Tungkung Langit and Alunsina

Journal Entry # 1
Topic: Tungkung Langit and Alunsina
Date & Time:  Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:17 AM
Place: Living room

The story of Tungkung Langit and Alunsina was nice, however; it was not my first time reading that. I was first year high school then when I first read that, and as far as I remember I think the story was 7 pages long. I 'm not sure though. It was really a long time. But out of all the readings we had during my first year, I think that is the only story I can remember. I guess maybe because the story was good, and moreover it was also a story that conflicts with the Bible's story of the creation. Not really a conflict, but somehow the story makes people compare it with the Bible's story of the creation.

In reading the story, I focused more on what I could learn from it and I believe one of the lessons that we could learn from the story is trust. Trust is a very important thing especially in relationships. Without it, relationships fail. Alunsina should  have trusted Tungkung Langit. Another lesson would be controlling your temper. Tungkung Langit lost his temper and ended up pushing Alunsina away. I know a saying that the best cure for anger is delay. We should learn to control ourselves when we are angry, because anger can push people away, more than that it could hurt them. I remembered learning not to speak when angry, because if you do, you will really regret it. Similar to what happened to Tungkung Langit, I'm sure he really regrets it.