Okay, are these not the cutest kids ever?! Their names are Adrian and Alvin and they're nephews of one of the maids at my Uncle's house in the Philippines. They're soo adorable! They live in the backyard area of my Uncle's house. Adrian is 4 and my cousin Jennifer bought him a basketball because all he had before was a deflated ball. Since he got it he's been playing nonstop.
I played with him for like an hour one day and watched him make basket after basket (he was pretty good for a four year old).... and I showed him how to play defense.... but he wore me out.
He doesn't speak english so I'd try my best at putting together most of the tagalog words I knew, but that caused him to think that I spoke tagalog fluently so that plan kinda backfired. He'd look up at me with his big brown eyes and talk and I'd have no idea what he was saying. It was sad. I'd have to take my cues from his facial expressions. And he was so polite and respectful for a little boy. We spoiled him and his brother so much while we were there because we kept giving them American candy and popcorn. They loved it.
When I think about it, it really breaks my heart knowing that he'll most likely grow up to become household help just like his mom did because that's the way things go in the Philippines if you're poor.... His future was determined pretty much the day he was born and he'll have little opportunity to explore his own natural talent. As soon as he's old enough he'll begin spending the rest of his life serving other people just so he'll have food to eat and a roof over his head, and no chance to live life on his own terms. It's a sad cycle and I wish I could do something about it. I feel so spoiled knowing that I, and many other Americans, take for granted the things that he'll never have.
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