Mother - Achara - Pineapple Ice Cream

Life maybe unfair but it should not be the reason why you have to stop reaching each individual’s goals. It may take a lot of perseverance, confidence, gut feel and time but in the end it will make say “Way up I feel blessed.”-  a line from Big Sean’s new single, Blessing.

There are things that life didn’t give you not because you deserved it but maybe because life wanted you to strive hard for you to have it. The lessons you have learned in the hard way will make and mold you as a tough and strong person that whatever situation may come in into your life, you are going to handle it well with so much posture and confidence because you yourself knew that you’re doing the right and the best thing to do.

Also, with the help and support from the good people that surrounds you, it will make you a better person aiming for a better and bright future not just only for you but also to the good people that motivates and supported you from the beginning of your journey in life.

Being wealthy may be one of the dreams of most of the people living in this planet but take note that wealth is not there for the rest of our lives. It may be one of the greatest feelings that you can buy whatever you want, but nothing beats the feeling of achieving the goals you wanted because you strive and work hard for it. Being wealthy is everyone, not because of the money they have in their hands but also because of the possibilities of being known into the society you wanted to belong with. But not all people are given with wealth; poverty is one of the biggest problems in this world, wherever you go there are families who were under the support of the government in their lifetime because they are not that capable enough to support themselves and the members of the family.

There are problems that can cause somebody to give up his dreams or even his life but according to the most cliché tagalog quote “Habang may buhay, may pag-asa”, it states that whatever situations or problems you have as long as you are still breathing there are still a lots of chances to make it through because you know you have given your all and it should not be the cause of your long time depression in life. In the near future, you are going to share your experiences to your next clan, and you will be proud , somehow, of the achievements you have achieve because you, yourself never give up on life.

The struggles in life are inevitable. It may come anytime, it may or may not stay for a long time but somehow it will teach you lessons in life. That no matter how hard it is to conquer, you are going to survive because you have the confidence inside you. That no matter what status in the society belong with, you just have to live your life to the fullest and never have regrets in the end. Example of this is the wealth that was not given to this mother and daughter, from the video presentation, who suffers from poverty but it never, became an obstacle for the mother to sustain the needs of her daughter. The three minute video presentation wants every viewer to know that life may be unfair but it will be worth it if you work hard for the things you wanted to achieve. That lack of education will never be a factor for you not to achieve your life goals because you have not been into school. That it will never be a factor for every parent not to be a good parent. That a parent will always want the best for her child no matter how hard it is but for the sake of her children, she will do it. The three minute video clip focuses on the mother, her daughter named Achara Poonsawat, and the pineapple ice cream the mother created for her daughter that turned out to be a product good for sale.

Like the mother in the video presentation, she did not go to school but it never bothered her to teach her daughter some life lessons because she knew that the real lessons in life will not be taught inside the four corner classroom where her daughter, Achara Poonsawat, stays for the whole day. She knew what her capacity is as a mother but she also knew that letting her child do those things will mold her to be a better person in the near future. It may be hard for a mother to see her child not having the things she wanted, because of poverty, but if it will be one of the reasons to motivate her daughter to be successful in her future endeavors then she knew she was doing the right thing. Nothing in this world that a mother will make her child suffer because she wanted it, but because she wanted her child to realize that one day in their life, only themselves can make their future bright as what the parents wanted them since they were a kid lying in her arms. She works so hard just to let her daughter experience even the smallest things because nothing can make the mother’s happy but their child’s happiness.

She knew she is not that good in explaining things and does not know how to construct the perfect words for her to explain to her daughter how to peel the pineapple perfectly for the reason that she did not go to school but it never stop her to teach her child the basics. Instead of explaining, she taught her child by showing an example how to do things such as doing the right thing in peeling the pineapple, which is one of the fruits they are selling. She taught her by showing the right way to do from the basics of peeling the pineapple to slicing it for it to be sold later in the morning. She showed her child to proper way to peel the pineapple, to move those little eyes on the fruit. She showed also how to chop the fruit in the right way. But also taking some instructions not to harm herself. By some means, it was an achievement for the mother because she knew that she taught her child the basic lessons in peeling the pineapple and relating the lessons she taught in life though she did not go into school. The process of peeling the pineapple is a fundamental one for the little kid to know so that she can also know how to peel other fruits besides the pineapple since they are selling fruits outside the kid’s school. Though it may seem dangerous because it may or may not harm her child, Achara, but at least she knew that her child is learning from her; not because she taught her by words, but because she showed her child by working on an example and by sharing her experiences on her daily life basis to her. Seeing that smile in her child’s face can make the mother’s heart happy.

