chance to love them so we can enjoy happiness and peace.

Lesson 3:

Looking in the Mirror

I am a special creation of god, blessed with all the abilities and potentials I can use to make this world a better place to live in.

Life is a journey. As you journey through life, never stop getting in touch with your personhood. This way, you will discover each day really beautiful and unique you area. Read and reflect Congratulate yourself. Relish the thought that you are special, that you are unique, that you are wondrous, that in the whole world, there is only ONE of you! The most wonderful thing about you is that, no matter where you are, you have the potential to grow and develop. You are just starting to do so. There is only much of you now, but you possess “hidden treasures” that you must discover and develop in older to become the best that you can ever be. Nikos Kazantzakis says, “You have your brush, you have your colors, YOU point paradise, then you go.” Do it! Take orange and magenta and blue and purple…. And green and yellow- and paint your paradise. You can do that! You can do it right now. It is your life that is essential.

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Integrate your Learning You are a thinking, feeling, growing and developing individual. You have been gifted by God with so, much. You possess “hidden treasures” that can make you the best that you can ever be. Discover what these “hidden treasures” are and develop them. As you continue to grow, you will also discover each day that you can ever become. You will become more and more aware.

Lesson 4:

Love Is Always Good Enough

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has. In the previous lesson, you discovered that you are a gifted fourteen-year-old with so much to offer to the world. But you also have same needs. You need to belong to a group because you care to have friends. You need to be told that you did well in the project that you worked hard for in school. You want to be recognized for a good deed that you made. You have to take your snack because you have to satisfy your hunger. But have you ever tried to pause to ask: What are needs? Or to ask yourself: What are my needs? Integrate Your Learning Food, shelter, and clothing-these are your basic needs which must be satisfied in order that you may stay alive. You also have the need to feel loved by your family and friends, to feel accepted for what you are and not for what you have and what you can do, and to be recognized for the things you have done well. You have read the story of a father who worked late nights in order to create a gift for his son. It was love that moved him to do it. He utilized his time and skills to come up with a gift which turned out to be a priceless treasure. It also turned out to be a gift which gave lasting happiness to his son. Remember: The greatest gift is often when you give a portion of yourself to others. Almost always, what really makes your life happy and meaningful is what you are and what you can do for others, not necessarily what you have.

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Lesson 5:

I can Do Anything

My share of the work of this world may be limited but the fact that it is work makes it precious. Strengths are special skills or abilities which you have. Do you realize that there are a number of strengths that you have? You should identify them and develop ways of enhancing them and using them well. On the other hand, there are certain things which you may not be able to do because of lack of certain skills. But such limitations must never bar you from further enriching yourself as a person. Integrate Your Learning: What comes to your mind whenever you come across these words: STRENGHTHS, SKILLS, and POTENTIALS? Do these words have something to do with: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Being more intelligent than others? Having more authority over others? Having more money than everyone else? Being able to do what you want and have everyone else follow you? Being known and famous?

Remember: Being aware of your â&#x20AC;&#x153;hidden treasuresâ&#x20AC;? or treasures within gives you added self-worth and confidence in yourself. Like your life well and to the full. Enhance your strengths further and find out ways by which your limitations will not be barriers towards self-growth.

Lesson 6:

Just the Way I Feel

The worst prison would be a closed heart. Integrate Your Learning: You are a fully alive person entitled to experience your own feelings as well as to express them. Talking about your feelings should be a regular part of life. For most people, this is not so. They are not comfortable talking about their own feelings. In the same way, others are not comfortable about listening to people talk about their feelings.

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Keep in mind that feelings are neither “right” nor “wrong”, “good” nor “bad.” FEELINGS ARE JUST WHAT THEY ARE. When you are happy, say so. Show your happiness. Express it. Do the same things when you are depressed, angry, excited, or you simply want to cry. Tears are not only for girls and the soft-hearted. Man or woman- each one has his/her own feelings. All of your feeling are all right for you to have because that is how you feel-they are your feelings. No one can take them away from you unless you allow them. And no one can make you change your feelings unless you allow anyone to do so. In the same manner, you cannot take away nor change other people‟s feelings because feelings are just what they are.

Lesson 7:

I love …….Me

This is who I am. I accept myself….and I love myself.

