Bakit may tinik ang rosas?

Ang tilamsik ng aking diwa kung bakit may tinik ang rosas.

Minsan may mga damdamin pala tayong kailangan na lang nating ikubli sa kaibuturan ng ating puso, sapagkat kung ating isisiwalat ang tunay na nararamdaman ay ikaw lang ang mawawalan…

Laging tatandaan, wala kang karapatang magmahal kung hindi ka handang masaktan…

Dapat marunong kang yumakap sa mga tinik na balakid sa wagas mong pag-ibig…makita mo lang siyang maligaya…

At sa Maykapal ito'y ipagpapasalamat mo na.

Anupat masasabi natin sa ating sarili kung anung ligaya ang malalasap at maidudulot ng pagmamahal, lalong lalo na kung minamahal ka din ng iyong nililiyag. Datapwat anung sarap ng tunay na pag-ibig, subalit hindi nito ginagarantiya na ang pag-ibig na wagas ay masusuklian din ng tulad ng ating pagmamahal.

Ang tunay na pagmamahal ay ang pagmamahal na hindi naghihintay ng anumang kapalit. Tumpak! masarap magmahal at mahalin, ngunit hindi lahat ng ating mamahalin ay nagmamahal din sa atin.

May mga malulungkot na pangyayari sa ating buhay na wala tayong magagawa kundi ang tanggapin ang masaklap na katotohanan na may mga minamahal tayo, subali’t hindi nila masuklian ang ibinibigay nating pagmamahal.

Nakakalungkot hindi ba?Pero dapat lamang natin itong tanggapin sapagkat may mga tao din na nagmahal sa atin subalit hindi din natin masuklian ang pagmamahal na ibinibigay nila sa atin. Kung ikaw ay tunay at wagas na nagmamahal, yung pagmamahal na yaon mismo ang dapat magpasaya sa’yo at hindi yung kapalit na hinihingi mo.

Ang pag-ibig na pinanday ng mga sakripisyo ay hindi matatawaran ang kapanatagan na iyong mararamdaman, ngunit, ang pagmamahal na ang dulot ay kaligayahan lang para sa sarili ay hungkag na pagmamahal at isang malaking kabalintunaan.

Samantala, kung sa pakiramdam natin ay sinusiklian naman ang ating pag-ibig ngunit sa tingin mo’y kulang, hindi tayo dapat malungkot, bagkus ay dagdagan pa ang pag-ibig, para kung sakaling kulang man ay tayo na mismo ang magpuno nang kakulangan na yaon.

Sa dahilang ang sukatan ng pag-ibig ay ang pag-big na walang sukat. Ang pag-ibig ay pagbibigay ng buong puso, buong-buo, walang agam agam, walang pag-iimbot, at walang kapalit.

Minsan akala natin ay hindi nasusuklian ang ating pag-ibig dahil hindi natin makamit ang ating minimithi, ngunit hindi natin naalintana na ang sakit ng ating pagkabigo ay yun na mismo ang kapalit na ating pag-ibig.

Lagi mong tandaan na hindi lahat na idudulot ng pag-ibig ay naayon sa ating kagustuhan. May mga bunga ito na mapait at masakit at hindi natin gusto kaya naman dapat lamang natin tanggapin ang katotohanan—ang sakit—ang pait.

Sa dahilang sa bawat sakit, sa bawat hapdi, sa bawat pait, sa bawat pighati, at sa bawat kirot—ay kaligayahan naman ang idinudulot.

Kaligayahan ng taong ating wagas na minamahal. Ang tanging kailangan lang ay ang pagtanggap—ang pagtanggap ng katotohanan—kahit masakit—kahit mapait—

Tulad nang isang napakagandang rosas…na sa ating pagpitas upang ito’y ihandog sa ating liyag, may mga pagkakataon na tayo’y matutusok ng kanyang matitilos na tinik.

Subalit hindi natin alintana ang sakit at kirot na maaring idulot ng sugat na dulot ng tinik. Bagkus ay buong giliw nating titiisin ang lahat ng sakit at pagkirot, sapagkat sa oras na iaabot na natin ang rosas, ay banayad na ngiti ang isinusikli ng ating minamahal.

Ang sambit ng mga negatibong tao ay sayang ang rosas dahil may tinik. Pero dapat sa pag ibig tayo ay positibo upang maintindihan natin at makita na napakaganda ng tinik dahil may rosas.

