unnoticed beauty

Everyday, between 6-7 AM, I go through the hustle and bustle of Metro Manila's rush hour just to hope that I (and sometimes, miraculously i do!) arrive in office at 8 AM.

One hot day as the jeepney I was in was knitting its way across the crawling traffic, i came to notice that the traffic along Commonwealth avenue was caused by the sidewalk "market" that has crowded the huge streets. This was the Tandang Sora area, just beside the creek. You would never fail to have a look as you would notice the traffic gets really slow, the morning breeze suddenly gets humid, the smell was of rotten garbage, and the people are all over the road.As i was 'observing' the area, I noticed a lot of colors, the colors of the vegetables, the fruits, the clothes, the watches, the accessories, all things possible... they were all laid down on a mat - waiting for a buyer and more ready to absorb all the pollution as well.

But as I continue to look into the area (while the jeepney still trying to crawl in and out of it), my eye got stuck into this simple stall... a stall of fresh flowers! Oh yes I was happy that finally I was able to see something refreshing amongst the "polluted colors." It was like the world took a slow motion, everything else became a blur and though I don't have 20-20 vision, I did see the flowers very clearly. They were a combination of Malaysian Mums and Roses each kind and color bundled by an old newspaper and was sitting on green plastic trash cans used as buckets.
A few moments after, we got out of the market area. I felt the morning breeze again, smelled fresh air, and a road free of people.

Once again I have survived the "rotten" area, but this time, I am looking forward to another day of passing by.

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Funny how we find beautiful pieces of life in the dirtiest places.
Maybe it's God's simple signs that He is always sitting there, amongst the ugliest situations, waiting for someone to notice.