Integrate Your Learning: Loving yourself is not being conceited. It is not being selfish and self-centered. To love oneself is to accept yourself as you are-with all your positive and not so pleasant traits, characters, behavior, features, etc. it is treating yourself with kindness. Before you can understand others, you need first to understand yourself. Look into your reasons and motivates for acting or doing things so that when others are in the same situation, you can likewise understand their reasons for behaving or doing certain things. At times, you fall short of your expectations about yourself. Do not ever think of being a failure. Accept your limitations. If you cannot do anything about having some shortcomings-no matter how much you try to improve on them- learn to forgive yourself. Forgive yourself for mistakes you have committed in the past, and promise to do better. If you can learn to forgive yourself, it will be easy for you to forgive the shortcomings of others. Forgiveness is a very powerful tool for increasing your love for yourself and your capacity to love others. Holding on to hateful feelings only imprisons you, poisons your own heart, hinders self-growth and eventually leads you to unhappiness and discontentment. Is there someone you need to forgive? Is there someone you wish would forgive you? Is there anything you need to forgive yourself for?

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If there are things in your past that are bothering you and are really keeping you from being at peace with yourself, free yourself now from that prison. Forgive yourself and others. Do it now. See how happy you will become.

Lesson 8:

Treasures You Carry Around

What we steadily, consciously, habitually think we are, that we tend to become.

Integrate Your Learning: Values are something that are freely chosen from among alternatives, acted upon and lived out. Perhaps, in your mind, you deeply feel that you have values. However, unless you act on them repeatedly and live them through life, you cannot claim them as values which you have really internalized. As you continue to live and grow, you will keep discovering more and more things about yourself and how you will react to the things around you. You will also discover that as you journey through like, there will be a lot of decisions that you have to make. And in making decisions, whether minor or major be greatly affected by the values that you hold, the nonmaterial treasures which you carry with you all the time.

Lesson 9:

Making a Difference

A person life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.

Integrate Your Learning: There is no question that like all other people, you want to make a difference. You want to feel that in this life, you can do things that will help make your own life and the lives of other people better and more meaningful. Life becomes more meaningful when you are able to do things that you love to do and thus make yourself happy. In like manner, you feel that your life has served a purpose when you have done something that has made the lives others better and happier. Each time that you do something, decision-making is involved. Several times, you are faced with situations requiring you to come up with a decision. The more you YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

think about it, the more difficult it seems for you to make up your mind to come up finally with a decision. The needs and the values you hold are the basis deciding what you do each day. But, as what you have learned in the previous lesson, you hold many values. So choosing from many questions can make it difficult to make up your mind.

Lesson 10: Follow Your Dreams Let your heart be your guide… strive hard.

Integrate your Learning You have read about people who have become rich and famous. They surely did not become successful overnight. They started with a dream and set goals for themselves. They persevered and worked hard well in the pursuit of their dreams and the attainment of their goals. Success is relative. It comes when one is happy doing something and does it out of love and service. Being successful in life is not just having attained fame and accumulating material wealth. In today‟s lesson, you looked into your dreams and goals. You tried to clarify what you want to do and looked into what is standing in the way in pursuing your dreams and attaining your goals. No matter who you are, where you come from, or what it is that you want to do, whatever you hope for is possible. But you need to work for it.

Evaluation: React on the following lines from the letter you have just react by writing down your plan of action in order to live out the message of each line. 1. You cannot have what you want and work for all the time. Setbacks and letdowns Will come in different ways. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________. 2. Winning…always comes in the end for those who have clear goals and a clean heart.

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4. Getting hurt is part of any game. It is what makes winning a lot sweeter when success finally comes. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________.

5. If you like to be a leader, a fine one, concern for others is a must. You need to help those who seek your help. You cannot keep your talents to yourself. A leader takes care of his/her staff and helps develop them. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________.

6. Complete with yourself. See how much further you can go. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________.

7. Keep on with your dreams. Use your head and your heart to reach your goals. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________.

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Lesson 11: Remembering to Thank God Today

What a sweet sound it must be to the ears of the Lord when He hears our grateful hearts in prayer.

Integrate Your Learning Nowadays, it is a common setup that both father and mother have to work in order to sustain the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x;s needs. Usually, Father hurries through the morning as he prepares himself to fight the traffic jams. On the other hand, Mother- who may have a job of her own- likewise hurries in order to be ready for her ride to the office. The children, left to the maids, grumble without breakfast to catch the early morning school bus.

Everyone seems to be busy these days. Family members attend too many separate activities; school affairs work, play, television, video games, computers, texting friends. They cannot seem to have the time and chance to be together at the same time.