Para ding sa pag-ibig, na kahit anong hirap at sakit ng ating sitwasyon at pinagdaanan, masasambit pa din nating salamat sa pag-ibig, ako'y nagmamahal.

Bakit May Tinik ang Rosas?

What is NEBOSH?

When every time that an applicant for Safety Officer reports to the recruitment agency, he is always asked by the recruiter if he is a NEBOSH Certified.

What is NEBOSH then?

The applicant is usually surprised if he is asked about NEBOSH Qualifications. Why? It is simply because the most noted qualification that the safety officer possesses before is the OSHA certificates.

OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration created by US Congress with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

Thus, the recruitment agency is asked by their client to look for a safety officer who has OSHA Certificates. An OSHA 30-hour for Construction Safety and Heath will do as basic qualification. That was the trend a long time ago.

However, the clients of the recruitment agency nowadays are asking for an applicant who has NEBOSH Qualifications. They require their applicant to have a NEBOSH International General Certificate as a preferred qualification.

(But still, it is better if you have both OSHA and NEBOSH.)

Those who have this preferred qualification are in an advantage mode during their applications. And those who do not have it, they try to figure out what is NEBOSH and they even ask where they could avail it.

NEBOSH stands for “the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health”. It is a UK-based awarding body.

To clarify certain points, NEBOSH does not offer any occupational health and safety trainings but rather, it provides course materials, syllabus, assignments, assessments and examinations. But the trainings will be provided by the Accredited Course Providers who will prepare the candidates or the aspirants for NEBOSH Qualifications.

But wait, it is good to note that the Accredited Course Providers do not supervise examinations. It is NEBOSH itself who administers the assessments and examinations.

To cite a concrete example, I attended my NEBOSH trainings provided by DAMI Global in Yanbu Saudi Arabia, but those who administered our examinations came from the British Council in Jeddah.

My good instructor and any DAMI representative were not allowed to stay during the examination. So, in the examinations, NEBOSH aspirants were on their own while taking the tests.

Once an examinee passed all the exams, he will be awarded with NEBOSH International General Certificate. There are three parts for this level, the IGC 1, IGC 2, and the IGC 3 or the practical assessment. Each exam that an examinee passes, he will receive certificate. I‘ve got a total of four certificates after I passed the test.

Now, if you are aspiring to become a NEBOSH certified, don’t hesitate, just find a course provider nearest to you, attend the trainings and take the exams. And you will be happy and proud to receive your NEBOSH qualifications.

Take note, the qualifications are also recognized by professional membership bodies including the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) and the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). This means that successful candidates can apply to use letters such as TechIOSH, GradIOSH, CMIOSH, and MIIRSM after their name –all you have to do is to apply for the membership.

Remember, once you get it, there are lots of opportunities that will be coming along your way.

What is NEBOSH then? For now, that’s all I can say.

Over the next few months, I will be writing some lessons on NEBOSH International General Certificate and I will share some summaries that I have made during my trainings.

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OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA which stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created by the US Congress with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

OSHA aims to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) was passed to prevent workers from being killed or seriously harmed at work. This law created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which sets and enforces protective workplace safety and health standards.

It also provides information, training, and assistance to employers and workers. Under the OSH Act, employers have the responsibility to provide a safe workplace.

OSHA offers a wide selection of training courses and educational programs to help broaden worker and employer knowledge on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of safety and health hazards in their workplaces. OSHA also offers training and educational materials that help businesses train their workers and comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Through the Outreach Training Program, OSHA offers occupational safety and health classes designed for workers and employers.

The following are the OSHA Training for workers:

Construction 10- and 30-hour classes
General Industry 10- and 30-hour classes
Maritime 10- and 30-hour classes
Disaster Site Worker classes

Those who would like to practice a profession in Occupational Safety and Health may attend the trainings to comply for their job requirements or simply to broaden their knowledge in HSE. A certification will be awarded to those who will attend the training and to those who will pass the assessment and examinations.

An ordinary worker in engineering and construction industry is encouraged to attend the 10-hour construction classes. If he aspires to become a safety officer, a 30-hour Occupational Safety and Health Training Course in Construction Safety and Health would be good starting point for his career in health and safety.

NEBOSH: National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health

NEBOSH stands for (The) National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health. It was formed as awarding body with charitable status in 1979.

It offers a comprehensive range of globally-recognized, qualifications designed to meet the health, safety and environmental management needs of all places of work.

