St. Paul Universit Manila !St. Paul Universit S ste"# $%& Pedro Gil St.

, Malate, Manila College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

In Partial Fulfillment in the Requirements in Pastoral Care

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Su%mitted &'( Aberin, Ericka Jordan V. BSN 2

Su%mitted to( Ms. Girlie Guiuan RN, MAN

S)MMAR!( '(e "ovie is about an ei)(t ear old bo su**erin) *ro" cancer, na"ed ' ler +o(ert . ' ler (as a ver odd (abit, ever da (e ,rites letter addressed to God and sends it b -uttin) it in t(e "ailbo.. But it ,as t(e -ost"an ,(o al,a s )ets (is letters. '(e -ost"an -iles u- t(e letters and t(en (is boss sees it. '(e boss instructed (i" to take care o* t(ose letters. +ue to so"e circu"stances, t(e -ost"an ,as re-laced, and t(e re-lace"ent ,as na"ed Brad . /t ,as later revealed in t(e "ovie t(at Brad ,as -ut to 0ail in t(e -ast due to +U/. Just like t(e -revious -ost"an, Brad received ' ler1s letters to God on (is *irst da . 2n t(at sa"e da ' ler returned to sc(ool a*ter under)oin) brain sur)er . As t(e da s )o b Brad 0ust continues to receive ' ler1s letters to God. 3e t(en decides to leave it all on t(e c(urc(, but t(e -astor sa s t(at Brad s(ould kee- t(e" and later on (e ,ill kno, ,(at to do ,it( t(e". 2n t(e ot(er (and Ben, ' ler1s bi) brot(er, )ets in an ar)u"ent ,it( t(eir "ot(er, Madd . +ue to ' ler1s in*luence, Ben ,rites a letter. 3is "o" reads it, and it ins-ired (er to be a better "ot(er to t(e". ' ler is no, back at t(e (os-ital *or c(e"ot(era- session. But be*ore t(is (a--ened (e )ave a letter to Sa", (is best *riend, and asked (er to )ive it to Ale., t(eir class"ate. '(eir class co"es u- ,it( an idea to )ive ' ler so"et(in). Ale. su))ests a soccer ball ,it( 4Get 5ell6 on it. ' ler *inis(es (is c(e"ot(era- and is released. But t(e +octor instructed t(at ' ler is not totall ,ell. '(en ' ler is invited to -la in a soccer "atc( b (is coac(. 5it( Brad 1s encoura)e"ent and su--ort, Madd allo,s ' ler to 0oin t(e "atc(. '(e (ave ,on t(e )a"e, but ' ler suddenl *ainted. Brad ,as ver a-olo)etic to ' ler1s *a"il and resulted to readin) ' ler1s -iled u- letters to God. 3e *ound out t(at all t(e letters ,as all *or t(e sake o* ot(er -eo-le. 3e decides to )ive all t(ose letters to t(e -eo-le "entioned in eac( letter. ' ler later -asses a,a . At t(e end o* t(e "ovie Sa" dedicates a "ailbo. *or God. '(e -art o* t(e "ovie ,(ere / ,as touc(ed t(e "ost ,as ,(en Brad , t(e -ost"an, read ' ler1s letter. / ,as so touc(ed at t(is -art t(at / al"ost cried. / ,as also touc(ed ,(en it ,as s(o,n t(at all o* ' ler1s letters are *or t(e sake o* ot(er -eo-le. / )uess / ,as touc(ed because / didn1t kno, t(at so"eone as oun) as (i" can care "ore *or ot(er -eo-le1s be(al* t(an (i"sel*, des-ite t(e *act t(at (e ,as dia)nosed ,it( cancer. 7arin) "ore *or ot(er -eo-le is ver unlikel to (a--en to us. 5e "a not see" to reali8e it but / t(ink "ost o* our actions are kind o* sel*is(. 5e al,a s do ,(at ,e ,ill bene*it *ro", not ,(at ot(ers ,ill bene*it *ro". '(ou)(