However, the challenges and demand of the times should not be an excuse for family members to drift farther and farther from one another. Simple activities can facilitate the strengthening of family life. One activity is the evening Angelus where all the members of the family can pray together at home. Then follows the evening meal where family members are seated at the dinner table together. And it is important that dinner table conversation is pleasant. Arguments and unpleasant discussions are avoided in order that family closeness may be promoted. The prayer after meal may include a prayer of thanksgiving for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x;s blessings in their lives.

Remember:

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing and give thanks to God at every moment.

Express Your Appreciation and Gratitude.

Expressing your love and gratitude to God can be shown in many ways. It can be expressed through our acts of love towards others; family; friends; strangers.

Below are situations. Write your usual way of expressing your appreciation and gratitude.

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Situation A

It is a cold Sunday morning. You went out with your friends the previous night. It would be nice to spend more hours in bed sleeping. However, you must get up because the whole family usually hears Sunday mass at 7: 30 a.m.

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Situation B

You live in a three-bedroom bungalow with two bathrooms. You wake up ahead of your brother. You need to go to the bathroom for a shower before going to school. Your brother wants to bathe before you because he has a midterm exam at seven oâ&#x20AC;&#x;clock that morning. If you let him go first, you will be late for the school bus which usually picks you up at 5:30 a.m. your mother is using the other bathroom.

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UNIT TWO

Lesson 1:

Remembering to thank God today

What a sweet sound it must be to the ears of the Lord when he hears our grateful hears in prayer. Look into your daily schedule A.

Example Time 5:00 am 5:15

Activities Wake up and say morning prayer

Person/persons Engage in the Activities Only myself

My daily Schedule Time

Activities

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Person/Persons Engaged in the Activities

Situation Your father and mother must go out-of-town to attend the burial of a relative. They cannot drop you to school in the morning, so they give you money to take the public transportation instead. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Jot it down Think about the moments when you missed saying Thank You and failed to show appreciation to God for His kindness and generosity. In your journal, write a letter to Him and express all your love, appreciation and gratitude to God who is the source of everything. Remember Rejoice always, pray without ceasing and give thanks to God at every moment.

Lesson 2:

Thanks Dad, for Showing me how poor we are

If a father and his son can develop hobbies together or other common interest or simple be together, enjoying moments together, what they experience may be remembered for a lifetime.

Be a Source of Happiness What will you do when you faced the following situation? Put a smiling face on the space to indicate you choices. 1. You have an outreach activity in school this coming Saturday. You have been assigned to teach a group of street children some songs and game. However, you and your family have planned to go out â&#x20AC;&#x201C;of-town for a picnic that same Saturday. What will you do? ____________a. I shall join school outreach activity. ____________b. I shall choose the out â&#x20AC;&#x201C;of-town picnic with my family. YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

2. Your father wants you to join in looking for spare parts for the car. You are not keen about tiring yourself out, looking for car spare parts. You just want to stay home and read books. What will you do? ____________a. I shall join my father to keep him company because I know our togetherness will make him happy. ____________b. I shall pretend that I have stomach ache so I can stay home to read books. 3. You have been invited a dance party. There is a nice boy/girl you have crush on who will also go to the party. In order to be noticed, you plan to wear expensive clothes, but you cannot afford to buy them. What will you do? ___________a. I shall be content with what I have. After all, what is more important is the person that I am. ___________b. I shall borrow expensive clothes from my rich cousin.

Remember: You have to work hard for things that you want in life. But if you cannot have them, keep in mind that you cannot have everything. Oftentimes, you forget about what you have and concentrate on what you do not have. Instead of worrying about wanting more, be content with what you already have. If you can learn to be thankful and satisfied with what you have ,then you can be the happiest person in this world.