The courses that being offered to get certification from NEBOSH attract around 50,000 candidates annually and are offered by more than 600 course providers. NEBOSH are fast-growing awarding body for examinations are taken in over 110 countries all over the world.

In 2014, NEBOSH received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, a Britain’s highest accolade for trade success, for its “outstanding achievement” in International Trade.

Its qualifications are recognized by the relevant professional membership bodies including the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).

NEBOSH examinations and assessments are not easy. A candidate must do a lot of readings in order to understand the lessons and eventually pass in the examinations which are set by its professionally qualified staff assisted by external examiners; most of whom are Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners or Chartered Environmentalist operating within industry, the public sector or in enforcement.

Its technical standards are overseen by a Qualification and Technical Council with representatives drawn from national institutions.

NEBOSH is an awarding body approved by Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Accreditation, which has a UK-wide regulatory remit.

In addition, NEBOSH maintains Investors in People (IIP) status and is also an ISO 9001:2008 registered organizations.

The following are the NEBOSH Qualifications:

AWARDS:

NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work Qualification

NEBOSH Environmental Awareness at Work Qualification

NEBOSH Health, Safety and Environment in the Process Industries Qualification

CERTIFICATES:

NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety

NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management

NEBOSH National Certificate in the Management of Health and Well-being at Work

NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management

NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

NEBOSH International Certificate in Construction Health and Safety

NEBOSH International Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management

NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety

DIPLOMAS

NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

NEBOSH International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

NEBOSH National Diploma in Environmental Management

Those who would like to pursue a career in Occupational Health and Safety, NEBOSH qualifications will be very beneficial for you.

Objective Opinion

The philosopher is in love with truth, that is, not with the changing world of sensation, which is the object of opinion, but with the unchanging reality which is the object of knowledge. (Plato)

Nowadays, people base their chosen action only on opinions. As a matter of fact, they have their own opinions in all aspects of their life. But the question is? How can we know that our opinion is right…or let’s say true? What a philosophical question isn’t it?

All individuals are entitled for their own opinions but the problem is, not all opinions are correct…philosophically speaking.

An opinion based on one’s feelings or emotions maybe true or correct…subjectively… for an opinion nowadays lies on one’s subjectivity. But how can we say that their opinions are correct or let’s say true (truth)?

Here, it questions the basis of truthfulness of one’s opinion. If the opinion is based on mere emotions, it is true only for the subjective individual and not for all persons. That’s why opinion must be based on the universality of the truth and not on the mere subjective person.

The problem with the people nowadays is that, they based their opinions on what they have felt…on their feelings and emotions and not on the knowledge based on truths…on the power of the intellect that will tell us through the process of critical thinking.

If your opinion would be acceptable to everybody…or would pass to the criterion of the universality of truth, there we can claim that our opinion is correct…true (truth).

People do possess a freedom to express their opinions but it does not follow that their opinions are true…

For some, it is possible but for everybody, it is a big question. Our opinion must be based on the objective reality so that it maybe become (true) truth.

Our opinion is therefore, an objective opinion.

What Makes a Student, a Student?

I wonder why students are always complaining about their studies…They always say that, there are lots of pressures…lots of assignments…projects…subjects…

My goodness, try to go back to the etymology of the word student. But wait!, I would prefer to use morphology, this is intended for those who are not familiar with etymology…(Etymology refers to the origin of the word while morphology refers to the root of the word, [salitang ugat].

In morphology, you may trace the root of the word “student” from its infinitive; to study. From the very word itself you can observe that as students you may legitimately call yourselves as students, if and only if you are studying your lessons in school…

This is very basic, isn’t it…no philosophical explanation is needed to prove this fact. If all your subjects…assignments…projects…and of course exams are stripped out from your “student-ness”, you can no longer be called yourselves as students.

The problem with you is therefore…the development of your habit…specifically your study habit… If you already possess that habit of studying, you will no longer experience pressures, in spite of ample stuffs to do.

No extra effort is needed when examination days come…

Now, call yourselves students and be responsible to accomplish your task, i.e., to study.

A Friend

Friend is someone who can sing your song in your heart when every time you forget the lyrics.

How can you really know that your friend is a true friend? It appears as an ordinary question of teens…right? But somehow, it is deeply related to us “twenteens” (now, thirteens) hehehe .

Friend is someone whom we can share our whole beings…our inmost thoughts…our memories and experiences… The laughters and tears also play an important role in any amicable relationship. But the question is? What makes friend a friend?

