John Derick E. Flores Sr.

Rosary
TREDTRI C39 May 30, 2013
A World of Patterns
"Rom 12:2: Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and
approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will."
Honesly, I !i! no ha"e any #a"orie $i%le &assa'e in (in! &rior o searchin'
#or so(e online. $) a#er searchin' #or a #e* (in)es, I sa* he &assa'e a%o"e
an! i i((e!iaely (a!e (e choose i as (y (os like! &assa'e. I reali+e! ha
he Ro(ans 12,2 s)((ari+es (y recen *ay o# li"in'. -ell, ho* so.
/&on enerin' colle'e %ack in 2011, i *as all a%o) #in!in' (y niche in an
)n#a(iliar en"iron(en. To si(&ly say, i *as ryin' o 0#i in0 he cro*!. 1s a
#resh(an o# 2a Salle, *hich a!o&s he ri(esral syse(, i *as es&ecially har!
#or (e o a!3)s #ro( he slo*er4&ace! hi'h school li#e o his #as4&ace!
)ni"ersiy li#e. -eeks *en %y an! I slo*ly learne! a%o) ho* oher s)!ens like
(e 'o a%o) *ih heir !aily li"es. Fe* o# he (os noicea%le hin's I sa* *ere
s)!ens !rinkin' %e#ore 'oin' o class, s(okin' in 'ro)&s a he si!e o# 1'no,
occassional c)in' o# classes an! oher ha%is. I, &ersonally, !i! c) so(e o# (y
classes since I *as so ()ch ino he aci"iies o# D2S/, %) on he oher han!, I
(a!e i o a &oin ha I *ill ne"er %e 0e(&e!0 o 3oin in s(okin' an! !rinkin'
sessions o# so(e s)!ens 3)s o 0#i in0.
There (i'h %e 0&aerns0 ha see(e! o %e he (os e##eci"e *ay o #in!
niches in colle'e %) 5o! ')i!e! (e o no %reak o) o# *ha I %elie"e in. 6o*,
as er(s &asse! %y 7no* I8( a 3
r!
year9, (y (in! has !e"elo&e! o %e (ore
o&en4(in!e! han e"er %e#ore. 1l%ei, I sill (ake s)re ha here *o)l! %e a
0line0 ha sho)l! ne"er %e &asse! ha co)l! 3)s lea! o (y !eri(en. Tha
o&en4(in!e!ness has lea! (e o 3o)rneyin' he roa!s I #eare! &assin' %e#ore
%) hen, I ol! (ysel# ha 0I# no no*, *hen.0. I 're* (ore, learne! (ore skills
an! kno*le!'e, 'aine! e:&erience, (e ne* #rien!s an! oher &osii"e hin's.
;&enin' (y (in! %ro)'h (e o e:&eriencin' 0&osii"e &aerns0 ha ena%le! (e
o !isco"er, (ake (isakes an! learn #ro( he(.
6o*,%esi!es #ro( *ha I ha"e e:&erience! in colle'e li#e, I %elie"e ha here
is a lo (ore 0&aerns0, eiher &osii"e or ne'ai"e, ha is *aiin' #or (e o)si!e
he *alls o# he classroo(. In!ee!, 0!o yo)r %es an! 5o! *ill !o he res0< *e,
as cii+ens, sho)l! no 3)s &)rely rely on 5o! #or o)r !aily s)senance %) i is
)(os i(&oran ha *e *ork har! #or o)r &ar as *ell. 6o con#or(in' o he
&aerns o# his *orl! (ay %e !i##ic)l #or so(e %) i# only *e rene* o)r (in!s
an! e:er e##or, *e *ill e"en)ally a&&reciae *hy 5o! (a!e hese &aerns
&resen. Tr)sin' in (y ') #eelin' an! &rayin' o 5o! has %een one o#
#o)n!aions in creain' he (os i(&oran !ecisions I (a!e, an! I *ill (ake.
Di"erse he *orl! (ay %e an! he &aerns all o"er i, all *e nee! o !o is r)s in
o)rsel"es an! 5o! an! *e8ll learn ho* 'oo!, &leasin' an! &er#ec his *ill is.