Lesson 3:

A life with Friends

Friends are people who help you be the best person that you are. Tell on Yourself: You Tell on Yourself You tell on yourself by the friends you seek, By the very manner in which you speak, By the way you employ your leisure time, By the way you spend your allowance so prime. You tell what you are by the things you wear, By the spirit in which the burdens you bear, By the kind of things at which you laugh and say. By the CDs you choose and always play. You tell what you are by the way you walk, YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

By the things of which you delight to talk, By the manner in which you bear defeat. By so simple a thing as how you eat. By the book you choose from the library shelf, In these ways and more, you tell on yourself. So thereâ&#x20AC;&#x;s ready no particle of sense. In an effort to keepup a false pretence. -

Adapted

1. How would you describe a true friend? 2. Who is your best friend? 3. Write about all the things you like about this person. 4. Make a list of the qualities that you think make a person a good friend. 5. Are you a good friend? 6. Make a list of the things that you enjoy doing with your friends. 7. What can you say about the activities that you do with your friend? Are they meaningful and worthwhile activities? Jot It Down: What kind of activities do you enjoy doing with your friends? Are these activities that help make the world a better and happier place to live in? In your journal, do the following: 1. Paste a picture of your best friend and describe him/her as a friend. 2. Paste pictures of activities spent with your friends. Write about the activity under each picture. 3. List down meaning and meaning and multiplies the good in life. To find one real friend in a friend is good fortune; to keep him/her is a blessing. Remember: True friendship multiplies the good in life. To find one real friend in a good fortune; to keep him/her is a blessing. YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

Lesson 4:

Precious Moments

Time lost will never be regained.

Put a Meaning in your life: Finish the following sentence stems to make meaning sentence. 1. I may not be goodâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;looking but ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

2. in order to reach my life goals , I must ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

3. I love my parents and to make them happy I plan to ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

Jot It Down: In your journal, write down your learning in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x;s lesson. Write about why time is precious and why you have to make use of your time wisely. What can you do to make life happier for yourself and others?

Remember: Cherish life. It is precious. When pain or suffering comes, it is still part of life. Do not give up when unpleasant experiences come into your lives. Move on and continue living. Keep in mind that after the rain, comes a beautiful sunshine.

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Lesson 5:

Beyond the Flaws and Defects

I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do. Integrate Your Learning: Each person has his/her own unique flaws. Each one is a “cracked pot”. But it is the cracks and flaws that each has that make lives very interesting and rewarding. In the story, if the water bearer had two perfect pots, there would not have been beautiful flowers growing along the way. There could have been no flowers to decorate the master‟s house to make the room look like. With the cracked pot, watering the flowers along the way became simple and easier for the water bearer. In the story, the cracked pot with its own flaws server an important purpose and actually played an important role in this world. Act out of Your life Role: Finish the following phrases to come up with the meaningful sentence. 1. The following are my flaws. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. I would like to use my defects in order to ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. I may not good –looking but ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4. I may not be materially rich but ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5. I may not be perfect but ______________________________________________________________ YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

Remember: Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life, even yourself. If there were no â&#x20AC;&#x153;cracked potâ&#x20AC;? life would have been very boring and not exactly interesting. Life is something unique and beautiful.

Lesson 6:

Cell Phone vs. Bible

God is everywhere and he speaks to His people through so many means. Compare: What do you think will life be without any means of communication? With the onset of information technology, life for everyone has become more convenient. It is now easier and faster to reach people whenever they are. A. Get your journal and do the following: 1. Make a list of the advantages and disadvantages of communication. 2. Make a comparison between the means of communication ten years ago and what of today. 3. Make a comparison of the time you spend on your cell phone and the time you spend reading the Holy Bible. Understanding Bible Text Message Read the following scriptural passages and write down the message of each passage. Imagine that it is god who is speaking to you. What is His personal message to you in each of the following? 1. Me prayer for you is that you will overflow more and more with love for others. (Philippians 1.9 ) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. Clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

3. a manâ&#x20AC;&#x;s .life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. (Luke 12:15 ) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Remember May cell phone ka ba o may Bible? Have both, if you can but be sure to use each.

Lesson 7:

Shopping Time

What lies behind us and what lies before us tiny matters compared to what lies within us. _ Ralf Waldo Emerson Make an Inventory Below is a list of good deeds which are not found in shopping malls but are wonderful gifts to receive and give away. Get your journal and write down which of the following you think you have. Across each one, cite an incident wherein you shared it with someone and made him/her happy.

Patience

understanding

kindness

Emphaty Love

forgiveness

trust

sincerity

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Lesson 8:

Attitude Is Everything

Great things are done by people who think great thoughts and then go out into the world to make their dreams come true. See the human Person that you are Read the following and react on it. The rules for Being Human 1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period of this time around. 2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called life. Each day in school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid. 3. There is no mistake, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial and error, experimentation. The “failed “experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately “works”.

