Theme: Television
By: Yanto Ona and Alfin Toda/XI Social Program
Editor: Ryan Ora/XI social Program
When I was 12 years old, I chose to continue my study in an old seminary, located in a foggy town that used to freeze my bone. I was not smart and it made me not so famous among my friends. But, it's me. In every weakness, there's strength. I always tried to study and maintain my vocation in seminary because it's all my life.
But, an unexpected thing happened. My parents died when I was 17 years old -when I was in the last grade of Senior High School-. I would face The National Examination. But, this bad fact made me weak to live my life. I went back to my house. My parents just inherited me a small Television. I understood what they meant. "A priest must not live in wealth", I felt my parents whispered at me. I continued my study and then became a priest. I was assigned in Ethiopia to spread Good News. There, I found many fantastic experiences. A small gang of bandits attacked me when I was on my journey to a small parish. I promised to the Catholic community there to bring television because they never watched it. I felt happy because I was safe. The bandits went away because they knew I had only a small, old fashioned Television. It saved me. There was one more experience where I was saved by my television. When I was riding a horse fast, I fell off my horse and hit a large stone. But, my head was not injured because of my television. But, the strange thing was the television was not damaged. There, I watched television with all God's sons and daughters in Ethiopia. They could know the recent news in this world. It was my best experience there. It touched me.
Now, I'm in Indonesia. I'm 50 years old. I moved back here because my health was getting worse. In my room, I place my ancient television. My best friends told me to replace with a new one. But, I have no power to replace it. There are so many remarkable experiences with my television. It's my parent's gift. It's a heirloom.
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