This Hero’s Hands
For some friends who know I didn’t grew up in a farm, they sometimes find it hard to understand why I love farms and being in a farm. Farming is close to my heart. My grandfather, one of the few good men I so admire for hardwork, patience and generosity, was a farmer. And from his calloused hands his children and his grandchildren have thrived.
The Filipino farmer to me is a hero for his good, hard, honest work.
It is him who braves the sun and the rain planting rice in the fields so he could bring food to the table.
It is him whose strong hands till the barren lands and turn them into bountiful fields with golden stalks of life.
It is him whose rough, thickly calloused hands work hard to feed the country.
It is him who, at the end of a tiring day, skin burnt by the scorching heat of the sun or drenched by the heavy rain, goes home to his wife and children and holds them in his arms.
When you look at a farmer’s hands, you will see that his love for his family and for his country is etched in his strong, rough, thickly calloused hands.
I dedicate this post to all the Filipino farmers, whose lives may have been a little bit easier had not the 728-million pesos fertilizer fund been scammed by some greedy reptiles.
(with gratitude to Miruko and DOT)
Thanks for the comment. I am proud to be a farmer and a daughter of a farmer. Lumaki at nagkapagtapos kami ng pag aaral dahil sa farming. I am from Mindanao sa Cagayan De ORo City. I miss home very much and if I have the choose right now seguro nasa PInas na kami, kaya lang hirap ng buhay sa Pinas at wala masyadong trabaho.
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nortehanon Reply:
November 19th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Hi Lutchi,
Thanks for dropping in.
Wow, you are from Cagayan de Oro! Ganda dun sa inyo. Whitewater rafting! Wheeeeeee! Tapos, didiretso ng Camiguin
Yes, mahirap nga ang buhay sa Pinas. Sometimes it feels like you are hanging by a thread na lang. Kahit papaano, we all try to get by.
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thanks for visiting my blog..i like your photos ….very beautiful…i always love philippine photos. specially rural and urban ones…salamat for sharing them here.
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Hi Germs!
Nice to see you here. Thanks.
Sabi nga ng kanta..”Ang gandaaaa ng Pilipinaaas!”
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a very nice homage to our farmers.ü
are these your pictures? ang galing-galing! I specially liked yung row ng palay.
God bless!
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Hi Brotherutoy,
Salamat sa muling pagbisita.
Naku, hindi po. Those are not mine. Those are from DOT. I have some pics na ganyan, yung sa isang farmer at sa rows ng palay, pero sa film camera ko pa dati. They don’t look good so I had to use the ones from DOT.
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i start falling in love with your posts, particularly this one. the pics, yeah, it does speak strongly for itself, – and you made it more vivid with your poetic lines…i am looking forward to see you writing whats true, at the same time what’r being re-missed in our beloved or rather, belaguered land.
i was blessed to have found your meaningful site…i couldnt help much but appreciate it and relate….
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Miss N, splendid pictures. At ang ganda ng message. I sometimes feel sorry for the Philippines kasi agricultural country tayo pero may rice shortage pa. That’s so sad.
Thanks for sharing this.
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nice article and photos…
indeed, our farmers are our heroes.
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ang tunay na bayani sa isang bayan na bigas ang sinasaing …..sila dapat ang isa sa mga unang bigyan ng parangal!
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I didn’t have experience in farming but grew in the province and witness how farmers toil for their cultivated lands. I know how they work hard and that made me appreciate more the farmers here in our country…
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Wow nice shots! I also admire farmers. Sila yung pinaka-naghihirap para may makain tayong lahat…
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