Guide Question for Your Reflection 1. When was the last time you experience a “storm” in your life? ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

2. Were you able to handle it like an eagle? __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

3. Would you like to learn the eagle and soar above the “rages “that come into your life?” _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

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UNIT III

Lesson 1:

A Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s Heart: Beating for his people

A good leader takes care of his /her people listen to them and feels with them.

Discover Your community Involvement 1. How involved you are in your community? 2. List down the kind of activities you are busy with. Classify them as social, religious civic, personal, etc. Use the chart below as your guide. Activities

Social

1. Serving as altar boy in the parish

Religious

Personal

Others

2. Playing billiards

3. Attending parties with friends

Civic

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Put a ( / ) before your choices. 1. I participate in community activities because ____a. I feel that it is a responsibility. ____b. I consider my participation as pakikisama. ____c. it is embarrassing if I do not join. ____d. I want to be part of a group in order not to feel left-out. ____e. I simple want to have some fun. ____f. There is nothing else to do. ____g. I need to add to the list of extracurricular activities that I am supposed to be involvement in. ____h. They give me a sense of achievement and fulfillment for doing something for my community. Test Your Learning Answer the following question. 1. 2. 3. 4.

What compels you to do something? What is the driving force in your life that inspires to stay on with a project? Does giving service to the community give you meaning in life? Why? What, then is commitment?

Remember: Understanding and concern may seem to be simple acts of kindness. But when given with love and sincerity they can work out miracles in the lives of others. These may even change a person to become a better and happier one.

Lesson 2:

Working together

Charity begins at home. Read the following statement carefully. On the blanks, indicate if you agree the statement. A - to a large extent;

B - to some extent;

C - not at all.

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___________2. Everyone should take part in community projects whenever he/she can. ___________3. Group members must help one another in attaining group goal. ___________4. Community projects must be done cooperatively. ___________5. Bayanihan in the community must be revived. ___________6.People should be willing to give their time whenever called for.

Discover Your Attitude: Discover your attitude on certain things by answering the following with a yes or no. Do you 1. prefer to work by yourself? __________ 2. dislike others who cannot work by themselves? ____________ 3. think that working as a group hinders progress? ___________ 4. like doing community projects that allow you to work with just the members of your family? _________ 5. think that things can never be done when working with so many people?________ Remember: Great opportunities to help others seldom come but small acts of service surround you daily.

Lesson 3

Peace with My Brothers, Order in the community

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with meâ&#x20AC;?. A. How law-abiding re you? Answer this question to find out. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Do you cross street only in place allowed for crossing? Do you throw trash in the garbage cans and in designated places? Do you write on walls and vandalize the properties of other? Do you remind your parents /drivers/ friends/relatives to park only in the places designated for parking. 5. Do you reads /study/work quietly when the library? B. How discipline and caring are you? Answer this question to find out.

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1. Do you fall in line while waiting for your turn in the canteen, theatre, church, etc.? 2. Do you show respect when talking to the security guards, waiters, salesgirl, janitors, street cleaners, traffic enforces, etc.? 3. When others disturb you, do you immediately lose your temper and try to get even?

Remember: If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty i the person, there will be harmony in the hoe. If there is harmony in the home, there will order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

Lesson 4:

Being Filipino: Proudly Than Ever

All that people actually need to do is to appreciate their G0d-given blessings; all that it actually takes is for people to develop well what they already have and to make good use of them. Asses Your Unique Traits as a Filipino Answer the following in your journal. 1. 2. 3. 4.

What do you think are you unique traits as a Filipino? What characteristic do you posses which make you proud as a Filipino? What factors help in your development as a Filipino? What factors hinder your growth?

Have Pride in Your Filipino Identify Read the following statements and find out which statement applies to your identity. Put a ( / ) beside the statements which reflect your thoughts and feelings, ________1. I wish that the Philippines were as technically progressive as Japan. ________2. When asked about my place of birth , I never hesitate to talk about it. ________3. If I had the chance, i would do my best to improve the way of life in the rural areas. ________4. Somebody, I would like to live abroad and work there. ________5. I am embarrassed whenever my parents speak English with a regional accent. YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

_________6. I do not like going to the barrio because life there is so backward and living there is so uncomfortable. Remember: Enhance your unique Filipino qualities. Avoid whatever may hinder your growth and development as a citizen of this country.