Whew! Philosophical isn’t it? It is really hard to find out a true friend…a friend who can understand you despite your individual differences…a friend who is always there with you even in the poignant pangs of grief in your life…

A friend who is sincere with you…who will appreciate you if you have done good things…A friend who will uplifts your heart when you are in trouble… a friend who will tell honestly if you are doing something wrong or if your act is against the moral principles… and a friend whom you can lean on…no matter what…without conditions…and a friend who keeps his/her promises…

A true friend won’t hurt you but sometimes, s/he may appear hurting you, if your friend is trying to help you and s/he touches your proud ego.

Apparently, s/he is hurting you, but in reality, s/he is just being true and real to you as your beloved friend. If s/he is always ready to listen to your repetitive stories which are seemingly burned like pirated CD’s/DVD’s, s/he is a true friend.

Hey pals I can be your friend whom you can trust. But if you are not yet satisfied with my friendship and If your mind tells you that you have not yet found your true friend, just visit Him for once, He is just waiting…waiting for your profound appreciation…

Then, He will help you for He is your friend… Jesus.

Gratitude

There are lots of people who are unemployed. In every job fair that I have attended to, there were thousands of people who were applying for a job to earn a livin. Life is really difficult isn’t it?

We really need to work hard so that we can survive in our daily living…But the thing is, when we are hired by a certain company and then we are performing our tasks, we oftentimes complain for a thousand-file of works in our table… We ask for a rest, right? And we are always looking forward for a holiday.

What an irony…Look! If we don’t have job…we will search high and low to look for it…We will even offer novenas on bended kness and ask for God’s providential care so that we could find one…But then again, when we got a job, we complain almost everyday…

Instead of giving thanks to the Almighty One for the job that He has given us, what we give in return are lots of complains…Have you ever imagined that you are still blessed for you have a job and then you earn a living…?

There are millions of people who are jobless…They even do unethical things just to sustain their lives. But here we are, every fifteenth and 30th of the month we received our salary. And still we complained? Oh my Lord! What kind of individuals are we?

Let’s give thanks to God and offer Him prayers and thanksgivings, for despite difficulties, pressures, critiques and struggles in our life, we still survive, and earn a living. As what St. Francis says and I quote, it is in giving that we receive…

Thus, Give thanks to God to Whom we owe all things that we have….Express our gratitude…a sincerest gratitude…and God will never let us down.

Gratitude is the memory of the heart, if the heart remembers, it always remembers in the spirit of gratitude.

A Simple Word

Scholars are fond of reading. They read lots of books about their own interests. Some people like fictions, others want non-fiction,s and there are also few who read philosophy.

You! My friend, what books do you read? In reading, we oftentimes encounter words which cannot be easily understood, some are bombastic while others are hypalothic . To decipher all these, we browse our best friends Webster’s and Merriam’s so that we can understand what we are reading.

However, there are still some words which are very hard to understand, for Webster’s and Merriam’s cannot give their definitions…the essence of the words…the “whattness”.

They simply give their description. When we say meaning or definition of words, it should be understood per se. “What makes this particular word, this particular word”.

The word definition for instance, we can understand this simply by looking to its etymology, from its Latin definire which means to enclose within limits. But the sad reality is that, we are simply trying to understand things through their descriptions, isn’t it?

Again, let’s go back to the basic, try to understand word as it is, and not simply by describing it. Morphology, of course, is of great help.

Nota Bene: I am not claiming that dictionaries are not reliable, because they are. I am just stressing that understanding the meaning of word through its etymology is essential. Or else you will just agree with the meaning of the word Filipina, in the New British Dictionary that says, a prostitute, or a woman who sells her body for pleasure…

Filipinos, I hope you comprehend!!!

The More You Hate…The More You Love

It takes time to forgive. Yes that’s true! It’s not that easy to forgive especially if the one who caused the pain is someone whom you really love…

But the thing is despite the fact that you really feel bad about what he has done, it does not follow that you hate that person, but rather you still love that person no matter what… The feelings or emotions are still there but they simply faded away…gradually…But the love itself still remains.

Try to reflect on this, it is true and tell me if I were wrong. If you really love, you always love no matter what…It is based on the infinity of love…a love that does not end.

Because if your love lost for someone, what you have felt is not real love. But rather a feeling of infatuation…or merely affection…that overflows from the deepest recesses of your heart.

The truth is…the more you claim that you hate someone…the more you love him/her. The more you hate…the more you love.