𝘉𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯
Ako lang ba, o kayo din, ang nakakapansin na napakaraming OA na sublimation shirts ngayon?
Yung tipong dahil naging accessible at madali na ang pag-design, parang lahat ng pwedeng ilagay ay ilalagay na—seal, logo, slogan, gradient, flames, eagle, camouflage, random stars, quotation ni Rizal, tapos may outline pa ng mapa ng Pilipinas sa likod.
The minimalist animal in me cries for help.
Now I sound arrogant and condescending. Because I am.
One day, a colleague approached me to comment on the design of a sublimation shirt for one of the schools I handle. Since ako ang pinaka-senior, naturally, hiningan ako ng opinion. So the normal me came out.
“Bawasan ito.”
“Too crowded.”
“Hindi bagay ang font.”
Normal stuff for someone who thinks minimalism is next to godliness.
Pero habang nagsasalita ako, I caught myself (mayabang pero self-aware pa rin naman ako). The shirt he wanted me to comment on was not something I was paying for. Libre iyon. For free. A gift.Doon ako medyo nahiya sa sarili ko. I was being critical of something given out of generosity.
And napaisip ako—sometimes, ganun din tayo sa blessings.
Sometimes, our standards prevent us from enjoying the free gifts from heaven. We want things a certain way. We expect life to look a certain way. We leave very little room for surprise, imperfection, or creativity—especially creativity that is not ours. Minsan, nagiging standard natin ang sukatan ng lahat. We unknowingly make our preferences the bar for the efforts of others.
Grace doesn’t always come in a packaging we wish it to. In this case, hindi minimalist, kung hindi ito ay loud, overcrowded, and with too many colors. But still given with sincerity.
And maybe the better response is not critique. Maybe sometimes, the right response is simply:
“Salamat.”
Colossians 3:15
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts… And be thankful.”
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