Lesson 5:

Start with yourself

First, say to yourself what you would be and then, do what you have to do. Definition Patriotism What is patriotism? How is this shown? Put a check mark ( / ) on the blank beside the statement which describe a patriotism Filipino. ___________1. Being born in the Philippines ___________2. Having Filipino parents ___________3. Preferring to live in the Philippines ___________4. Speaking the Filipino languages ___________5. Proudly identifying oneself as a Filipino ___________6. Buying part of the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x17E;s Clean and Green Project

Live the Filipino Way A. fill in the blanks with a word or phrase to express your thoughts and feelings in the following sentence stems. After complement the sentences, reflect if your responses, describe your being a patriotism first year high school student. 1. In times of crisis, the best source of strength for the Filipino is ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Under our constitutional government, we Filipinos should be proud to have a ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 3. The Filipino should be proud of a heritage rich in ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

Remember: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you had only changed yourself first, then by example you could have made this world a better place for everybody to live in.

Lesson 6:

Today, I give you My dream

If you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x;t daydream and kind of plan things out in your imagination, you never get there. So you have to start some place. - Robert Duval

Integrate Your Learning: Knowing about the Philippines and appreciating its music, dance, painting, scripture, literature, its people, including its customs and traditions are not the only things for which one is considered a Filipino. A true citizen of the Philippines knows hi/her role and responsibilities, happy performs these well, and takes pride in doing them. He/ she take part in activities that promote his/ her well-being and that of others. He/ She take part in helping improve his/her others. He/ She make a difference in order to make this generation better and this world a better place to live in. Complete the phrases below to summarize your learning today. 1. I learned that in order to perform my role as a teenager who is a true citizen of the Philippines, I must ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. I realize that even if the Philippines is not as progressive as other countries, its wealth lies in __________________________________________________________________ YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

___________________________________________________________________ 3. Valuing my country means ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

Remember: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fixing tomorrow is now your task â&#x20AC;&#x153;.

Lesson 7:

I am a Mirror to Others

You are a mirror that reflects light in the dark corners of the world. Mirror Your Thoughts 1. Reflect on the meaning of duties and responsibilities .What are your duties and responsibilities as a - son/daughter

- student and

- member of the community

2. Make a list of your duties as a Filipino citizen. 3. How consistent are you in carrying out your duties and responsibilities. Integrate Your Learning At this point, you must have realized your true value as an individual and as a Filipino. You are now convinced that for your country to proceed and become progressive, you have to start with yourself. You need to identify your values, proclaim your dreams and aspiration, asses your attitudes and behaviours, and evaluate your activities in order to lead you to your dreams in life as a Filipino citizen. One has also duties to perform. Do you agree that following rules and regulations, caring for the environment, maintaining cleanliness, and cooperation with the programs of the government eventually give one satisfaction and fulfillment? And when you feel this way about yourself, you can confidently carry yourself and project an image worthy of emulating.

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Summarize Your Learning Finish the following phrases. 1. Following traffic rules and regulations ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. I manifest care for the environment through ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 3. Maintain cleanliness in the environment ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 4. I can be a mirror by ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. The meaning and purpose of my life ________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 6. I feel ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

Remember: You are like a burning candle; it spreads its light and wax unit it dies.

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Lesson 8: I am your clay. It is your firm but loving touch that will shape me, my values and my goals.

Read and Reflect: Most teenagers like keeping a diary. The following is the journal entry of a young girl. Many times when she thought that no one could understand what she was going through, her diary was her best friend.

October 30, 1997 Dear Diary, My parents are getting an annulment. My father is a big idiot. He is mean, obnoxious and horrible. I hate him. All he does is scribble in his restarted journal some stuff to show his lawyer. He slams doors and yells at Mommy. I wish he would shut up and get lost. A. After reflection on the message of the diary entry, answer the following in your journal. 1. Have you ever experienced the feelings of the written? If not, do you know of anyone in the same situation? What can you say about it? 2. What values on family life were touched? Do you see these in your own family? How do you feel about their effect on your family? Why? 3. What can you say about the young about your own father? About your own mother? 4. What can you say about the young girlâ&#x20AC;&#x;s reaction toward her parents? If you were in her place, would you react the same way? Why? B. Let us discuss the following: 1. How do you feel about your family? 2. How you feel about your parents? Your brothers and sisters? Why do you have such feeling? 3. Do you feel you give them due respect? How do you express this? YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

4. Are you happy with who you are and for what your family has done for you? Why? Live Out Filipino Custom and Traditions There are Filipino customs and tradition you may not know because your elders may have not stopped practicing them. Put a star on the blanks beside the statements that describe customs which you will practice. ______________1. Parents send only their sons to school to ensure that they acquire the basic preparation for life. _______________2. Men offer their seats to women and the elders as a sign of respect. ______________3. Kiss the hands of elders as a greeting and sign of respect. ______________4. The father is the breadwinner of the family and is solely responsible for giving support for all of his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x;s needs. _______________5. Praying together as a family. ______________6.The mother stays home to care for the family and attends to household chores. _______________7. Parents choose the career of their parents.

