Buti pa sila!

(Webdev) -- This morning, Mr. Brion, our class moderator, read us a poem to reflect on. The peom was entitled "Buti pa sila". I was struck with epiphany as every line was read to us. Some lines made me laugh while others made me feel guilty. The last line was the line that shook me the most. Read the poem for a while:

Buti pa ang KALENDARYO, may DATE
Buti pa ang HERSHEYS, may KISSES
Buti pa ang PROBABILITIES, may chance, Yung ibang tao wala
Buti pa ang EXAM, sinaSAGOT
Buti pa ang FILM, nade-DEVELOP
Buti pa ang HININGA, hinahabol
Yung ibang tao hindi
Buti pa ang PATAY, dinaDALAW
Buti pa ang RADIO, PINAKIKINGGAN
Buti pa ang NOTEBOOK, sinuSULATAN
Yung ibang tao hindi
Buti pa ang ASSIGNMENTS, naiuUWI
Buti pa ang BASO, nadaDAMPIAN ng LABI
Buti pa ang UNAN, KATABI at kaYAKAP sa gabi Yung ibang tao hindi p'wede
Buti pa ang PANYO, INIIYAKAN
Buti pa ang SUGAT, INIINGATAN at INAALAGAAN
Buti pa ang AWIT at TUGTOG, magKASAMA, Yung ibang tao hindi
Buti pa ang TINDERA, nagpapaTAWAD
Buti pa ang KAMALIAN, pinaPANSIN
Buti pa ang PROBLEMA, laging INIISIP
Yung ibang tao hindi man lang
Buti pa ang COMPUTER SCREEN, TINITITIGAN
Buti pa ang UNGGOY, parang walang PROBLEMA
Buti pa ang KOTSE, MAHAL
Buti pa ang PERA, IMPORTANTE
Buti pa ang LUNGS, malapit sa PUSO heart
Buti pa SIYA, MAHAL mo, Yung ibang tao hindi
Buti pa ito, pinapansin, pero ang gumawa, hindi...

I remember my class moderator say the author's name, but neither one of us remembers. There are many versions in the internet, but this was the closest I found.

"Buti pa ang Projector Screen tinitignan, pero ang nasa taas nito ay hindi." our moderator added. He related it to God. He was right. We marvel at the things we have, the people we know, but not the only Creator. He left us with that thought to think of.