In the real cycle of life, long time lessons that you  learned are not taught by the teachers inside the four corners of the classroom but in reality, the experiences will teach you the real life lessons even if it is on the hard way. Hard way that you have to be strong and strong enough to handle the circumstances you are going to face. You just got to go with the flow, enjoy life to the extreme adventure and learn how to stand up if you fall and pick up yourself to show the world that you are going to conquer whatever circumstances you are going to face in the near future. Learning is not just all about explaining the things how and why but also showing it and experiencing it because learning through experiences is the best teacher. The lessons the teacher have taught you inside the classroom will only serves as a guide in order for you to overcome the problems, the circumstances, the shortcomings you are going to face on your way to a successful and better days. The real lesson there is the experience you had and how you have fought to achieve your goals in life. Because life has no limitations except the ones you make. And you should stop being afraid of the things that may happen and might go wrong, start to be positive about the things you can handle and the things that can go right.

Back to the video presentation, the moment when the mom saw her child wanted that ice cream ice cream being sold by the man outside their school and saw that her kid was envious of the ice cream those other kids are eating, makes you realized that the parent wanted to give her child the best but because of poverty she can only give what she can give for her child even if it is not the best, yet.  She has only those few coins inside her purse from her small business and that little amount of money is not enough for her to buy the ice cream her daughter wants because she also have to save money for their daily consumption.

 The mom had come up into an idea that can at least ease the young kid’s admiration on the ice cream she saw at her school. With the statement above, it only shows that being not able to attend school; it will never be an obstruction for someone to create such ideas for the sake of giving what is the best for the people you really love. That not having the opportunity to attain education will never be an encumbrance for someone to create or think an idea that might save or help her to achieve her goals even though it takes little steps to a bigger and a successful adventure in life.

 With their small fruit business and the mom’s creativity, she created a pineapple ice cream dipped in a box full of ice cubes and it made and looked like a real ice cream. Though they are lacking of the things need for it to become an ice cream totally, she found an alternative, the box filled with ice cubes, for the pineapple to be frozen and somehow become an ice cream like the ones being sold by the man outside her kid’s school. The next morning, she gave it to her daughter and asked her how does it taste, is it better than the ice cream or not and then she saw the little curve on her face, those little and cute baby teeth in her daughter’s face saying that she liked what she created, it tastes better than the ice cream outside her school because it is a pure and fresh pineapple fruit and somehow it decreases the admiration towards the ice cream being sold outside their school. Her daughter, Achara, enjoyed eating the pineapple ice cream like it is one of the best ice creams created. The way the daughter appreciates the pineapple ice cream was shown the way she enjoyed eating the pineapple ice cream. The appreciation of the child to her mother’s effort for creating those pineapple ice creams shows how much respect and love she has for her mother. That even though, she wanted to have and taste the ice cream being sold by the man, she was contented enough with the pineapple ice cream her mother created. The efforts of her mother were not wasted because somehow her daughter valued it.

This only shows that every effort of the parents must be appreciated by their children because the parental only wanted the best for their children even though they have to take lots of sweat and blood just to have the best thing in this world be given to their beloved kids. Nothing in this world can make your parental happy but showing how much you love them and appreciated the efforts they have given you ever since you started breathing the same air and even you started to walk and decide on your own.

 And with the young and innocent mind of the kid, she suddenly had the thought of selling and it popped in her mouth that they should sell the pineapple ice cream created by her mom. Shock at first of what her daughter has said, the mother supported her all the way and even let her sell the pineapple ice creams in the market. They both grabbed the opportunity. The mother supported her and even told her to sell it on the huge crowd of people inside the public market. Even without much knowledge about selling, because of her young age, she was brave enough to have the courage, guts, confidence to sell it in the huge crowd of people in the market yet still managed to put up for sale it. Instead of playing, she chose to wander around the market not to have fun but to sell those products hanging on her neck. It may look so heavy, but she still managed to carry it and tried to communicate with the bunch of people in the market. She exerted efforts in chanting “Like some pine apple ice cream?” with her cute and tiny little voice. Not knowing what to do, she still continued to chant even though no one dares to have a glance on what does the box on her neck hanging have. Until the evening came and unfortunately, no one had the courage to buy her product. With a heavy heart, she began to ask herself and her mom why do those people did not even took a glimpse on her products even though she keeps on saying what she knew. Though, she was disappointed because no one buys her product, it only seems that it motivates her to know more about selling. With the encouragement and support she received from her mom, she went into a market first thing in the morning and learned, observed, and she keeps on eye seeing how the vendors sell their  good and now she the idea how to sell her products by herself. She found and learned some solutions for her small problem.