Remember: I am your mirror; It is in me that many parts of your fell be reflected, and if you succeed in doing your job, the image will radiate beauty, warmth and love.

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Unit IV

Lesson 1:

Changes in life

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints in our hearts. And we are never ever the same. Integrate Your Learning: Life is a journey. Each step of the way takes you to places, people, situations, experiences that bring changes in your life. In each change that comes our way, dip into your baggage to help you face the challenges you encounter. Travelling need not be burdensome. You only need to travel light, bringing only the necessary things needed to make you survive. Unusually, It is the nonmaterial things that will do magic in your life. Sharing good deeds everywhere you go can do magic to the lives of others, too. Each day, you meet people who are fighting bigger battles in life which only they can feel. The single act of kindness that you offer another person may change him/ her into a better person. Put Your Learning into Action: 1. in all honestly, the things I want out of life now are a. _____________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________ c. _____________________________________________________ 2. The past months in my first year in high school have made me the person that I am today. The changes in my life these past months are a. __________________________________________________________ b. __________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________ d.____________________________________________________________ YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

Lesson 2:

I Want to Live Simple...Again

First, say to yourself what you would be and then, do what you have to do. Integrate Your Learning: Young as you are, you often have the tendency to rush your growing up. You like to act like an adult. To be treated like an adult. You like to try doing things that the adults do: smoking, drinking staying out late nights with friends. Yet, you are overwhelmed by responsibilities at home and at school. From the essay “Remember the simple things of life” the adult gave you picture of how it is to be an adult. You must have realized by now that as you grow in years, the more responsibilities you have to fulfill and there will be more challenges that you have to face. Take life one day at a time. Enjoy and savor life. Do not rush so that you do not have to come to a point in your adult life and say, “ I want to live simple again! “ Instead, be able to happily say, “ I love my simple ,happy life!” Live a Simple Happy Life Write down your thoughts and feelings on the following: 1. Life is about who you love and who you hurt. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Life is about how you feel about yourself. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 3. Life is about trust, happiness and compassion. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Remember Life is what you make it. How are making it? YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

Lesson 3:

Making My “ Thank You “ Felt

You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life? Sharing Your Blessing “You were born with wings. Wings prefer to crawl through life? Write your reaction /thoughts/ feelings / on the following: 1. You are a first year high school student with talents in acting and singing . How can you contribute to your school fund-raising project for the street children? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. You are a member of the Earth keepers Club in your school. How can you help in maintaining cleanliness, peace and order in school? _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

Remember: Counting your blessings and sharing these with others is one great way to make God, the source of all our blessings, feel you THANK YOU.

Lesson 4:

Doing What You Can For Your Country

Great opportunities to do something for our country seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.

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Assess Yourself Are you a true Filipino? Make a personal assessment of yourself. Put a star under the appropriate column. ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER 1. I am kind to all. ________ __________ ___________ 2. I am considerate and understanding ________ __________ ___________ 3. I am helpful to those in need _______ _________ ___________ 4. I give allowance for the shortcoming _______ __________ ___________ of others 5. I treat others fairly _______ ________ __________

Remember: Give what the Philippines needs from its citizen and become Filipino who are truly noble, proud free, just, independent and honourable.

Lesson 5:

Passing on Love in a wooden Bowl

What is important in life is how people treat each other A. React on the message of the following Chinese proverb. If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world. B. Sentence completion Express your thoughts and feelings about todayâ&#x20AC;&#x;s lesson by completing the following: 1. My best learning in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x;s lesson is __________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 2. I show appreciation for my family by ___________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 3. I can enrich my family life by ________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

4. As a student, I express recognition of my parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x; efforts through _______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. I can spread love by ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

Remember: People will forget what you said and what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Lesson 6:

Responding to Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s Realities

The world may be full of suffering ... but it is also full of opportunities for overcoming it. Integrated Your Learning As a Filipino youth, you are faced with a lot of challenges. You realize that you have duties and responsibilities to yourself, your country and God. There are people around you who are hungry and starving, unborn children who are deprived of life and the privilege to reach the potential that they are meant to reach, s many homeless children roaming around our city streets who have never experienced a taste of school and who are without nice, new clothes to wear. There are so many who are suffering are lonely. And so, you may ask: Why are our fellow Filipinos abused and marginalized? Are they not also children of God who deserve the same kind of happiness and opportunities that you and I are enjoying? What then is your role as a child of God who must love them? What is your response to the realities in life?

