For The Good Of Our Soul Poem by Ulysses Cabinatan

Sometimes, we cannot understand why some events happened to us
Sometimes, we cannot comprehend why some trials befell to us
Sometimes, we cannot encompass why some friends were removed from us
Sometimes, we cannot grasp why some good things were taken away from us
whether it’s health, wealth or anything dear to us.

Some things were taken away from us and in exchange of it may be something better.
Dethroning away whether it’s our fame or fortune
So that we can learn a lesson from these misfortunes
Knowing that there’s something more important than the physical gratification
Or if we face trials and sufferings which are incomprehensible
For sure they may not be good for our physical body but these will be the best for our soul.

Like the chicks not provided with earthworms by the hen anymore
or like the kittens not being breastfeed by their mother anymore.
Some things that happened may remove a few moments of our happiness,
but these may fortify our faith and strengthen our soul.