While many of us complain about life’s troubles, which is completely normal, most of us are lucky enough to have our health and the ability to provide for ourselves and our family under reasonable circumstances.
Even when life throws some extra curve balls at us, we find a way to press on.
Some may see the circumstance that Allan Aguilar finds himself in as quite unreasonable or even impossible. Nonetheless, he persists so that he can provide for his family.
Aguilar is from the island of Mindanao in the Philippines and has only a first-grade education. His father made him quit school to work instead, collecting the stems of a palm plant to make woven furniture with.
Aguilar ended up losing his leg one day when he was venturing into the mountains to collect wood. He injured his foot and since his parents were too poor to treat his injury, his foot and part of his leg had to be cut off.
Still, Aguilar continued to work. While many people pitied him, some people, like his brother-in-law, taunted him over the loss of his limb.
He was bullied so bad that he was moved to Leyte by his concerned aunts, Trending News Portal writes. Now, Aguilar carries a giant 110 pack of pack of bananas on his back every day to make a 3-mile journey just to earn money for his family. All while holding a crutch to prop him up.
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Lodalina Tomon, a teacher, was so touched by Aguilar’s plight that she posted his story on Facebook where it went viral and was shared more than 22,000 times.
Many people were inspired by Aguilar’s story and started talking about how they could help him get a prosthetic leg. Tomon has begun collecting donations for Aguilar.
“Please help,” Tomon writes. “Let us share our blessings and God will give back more.”
If you’re interested in helping Aguilar you can reach out to Tomon by calling her cellphone number at 0-905-971-7030 or making a donation through Aguilar’s UCPB bank account at 960-10-01365-0.
“I’m proud of you, brother,” one Facebook commenter wrote. “Despite your disability [you are] diligent.”
Aguilar’s story is an inspiring reminder that despite the challenges that life throws our way, the human spirit is capable of overcoming those challenges and carrying on in life.
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