Respond as a Filipino, as a Child of God A. Reflect on your being a Filipino who is gifted child of God. Look around you. What social and cultural realities do you see which seem to hinder national development? List them all down under the appropriate columns in your journal.

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Blocks to National Development Social

Cultural

Put a check ( / ) on the blank before each statement if you would perform the act stated; and an ( x ) if you would not do it. ______________1. I shall be involved in community projects that will improve the environment. ______________2. I shall choose foreign-made signature labelled clothes over locally â&#x20AC;&#x201C;made items. _____________3. I shall cooperate in soliciting help for calamity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; stricken victims in my community as my of showing pakikkisama and concern for others. _____________4. I shall be passive in campaigns against prohibited drugs. _____________5. I shall get involved in the production of war toys because it is big business and will bring easy money. Remember: What do people live for it if not to make this world less difficult for one another.

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Lesson 7:

Judge me from Within

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

Integrate Your Learning From the poem about the oyster ,you learned that when the plain morsel of sand was accepted by the oyster, regardless of the irritation it gave the oyster which nurture it through the years, it turn out to be a beautiful precious pearl. That can be case with people .People come and go and affect otherâ&#x20AC;&#x;s live .Some are not. Some are irritants; some are lovable. But whatever they are, they are all gift s from God. They have reason for their existence. Keep Jesus in your Heart and in your Life Write your answers to the following in your journal. 1. In all honestly, the things that make me happy in life now are ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. As I look into my answer above, can I say that my life now are _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. I would be happy if I had the ability to do the following: (Put a heart on the blank beside the phrase of your choice.) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _____________ Have lots of friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x; _______________ Have plenty of money _____________ Have real inner peace of mind ______________ Judge the people kindly ____________ Achieve success in my chosen career ______________ Live a life according to Gospel values

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Lesson 8:

Persistence Pays off

You were never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. Integrated Your learning God has indeed blessed every person with so much in life. He has given each one of us the wonderful gift of life. he has showed men and women alike with talents which they must develop and use well in order to be able to help others. You must enhance your strength and turn your weaknesses into strength. Using well the different God given gift is your ultimate way of expressing appreciation and gratitude to Him, who is the source of everything. If your gift is to speak God‟s message you should do it according to the faith that you have. If it is to serve, you should serve with love and humility. If it is to share, you should do it with love and generosity. If you are to be in authority, you should exercise authority with love and justice. Love, therefore, must be part of your life. And you love of others, must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil; hold on to what is good. Love one another as God has commanded everyone to do. Show and express respect for one another. Word hard, persist, persevere and do not be lazy. Do not pass the blame to others when you fail or do not get what you expect to have. Count your blessing. You will be surprised that there are so many of them. Relish with your loved ones the gifts of life and the love of God which nothing else in this materials world can ever quit equal. Test Your Christian love and Faith 1. Life is full of turbulence. The calm of today may be shattered by the fury of trial tomorrow. When that happens, be confident that God loves all people too much to hurt them. Every person must put his / her trust in the Lord. a. Do you trust in God‟s plan for you? Why? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ b. Explain the meaning of the following passage. “It is not a matter of understanding God‟s plan ,but of trusting that he knows best. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ YOUNG JI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL / COLLEGE

2. Pride afflicts, all not just the rich and the famous. It is pride that causes you to feel hurt when you someone has snubbed you, ignore you, or taken credit for something you did. Pride is behind your feeling of every toward the person who is more successful that you are. a. is a pride an obstacle to your growth into a more loving person? Explain. ________________________________________________________

b. Write your reflection on the following lines. “Let be sure we are following Christ „s example by not considering ourselves as better that others. That‟s the cure for pride”. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Remember: People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are .However ,the people who get on in this world are those who get up and look for the circumstances they want and, if they cannot find them , They create them.

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