t(ere are ti"es t(at ,e "a -rioriti8e ot(ers *irst, but still "ost o* t(e ti"e and unconsciousl ,e al,a s -rioriti8e ourselves. E**ER *O #O+( +ear God, 9irst o* all, / ,ould like to )reet ou a )ood da God. / 0ust ,ant ou to kno, t(at / a" reall ver t(ank*ul *or ever t(in). 9or t(e li*e t(at ou (ave )iven "e. 9or t(e -eo-le ,(o love "e 0ust like ou do. 9or t(e -eo-le ,(o / encounter ever da t(at "akes "e (a-- . 9or t(e blessin)s t(at ou (ave s(o,ered u-on "e dail . 9or )ivin) "e t(e c(ance to stud in a ver ,onder*ul institution. 9or )ivin) "e t(e stren)t( and coura)e to continue livin) des-ite t(e -roble"s and (ards(i-s t(at / encounter. 9or t(e )uidance t(at ou (ave )iven "e as / ,alk do,n t(is -at(. 9or )ivin) "e a c(ance to -ractice Nursin). 9or enli)(tenin) "e in ever e.a"inations t(at / take. '(ank ou ver "uc( God. / ,ant ou to kno, t(at / a" reall con*used no,. '(ere are a lot o* :uestions runnin) t(rou)( " (ead. '(is re:uest "a be a little sel*is( but can ou -lease (el- "e ,it( ,(at / a" encounterin) no,. / reall *eel lost no, a da . / reall ,ant to solve t(is -roble" as soon as -ossible. So i* ou "a -lease )ive "e a si)n on (o, to do it. And lastl / ,ould like to ask *or our *or)iveness in ever ,ron) act t(at / (ave done. / kno, t(at t(ere are a lot and t(ere are also so"e t(at / (ave alread *or)otten but / a" still askin) *or *or)iveness. '(ank ou; / a" Sorr . And / <2VE =2U G2+;

=our ste,ard, Ecka

E,-lanation( M -ersonal letter too God consists o* suc( rando" t(ou)(ts. / 0ust *reel ,rote to (i" ,(at / ,as t(inkin). 9irst ,as " )ratitude to (i". / reall ,anted to e.-ress " )ratitude to (i". / ,anted to t(ank (i" *or ever t(in) t(at (e does *or "e. / don1t kno, ,( / a" like t(is. But / 0ust reall ,ant to t(ank (i" *or ever t(in), even t(e si"-lest blessin) t(at (e (as )iven to "e. / )uess t(at / ,anted to do t(is t(e "ost to (i" because o* t(e values t(at / (ave in li*e. '(is is to be t(ank*ul *or ever t(in). As / )re, u- / reali8ed t(rou)( " e.-eriences and loved ones t(at t(ankin) God is ver i"-ortant. Because ,it(out 3i" ,e ,ill not be able to live. '(e ne.t -art o* " letter is about ,(at / a" t(inkin) as / ,rite t(e letter. Since t(e ti"in) is kind o* bad. / reall (ave a lot o* :uestions to God no,. '(at because o* too "an :uestions / a" reall con*used. And / cannot *ocus and / don1t kno, ,(at to do. / ,rite t(ose because t(is is ,(at is (a--enin) to "e no, as / ,rite t(e letter. / ,rote t(ose because / reall ,ant to *ind t(e ans,er to " :uestions and (ave t(e solution to solve " -roble"s. Short Pra'er( <ord, Most o"ni-otent God, / )lori* and -raise our na"e. / trust and love ou 2 God. / (u"bl ask *or our *or)iveness to all t(e ,ron) actions t(at / (ave done. Please *or)ive "e *or all t(e ti"es t(at / (ave (urt ou and ot(er -eo-le. Please *or)ive t(ose ,(o (ave also (urt "e in t(e -ast. '(ank ou <ord *or ever t(in) t(at ou (ave done *or "e. '(ank ou *or t(is ,onder*ul li*e t(at ou (ave )iven "e. '(ank ou *or t(e blessin)s t(at ou (ave continued to s(o,er u-on "e and " *a"il . '(ank ou *or )ivin) "e a lovin) and carin) *a"il and *riends. <ord "a ou continue to )uide " ,a and -lease al,a s sta b " side. Ma ou continue to )ive our blessin)s to "e and " loved ones. Ma ou also continue to enli)(ten "e and "

class"ates as ,e stud . 3el- us to understand ever lesson and a--l ever skill t(at ,e learn. Guide us also as ,e )o on dut t(at ,e "a do no (ar" to our -atients. A"en.