The people, the transactions, the processes that were taking place in the market became an eye opener to her young mind on how the business works. From small talks, it can lead into an exchange of goods and money. From small cardboard papers, where the name and the price of her product were stated, you can gain customers. She learned that in order to gain customers, she should have the confidence and the business side inside of her to come out for her to be able to communicate well with her chosen market. She has an enormous number of market, she can have the adults at the public market and she can have the kids in the street playing as her market, also. With too much excitement, she drew a pineapple on a paper and paste on the box where the pineapple ice creams were placed. First thing in the morning, she went along the streets not to wander but to sell her products. She does not need to chant “Like some pineapple ice cream?” only, but she chants also the price of her product. She already has the courage to shout and talk even it will hurt her throat just to sell those products her mom created. She gained customer, not only one but a lots of customer that she and her mom need to create more of their products because the customers loved it. With the help, support and encouragement of her mom, the both need to create more of the pineapple ice cream because many customers are buying, appreciating the ice cream.

This only shows that no matter what age bracket you belong into, you can learn because you wanted to and because you want to learn the thing whole heartedly. Learning has no age limit. Whether you are a kid, young adult, or an adult, you still have to learn from all the things that surrounds you and to everything that is happening under the sun. Also, learning has no limitation, you can learn today the basics then you can learn tomorrow the pro tactics. Learning is a never ending process in one’s life. It may be hard to learn one lesson, but when you get attached to it, it will be as easy as you eating your favorite meal in the dining. And it will be one of the things and life lessons you are going to take a look again whenever things become déjà vu.

Going back, by observing, she learned how those vendors sell their products. She learned that she should not be the shy type of girl when she is selling her product because no one will really buy it. She observed thoroughly the scenarios happening in the market. The way how the vendors persuade their customers just sell their goods, the way those vendors talk about the prices of the good they are selling, the way how the market vendors talk to their customers, the way how the vendor and the customers talk with each other because nothing will happen without a good talk. At a young age, she has now the idea how to become a good entrepreneur. She already knew the basic steps on how to become an entrepreneur even with a small business just like her snow ice pineapple ice cream that was an abrupt idea that came into her young mnd when her mother created the pineapple ice cream. This experience she has and the learning she learned via observation could be one of the factors for her to pursue a business degree once she steps on the college level of education. And maybe in the near future, being a businesswoman will be the path she would take.

She learned all those techniques just by observing the people inside the market. With her creativity and perseverance, she markets her products in her neighborhood and luckily, she sold all of the products she has. It may seem so tiring because she had the box full of ice cubes and the pineapple ice cream hanging on her neck all day, it did not stop her nor give her the discouragement to sell her ice creams. Maybe with the money she had, she bought herself a bicycle not for her to play on it but to use it as her vehicle help her to sell her products produced by her mom and so that she will no longer suffer because of the heavy box full of ice cube and the pineapple ice creams. She continues on soaring high and reaching her goals and at the same time making her mother proud of her because of her life achievement. At young age, she already knew what and how life rotates and she learned how to solve her little problems, because no one can have the best solution to the problem you are into but only yourself. It may or may not as hard as a rock, but somehow it will test your faith and your confidence.  

Also, at a young age, the daughter already knew their situation but she never complained about it. Instead, she helped her mom to earn some money with the idea that she’s willing to sacrifice her playtime for her to sell the fruit product that her mom created and exchange her playtime just to help her mom in their small fruit business. Age will never matter when you really wanted to achieve or help the person that surrounds you. She learned selling through observing those market sellers not because her mother wanted her to learn but she wanted to gain knowledge of how effective she should be when she sells her products. Instead of playing, she chose to sell those products not because she has to but because she wants to and because of her life goals in life and maybe one of them is to change their life status. The struggles they both suffered maybe one of the reasons why she chooses her dream rather than wasting time playing.

It is the strong relationship, connection, bond and the great love between her mother and Achara Poonsawat that strengthen the two of them. It is just her and her mother all throughout the day and in the end of the day and inside their house. She had her mother as her support group and her mother have her as her support group also. She pursue her goals and attended college until she gets her degree. Not just a typical student, but she is a scholar also. The ever supportive mother of her became her strength to achieve her goals and be one of the recipients of the Sarnrak Scholarships and finally receive the degree she wanted from the beginning and she offers it to her mother for the undying support and love, she gave to Achara Poonsawat throughout the years. And, the support and all the encouragement she received from her mother finally bear a fruit, her college diploma and her college degree. Because the only support group you will have to encourage and will have faith that inspires you for the infinite possibilities is your family.

Achara Poonsawat learned some life lessons in her early age and it will serves as a life time lesson because she really experienced it by herself. Her mother knew that whenever the time will come that she is going to leave Achara Poonsawat in this earth, she knew that Achara Poonsawat can take of herself because she already knew how to deal with life’s challenges, circumstance, problems, and shortcomings. The mother knew that whatever may come, whatever circumstances and obstacles her Achara will face in the near future, her child will be able to face it and stand against it because Achara’s experiences in life, during her young age, can motivate her to achieve more and will mold her into a better future with so many dreams and endeavors kind of person.

