Your Say: Homeless graduate inspires readers

Many readers were moved by the story of Rodali Mosende, the homeless teenage girl in Manila whose determination paid off as she graduated from high school this month. It made some readers look back on their own struggles.  

you can  be  the  richest or poorest  person  in  this  world  but  without  motivation  and  hopes and  dreams , a desire to   do  better,  you  will never  do  what  you  want  to accomplish. Yes there  are  setbacks   but  as  this  story  shows it's  not   impossible to  obtain.

 

Ershing (190 comments): Looking back 20 years ago, I was in the same situation. The only difference is that I never became totally homeless, but I struggled to finish my studies alone without anyone to lean on. I lived in a house worse than a pigpen. It's quite hard being a self-supporting student, you think of so many things, you need to work hard to put food on your table and to pay for school fees, and then you have study your notes for school. Keep it up girl! Hang on and never lose hope. Time will come when your dreams are within reach. It is true that we make our own destiny... When you get through all the difficulties you have right now, you will say, you have all the colors of life. Sana lahat ganyan ang kaisipan sa halip na magreklamo at isisi sa gobyerno ang kahirapan. Ang pananatili ng kahirapan ay bunga ng ating sariling kagagawan at kapabayaan. Sa mga magnanakaw naman sa gobyerno, sana kahit kunting sulyap makita niyo ang ganyang kalagayan para magkaroon naman ng kahit kaunting konsensiya sa inyong isipan. Good news: Rodali was offered a full college scholarship by a reader, who asked to remain anonymous.

 

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Another story that inspired readers this week is that of Francis Padua, who went from being a janitor to a lawyer, philanthropist, and now host of GMA Life TV's new talk show, "Today with Francis."

 

lavin alle (42 comments)

wow ang galing, pagsisikap naman talaga oh, walang makakapigil sa ating mga pangarap kung may tiwala tayo sa sarili at lalong lalo na may tiwala sa Dios. I want to become a lawyer in the future pero ang hirap... sabi nila suntok sa buwan daw... patay na rin tatay ko last year, kaya walang gagastos sa mga pangangailangan ko. yun yung naging inspiration ko para wag somuko... currently i am working as a warehouseman in a foam company, para maka ipon ng tuition fee, for this coming school year... na inspire talaga ako sa kwento ng article na. bumalik yung sigla at spirit na maka tungtung sa college at hoping na magiging lawyer balang araw. GMA News Online has an active and often insightful online community of commenters (and debaters). We will occasionally highlight selected comments and exchanges. GMA News does not necessarily agree with the comments.