Rosita Baay is a homemaker whose family lives in a shanty in Sitio Mabilog in Culiat, Quezon City. Her husband, Boy, frequents the New Era TODA terninal with their tricycle, raking in between P300 and P400 everyday. Although it seems a meager sum, their daily needs are being sufficed. Well, at least that’s how they see it. But Boy must everyday be present at the TODA or else there will be no food on the table. This will be the scenario for the next seven years.
Until one sunny day, a certain Marilou Dumaon crossed paths with Rosita. Marilou talked of things that captured Rosita’s fancy. An income-generating endeavor that promotes health and wellness put sparkles in Rosita’s eyes.
Upon Boy’s agreement, Rosita registered. Together, they set dreams: they’d eventually leave their wrecked house and move to a dwelling that they have long wanted; satisfy themselves with palate-tickling meals; and wear new and better clothes.
Crazy daydreamers. Gullible airheads.
These were only a few of the tactless and definitely wounding words that the couple heard from many of their neighbors, friends, and relatives. Had it not been for their strong will to reverse their misfortune, they would have believed that they would eventually go back to the life they were born to (a baseless comment from Boy’s fellow driver). Good thing they had early on convinced themselves that realizing their dreams need some “action.” And for this matter, a turning of deaf ears to discouragements.
Tough was the challenge of proving to the prying eyes of the unconvinced that DXN indeed, betters lives. The maliciously inquisitive unbelievers soon became mum, perhaps enviously tight-lipped –- especially now that they see that Rosita and Boy had proven them all wrong. Very wrong.
Not that the couple talks about the healthy sum that they receive monthly from doing the DXN business. Nor they show off their brand new Innova. And oh, they’ve never bragged about the condominium they currently stay at, and their very own house that they will move into soon.
They don’t have to, anyway; and they have no plans of blowing their horns. Their improved lifestyle already speaks of what they have come to.
Perhaps those who had discouraged Rosita and Boy are green with envy because of the life that the couple are currently living. Or perhaps the source of their resentment is their knowing that they had been too lazy to take “action” on their misery – unlike Rosita and Boy who set their dreams, worked for them, and now enjoy the fruits of their hard work.
It was a good thing Rosita and Boy held on to their belief that their own action, not others’ unfounded opinion, would propagate the li’l seeds of wishes that they planted on the pot of perseverance. And that same belief has clearly landed them on a blissful state.