Once, there was a kid who planted a carrot seed and patiently waited for it to grow. He watered it every day, pulled out the weeds and cared for it as if it were his child. Everyday, the adults around him shook their heads and told him that it would not grow. That did not stop the little boy from taking care of his plant. One day, to the adults' amazement -- the plant grows into a giant carrot worhty to be taken to the state fair.

The carrot seed is one of my favorite books. I fell in love with the book the first time I saw it (I was in National Bookstore Katipunan with Ria, December 2003). I bought the book for my brother, and Ria gave me my own copy for Christmas 2003. (thanks, Ree.)

The book may be simple enough for a three-year-old to read, but the message is something that everyone will find meaningful. The lesson to be learned is not only that of perseverance or blind faith (although I believe that these are important lessons that one can get from reading the book), but of something more important, and more close to my heart... It is not simple perseverance, but perseverance in the midst of the people who try to bring you down or influence you to think and act away from your morals or beliefs. It is a lesson to dare to dream big, to work hard, and have faith in oneself in the face of adversity.

I gave the book to my brother with the hope that he would understand what I feel about our relationship. I gave the book to my brother so that he may realize how much I care for him, how much faith I have in him, and how much I believed in him. So that he may realize that I, just like the little boy, will never give up on him, though other people may make it seem as if there is no hope. But I also wanted him to realize that he, too, can be like the little boy, and never give up in the midst of the people who bring him down. He, too, can dare to dream big, to work hard, and have faith in himself. He treasures the book as much as I treaure it now.

Which is why I was disappointed about what happened last night. I was not disappointed at him. I was disappointed at what he did. I hope he realizes that if he wants to find out who he really is, who the real he is, what he did last night was not the way to do it. I'm dissapointed, too, at the way his friends act. I'm disappointed at the fact that he has to do all of these for his friends to like him. I had to make it clear to him that if that is the case, then maybe it isn't right for him to hang out with these people anymore. I know I can't make his decisions for him, and I can't really stop him from doing what he wants to do. I just want him to recognize the love that his only sister has for him, and that he ought to try harder to achieve the things he wants, because believe it or not, whatever happens, I would be proud of him, and I would die for him. Because he's my brother, and that's reason enough for me.

**But I was so sad last night, that I cried myself to sleep. When I got to the office this afternoon, I looked like a raccoon. Shyet.**

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