The three minute video presentation wanted to send a message that poverty will never be a reason for someone who’s willing to achieve some goals in life and it will never and should never affect your life goals just because you are poor, you are no longer be able to achieve and reach your dream. It shows that with perseverance, consistency and determination, you will be able to find a way in order for you to achieve you goals and dreams even if it takes a long because in the end it will be your greatest achievement that an individual can treasure for the rest of their lives. With the help, support and faith of the people that surrounds you, you can make and take some path in order to achieve those life goals you always wanted. It will take a long journey and perseverance but it will lead you to a way better and maybe the best way than what you’ve imagined.

Having a mother like Achara Poonsawat's mom is like a huge blessing you have ever received and the only gift you will never asked for it to be traded to anyone else from God. She is a special gift that was given only to you because you knew that you will have her until the rest of your life. Like Achara Poonsawat's mom, my siblings and I always have the support of our mom whatever we are going to do unless it will not harm us and it will not make our life miserable. We always got her back into the decisions we are making but she always tells and reminds us that we must accept the results of our actions whether be it good or not, may or may not hurt us physically, and emotionally.

We are not that rich when it comes to money and wealth but we are very very rich when it comes to the love and support we have receive from our parents. Unlike Achara Poonsawat, who only has her mother as her support group, I and my siblings have our father and mother. Our first ever support group since the day we started on lying on their arms and since the day we started breathing the same air with them. They will always be the first person who will support us in every journey we are going through. They will be the first person who will help us whenever we can longer handle the circumstances, obstacles and problems we are facing in our lives. They will be the first people who will appreciate every little achievement we have achieved in our own good ways. They will be the first person who will pick us up whenever we are down and they will be the first person who will motivate us in order for us to be successful in whatever endeavors and dreams we are going to achieve in the near future for us to have the better days ahead.  They may not be that evident in showing us their support but we know that inside their heart and mind they are proud of what we, as their children and a young individual, have achieved because we have worked hard for it.

Like the mother of Achara Poonsawat, our parents also took a risk in order for us to learn and experience some things that only ourselves can make a solution. They give us the freedom to do things on our own, to stand on our own decision and motivate us that whatever the result is, just try and try until we know that each of us have already reached our goal. And enough said, our parents had their job well done in molding us to what kind of person we are right now. And yes, financially they have been so supported because they give us the enough money for us to buy some things, even though they would sacrifice the budget that they allotted for themselves. Like Achara’s mother, they only wanted to give us the best things in life even if they can no longer buy the things they wanted. 

Our parents are our best of friends in our entire life time. They will be with us through good times and bad times. In our sweetest down fall, we always got their back. In every decision, we always got their support but they always reprimand us that we should always stand in our decisions in life. That in every decision we make, whether it big or small, we should always be ready for the outcome, it may be a blessing or a lesson that will mold and will make us a better person than before. The experiences we have qualified; the struggles, the obstacles, the shortcomings and problems we solved on our own; and all the achievements that we have achieved are also their achievements and the precious gift we have given them is that we were able to conquer all these circumstances with the smiles not just on our faces but also in our hearts because of the faith they have showed towards us, their support that we feel and the love that they showed us every time.

This only states that whatever you do in your life, you will and always have your parents back. Because from the start, they have been you number one fan in whatever you do just to achieve your goals and dreams in life. You may stumble and fall on your way, but you always knew that they will be there in times you needed them the most because they only want what is the best for you even if you will learn it the hard or even the hardest way, The family you belong with will always be the first ever support group you will ever have in your life time. You may have an extended family which consists of your friends, buddies and long time buddies who will support you also anytime; the family you have got will be always there no matter what.

The video clip also wanted to send a message that your status in life will and should never be a hindrance for you in aiming the life you have imagined from the very beginning. Like Achara Poonsawat, she experienced everything from her childhood years, which should have been the playing and happy go lucky stage of us being a human, yet she still managed to overcome it because she has the confidence and strength inside of her that she know that she will conquer it will and someday somehow all her efforts and all her mother’s efforts will make it through for the better future ahead for the two of them. Their status in life never stopped her in achieving her goals yet it became her inspiration for her to be a better and stronger person so that whatever problems, challenges, circumstance and obstacles, she and her mother is going to face, the two of them will fight against it and they will win over it and have a happier life than before. Their status in life has been her motivation for her to step up and take the challenges whole heartedly so that she won’t regret when the time comes. And that she and her mother will always be thankful for experiencing it because if they did not experience it, they will not strive harder for them to achieve a better life status compared the years before Achara Poonsawat accepted her college degree.